Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 10.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Food exports in Pre-demographic dividend, 1963–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food exports in Pre-demographic dividend is 10.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 37.6% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2011.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 31st of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 37.6% | — |
| 1972 | 35.7% | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 34.9% | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 27.7% | -20.7% |
| 1975 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 27.9% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 13.3% | -52.2% |
| 2001 | 13.1% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 12.9% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 9.5% | -26.3% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 10.3% | +23.8% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | +25.4% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 14.7% | +31.8% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 12.7% | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | -28.5% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 9.1% | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 10.0% | +10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.6% | 37.6% | 37.6% | 1 |
| 1970s | 30.8% | 27.7% | 35.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 10.8% | 8.2% | 13.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 7.9% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 8.6% | 13.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More private sector data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 45.3% (2025)
- Food imports 14.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 373.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 117.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 5.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 383.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 47.67 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 338.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2303 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Food exports in Pre-demographic dividend was 10.0% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 37.6% in 1963.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2011.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for food exports?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 31st out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.