Food exports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Food exports was 10.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1963–2017
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 10.4% for food exports in 2017.
That represents a change of up 19.1% on the previous year and up 62.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 25.3% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2004.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 30th out of 46 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Food exports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 14.0% | — |
| 1966 | 20.0% | +42.7% |
| 1968 | 17.6% | -11.9% |
| 1969 | 18.7% | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 17.9% | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 16.3% | -8.8% |
| 1972 | 25.3% | +55.1% |
| 1973 | 24.8% | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 17.3% | -30.4% |
| 1975 | 16.5% | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 16.7% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 11.6% | -30.2% |
| 1997 | 9.1% | -21.4% |
| 1998 | 9.4% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 8.2% | -13.0% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | -28.7% |
| 2001 | 6.2% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | +25.5% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | -24.1% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | +40.6% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | -26.9% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | +25.1% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | -17.6% |
| 2017 | 10.4% | +19.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.6% | 14.0% | 20.0% | 4 |
| 1970s | 18.3% | 11.6% | 25.3% | 8 |
| 1990s | 8.9% | 8.2% | 9.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 5.8% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 6.9% | 10.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
More private sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Food imports 18.8% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 57.7% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 582.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 37.1% (2017)
- Merchandise exports 468.21 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 621.05 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2195 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 772.66 current US$ per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Food exports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 10.4% in 2017, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 1972.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2004.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for food exports?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 30th out of 46 groups with data for 2017.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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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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.