Food exports in Other small states
Other small states: Food exports was 20.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Other small states, 1995–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Other small states recorded 20.5% for food exports in 2024.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Other small states peaked at 31.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2011.
That places Other small states 5th out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Food exports in Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 31.9% | — |
| 1996 | 31.8% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 24.8% | -21.9% |
| 1998 | 24.6% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 26.9% | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 24.1% | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 21.1% | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 21.1% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 21.3% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 21.1% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 25.3% | +19.8% |
| 2006 | 19.3% | -23.7% |
| 2007 | 18.6% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 18.8% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 19.7% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 19.0% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 17.8% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 19.8% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 19.8% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 18.6% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 19.8% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 19.3% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 20.2% | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 20.5% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.0% | 24.6% | 31.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 18.6% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 17.8% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 19.3% | 21.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More private sector data for Other small states
- Merchandise trade 70.8% (2025)
- Food imports 15.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 104.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 44.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 68.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,255 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2996 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 7,993 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Other small states?
- Food exports in Other small states was 20.5% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2011.
- How does Other small states rank for food exports?
- Other small states ranks 5th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states 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.