Food exports in Pacific island small states
Pacific island small states: Food exports was 47.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Pacific island small states, 1970–2018
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2018, food exports in Pacific island small states stood at 47.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Pacific island small states peaked at 88.9% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 36.4%, in 2004.
That places Pacific island small states 1st out of 46 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Food exports in Pacific island small states, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 83.8% | — |
| 1971 | 84.8% | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 84.9% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 78.3% | -7.7% |
| 1974 | 88.5% | +12.9% |
| 1975 | 88.0% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 85.8% | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 88.5% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 87.7% | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 88.0% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 88.9% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 87.4% | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 82.4% | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 86.9% | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 85.3% | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 83.6% | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 80.8% | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 78.8% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 38.2% | -51.5% |
| 2003 | 38.1% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 36.4% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 46.9% | +28.9% |
| 2006 | 50.1% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 55.0% | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 59.6% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 58.0% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 51.0% | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 50.1% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 50.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 49.3% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 54.2% | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 45.4% | -16.2% |
| 2016 | 47.8% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 52.2% | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 47.5% | -9.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food exports in Pacific island small states changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -51.5% | 78.8% | 38.2% |
| 2005 | +28.9% | 36.4% | 46.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.8% | 78.3% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 84.3% | 78.8% | 88.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 47.8% | 36.4% | 59.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 49.7% | 45.4% | 54.2% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Pacific island small states
- 1 Yemen 99.3% compare
- 2 Micronesia, Federated States of 99.2% compare
- 3 Sao Tome and Principe 98.2% compare
- 4 Kiribati 97.2% compare
More private sector data for Pacific island small states
- Merchandise trade 66.2% (2025)
- Food imports 23.7% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 58.1% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 6.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 16.2% (2018)
- Merchandise exports 2.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 781.41 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1656 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 2,341 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Pacific island small states?
- Food exports in Pacific island small states was 47.5% in 2018, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The highest recorded value was 88.9% in 1980.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Pacific island small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.4% in 2004.
- How does Pacific island small states rank for food exports?
- Pacific island small states ranks 1st out of 46 groups with data for 2018.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pacific island 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.