Food exports in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Food exports was 85.3% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Vanuatu, 1970–2011
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 85.3% for food exports in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Vanuatu peaked at 97.6% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 46.7%, in 2006.
That places Vanuatu 16th out of 196 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Food exports in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 88.3% | — |
| 1971 | 85.8% | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 91.8% | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 67.6% | -26.3% |
| 1974 | 95.1% | +40.5% |
| 1975 | 88.7% | -6.7% |
| 1980 | 97.6% | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 97.4% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 94.3% | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 96.5% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 94.0% | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 79.1% | -15.9% |
| 1991 | 71.0% | -10.2% |
| 1994 | 75.2% | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 57.1% | -24.1% |
| 2006 | 46.7% | -18.2% |
| 2007 | 61.5% | +31.9% |
| 2009 | 73.5% | +19.5% |
| 2010 | 83.9% | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 85.3% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.2% | 67.6% | 95.1% | 6 |
| 1980s | 96.0% | 94.0% | 97.6% | 5 |
| 1990s | 75.1% | 71.0% | 79.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 59.7% | 46.7% | 73.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 83.9% | 85.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 13 Faroe Islands 88.0% compare
- 14 Cape Verde 86.4% compare
- 15 Seychelles 85.9% compare
- 17 Antigua and Barbuda 84.7% compare
- 18 Ethiopia 80.4% compare
- 19 Panama 73.6% compare
More private sector data for Vanuatu
- Merchandise trade 43.8% (2025)
- Food imports 25.0% (2011)
- Manufactures imports 52.3% (2011)
- Merchandise imports 515.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 8.2% (2011)
- Merchandise exports 78.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 232.72 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0576 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 1,537 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Vanuatu?
- Food exports in Vanuatu was 85.3% in 2011, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 1980.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.7% in 2006.
- How does Vanuatu rank for food exports?
- Vanuatu ranks 16th out of 196 countries with data for 2011.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.