Food exports in IDA total
IDA total: Food exports was 20.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food exports in IDA total, 1970–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 20.4% for food exports in 2023.
The figure is up 11.2% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in IDA total peaked at 43.7% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2008.
IDA total ranks 6th of 46 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Food exports in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 43.7% | — |
| 1971 | 43.4% | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 37.3% | -14.1% |
| 1974 | 31.9% | -14.6% |
| 1975 | 34.0% | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 36.6% | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 33.4% | -8.8% |
| 1978 | 33.5% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 31.4% | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 24.1% | -23.3% |
| 1998 | 25.5% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 21.0% | -17.4% |
| 2001 | 20.5% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 19.3% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 20.2% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 18.7% | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 16.8% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 20.1% | +20.1% |
| 2010 | 18.9% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 19.1% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 17.5% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | +20.9% |
| 2015 | 21.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 20.2% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 20.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 21.2% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 21.1% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 20.4% | +11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.1% | 31.4% | 43.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 24.8% | 24.1% | 25.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.3% | 16.8% | 21.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 17.5% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 18.4% | 21.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More private sector data for IDA total
- Merchandise trade 40.1% (2025)
- Food imports 14.7% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 56.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 720.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 25.7% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 565.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 284.71 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1771 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 13.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 362.38 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in IDA total?
- Food exports in IDA total was 20.4% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 43.7% in 1970.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2008.
- How does IDA total rank for food exports?
- IDA total ranks 6th out of 46 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food exports rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA total 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.