Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Venezuela
Venezuela: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 0.0% in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Food exports in Venezuela, 1962–2013
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food exports in Venezuela is 0.0%, measured in 2013.
The figure is down 96.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Venezuela peaked at 3.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2012.
Venezuela ranks 196th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.4% | — |
| 1963 | 2.0% | +46.0% |
| 1964 | 1.3% | -32.2% |
| 1965 | 1.0% | -21.7% |
| 1966 | 1.2% | +13.2% |
| 1967 | 1.3% | +11.0% |
| 1968 | 1.2% | -11.1% |
| 1969 | 1.1% | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 1.7% | +45.9% |
| 1971 | 1.5% | -9.9% |
| 1972 | 2.3% | +54.4% |
| 1973 | 1.1% | -52.8% |
| 1974 | 0.8% | -28.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9% | +20.4% |
| 1976 | 0.9% | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 1.0% | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 1.1% | +8.6% |
| 1979 | 0.7% | -38.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4% | -42.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5% | +18.8% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | +29.5% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | +11.3% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | +46.4% |
| 1985 | 3.2% | +238.1% |
| 1986 | 2.9% | -11.6% |
| 1987 | 1.1% | -63.0% |
| 1990 | 1.9% | +81.8% |
| 1991 | 2.2% | +13.3% |
| 1992 | 2.6% | +17.9% |
| 1993 | 2.7% | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 2.8% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 2.8% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | -10.7% |
| 1997 | 2.8% | +11.4% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | +36.1% |
| 1999 | 2.6% | -30.4% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -43.4% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +14.7% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -35.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -21.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -41.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -57.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -13.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +22.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -68.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.6%, 0% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.3%, 0% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Venezuela 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +238.1% | 1.0% | 3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 0.4% | 3.2% | 8 |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 1.9% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 1.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More private sector data for Venezuela
- Merchandise trade 22.5% (2025)
- Food imports 18.4% (2013)
- Manufactures imports 70.7% (2013)
- Merchandise imports 13.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 5.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 1.8% (2013)
- Merchandise exports 8.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 301.58 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0863 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Venezuela?
- Food exports in Venezuela was 0.0% in 2013, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
- How does Venezuela rank for food exports?
- Venezuela ranks 196th out of 196 countries with data for 2013.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.