Food exports in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Food exports was 14.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Lower middle income, 1962–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2024, food exports in Lower middle income stood at 14.8%.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Lower middle income peaked at 42.4% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2008.
Lower middle income ranks 13th of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.
Food exports in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 42.4% | — |
| 1963 | 41.9% | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 39.8% | -5.2% |
| 1965 | 35.4% | -11.0% |
| 1966 | 34.0% | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 35.1% | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 35.4% | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 32.4% | -8.6% |
| 1970 | 32.1% | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 32.1% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 30.0% | -6.5% |
| 1973 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 27.6% | -8.2% |
| 1975 | 30.5% | +10.8% |
| 1976 | 28.9% | -5.5% |
| 1977 | 27.9% | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 25.9% | -7.0% |
| 1979 | 25.7% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 24.5% | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 23.9% | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 25.5% | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 21.6% | -15.0% |
| 1984 | 21.2% | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 21.9% | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 21.7% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 18.6% | -14.4% |
| 1993 | 17.2% | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 17.1% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 19.5% | +13.8% |
| 1996 | 18.1% | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 17.6% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 17.9% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 16.6% | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 14.6% | -12.1% |
| 2001 | 14.8% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 13.8% | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | -13.7% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 14.4% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 13.1% | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 14.3% | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 14.8% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.0% | 32.4% | 42.4% | 8 |
| 1970s | 29.1% | 25.7% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.4% | 18.6% | 25.5% | 8 |
| 1990s | 17.7% | 16.6% | 19.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 10.5% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 11.2% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 13.1% | 15.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 10 Malawi 90.2% compare
- 11 Palau 88.7% compare
- 12 Comoros 88.5% compare
- 13 Faroe Islands 88.0% compare
- 14 Cape Verde 86.4% compare
- 15 Seychelles 85.9% compare
- 16 Vanuatu 85.3% compare
More private sector data for Lower middle income
- Merchandise trade 35.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 51.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.56 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 50.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.06 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 358.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1444 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 531.07 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Lower middle income?
- Food exports in Lower middle income was 14.8% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4% in 1962.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2008.
- How does Lower middle income rank for food exports?
- Lower middle income ranks 13th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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.