Food exports in IDA only
IDA only: Food exports was 25.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food exports in IDA only, 1978–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food exports in IDA only is 25.6%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in IDA only peaked at 41.2% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 2013.
IDA only ranks 3rd of 46 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Food exports in IDA only, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 41.2% | — |
| 2000 | 26.2% | -36.4% |
| 2001 | 25.0% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 24.3% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 25.1% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 25.9% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 24.9% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 24.7% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 23.3% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 19.3% | -17.2% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | +20.1% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 22.3% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 21.1% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 19.1% | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 28.9% | +51.5% |
| 2015 | 24.8% | -14.2% |
| 2016 | 24.2% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 23.9% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 23.8% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 28.3% | +18.8% |
| 2021 | 27.3% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 25.6% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.2% | 41.2% | 41.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.2% | 19.3% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 19.1% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 25.6% | 27.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More private sector data for IDA only
- Merchandise trade 44.3% (2025)
- Food imports 17.2% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 62.7% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 484.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 31.7% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 374.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 289.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1948 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 15.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 373.15 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in IDA only?
- Food exports in IDA only was 25.6% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 41.2% in 1978.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 2013.
- How does IDA only rank for food exports?
- IDA only ranks 3rd out of 46 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food exports rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA only data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.