Food exports (% of merchandise exports) by country
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...
Countries reporting
196
Highest
99.3%
Yemen
Lowest
0.0%
Iraq
Median
16.7%
Years covered
64
1962–2025
Data points
9,957
What the numbers show
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) is currently reported for 196 countries. The highest value is 99.3% in Yemen; the lowest is 0.0% in Iraq.
The median across all reporting countries is 16.7%, and the mean is 27.1%.
Over the past decade 122 countries rose and 69 fell. The largest increase was in Djibouti (up 9,515.0%), and the largest decrease in Iraq (down 99.5%).
Food exports: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yemen | 99.3% | 2019 | up 1,631.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Micronesia (country) | 99.2% | 2013 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 3 | Sao Tome and Principe | 98.2% | 2023 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 4 | Kiribati | 97.2% | 2021 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 5 | Belize | 95.3% | 2025 | up 35.4% | flat |
| 6 | Maldives | 94.4% | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 7 | Somalia | 93.7% | 1982 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 8 | Greenland | 92.3% | 2018 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 9 | Gambia | 90.7% | 2024 | up 83.4% | falling |
| 10 | Malawi | 90.2% | 2024 | up 19.9% | falling |
| 11 | Palau | 88.7% | 2018 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Comoros | 88.5% | 2023 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 13 | Faroe Islands | 88.0% | 2009 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 14 | Cape Verde | 86.4% | 2024 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Seychelles | 85.9% | 2024 | down 10.3% | flat |
| 16 | Vanuatu | 85.3% | 2011 | up 49.5% | falling |
| 17 | Antigua and Barbuda | 84.7% | 2024 | up 229.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Ethiopia | 80.4% | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 19 | Panama | 73.6% | 2024 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 20 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 72.5% | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 21 | Grenada | 69.1% | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 22 | Paraguay | 69.1% | 2025 | up 11.1% | flat |
| 23 | New Zealand | 69.0% | 2025 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 24 | Guinea-Bissau | 68.5% | 2018 | down 30.5% | flat |
| 25 | Aruba | 67.3% | 2023 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 26 | Uruguay | 65.3% | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 27 | Fiji | 64.3% | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 28 | Afghanistan | 63.9% | 2019 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 29 | Ukraine | 58.7% | 2024 | up 91.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Equatorial Guinea | 57.9% | 1983 | — | falling |
| 31 | Moldova | 56.1% | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 32 | Ecuador | 53.7% | 2024 | up 58.9% | falling |
| 33 | Honduras | 53.5% | 2024 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 34 | Bahamas | 52.2% | 2024 | up 159.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Mauritius | 50.9% | 2024 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Sudan | 50.6% | 2018 | up 1,858.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Nepal | 49.4% | 2022 | up 105.9% | rising |
| 38 | Kenya | 49.2% | 2024 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 39 | Argentina | 49.0% | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 40 | Guatemala | 47.5% | 2024 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 41 | Cote d'Ivoire | 47.2% | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 42 | Iceland | 46.9% | 2025 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 43 | Burundi | 46.0% | 2023 | up 73.0% | falling |
| 44 | Georgia | 45.9% | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 45 | Sierra Leone | 45.6% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Barbados | 43.5% | 2024 | up 31.0% | falling |
| 47 | Nicaragua | 42.6% | 2024 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 48 | Saint Lucia | 41.6% | 2020 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 49 | Djibouti | 41.5% | 2023 | up 9,515.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Dominica | 41.2% | 2023 | up 258.8% | falling |
| 51 | Brazil | 40.7% | 2025 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 52 | Benin | 39.7% | 2024 | up 32.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Uganda | 39.3% | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 54 | Tanzania | 37.4% | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 55 | Myanmar | 36.7% | 2024 | up 36.3% | falling |
| 56 | Togo | 33.0% | 2024 | up 71.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 32.3% | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 58 | Tonga | 30.9% | 2023 | down 61.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Cuba | 30.7% | 2022 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Madagascar | 30.5% | 2024 | up 21.8% | falling |
| 61 | Jamaica | 30.4% | 2023 | up 42.8% | falling |
| 62 | Eswatini | 29.7% | 2023 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 63 | Namibia | 28.0% | 2024 | up 44.2% | falling |
| 64 | Sri Lanka | 27.3% | 2024 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Rwanda | 27.2% | 2022 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 66 | Mauritania | 25.5% | 2024 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | 25.0% | 2024 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Samoa | 24.8% | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 69 | Liberia | 24.5% | 2023 | up 286.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Pakistan | 24.4% | 2024 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 71 | Lesotho | 23.3% | 2024 | up 156.4% | rising |
| 72 | Laos | 23.2% | 2023 | up 64.0% | volatile |
| 73 | El Salvador | 22.9% | 2024 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Indonesia | 22.9% | 2025 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 75 | Cameroon | 22.8% | 2023 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Chile | 22.7% | 2025 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 77 | Cyprus | 22.5% | 2024 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 78 | Bolivia | 22.2% | 2024 | up 56.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Latvia | 22.1% | 2025 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 80 | Egypt | 21.9% | 2024 | up 30.7% | falling |
| 81 | Greece | 21.7% | 2024 | up 24.6% | falling |
| 82 | Zimbabwe | 21.6% | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 83 | Senegal | 21.6% | 2024 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Palestine | 21.4% | 2023 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 85 | Peru | 21.2% | 2024 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 86 | Syria | 21.0% | 2010 | up 143.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Solomon Islands | 20.1% | 2018 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 88 | Papua New Guinea | 19.7% | 2023 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Lithuania | 19.7% | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 90 | Lebanon | 19.1% | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 91 | Spain | 18.6% | 2024 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Serbia | 18.6% | 2007 | up 16.1% | flat |
| 93 | Colombia | 18.1% | 2024 | up 70.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Ghana | 18.1% | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 95 | Macao | 17.8% | 2024 | down 53.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Jordan | 17.6% | 2024 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Denmark | 17.1% | 2025 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 98 | Montenegro | 16.8% | 2024 | down 38.5% | rising |
| 99 | Belarus | 16.6% | 2021 | up 81.6% | rising |
| 100 | Haiti | 16.4% | 2016 | — | falling |
| 101 | Netherlands | 16.4% | 2024 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 102 | Chad | 16.2% | 1975 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 103 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 15.9% | 2012 | down 68.6% | falling |
| 104 | French Polynesia | 15.8% | 2024 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Cambodia | 15.2% | 2024 | up 189.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Croatia | 15.2% | 2024 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 107 | Bulgaria | 15.2% | 2024 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 108 | Poland | 14.9% | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 109 | Thailand | 14.7% | 2024 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Tunisia | 14.7% | 2024 | up 87.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Portugal | 14.4% | 2025 | up 17.5% | falling |
| 112 | Australia | 13.7% | 2025 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 113 | Estonia | 13.6% | 2024 | up 32.5% | falling |
| 114 | Canada | 13.5% | 2024 | up 23.2% | falling |
| 115 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 13.5% | 2017 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Albania | 13.4% | 2024 | up 344.7% | rising |
| 117 | France | 13.3% | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 118 | Belgium | 13.3% | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 119 | South Africa | 12.8% | 2025 | up 19.6% | falling |
| 120 | Morocco | 12.5% | 2024 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 121 | Mozambique | 12.3% | 2024 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Turkey | 12.3% | 2024 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Luxembourg | 11.8% | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 124 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.7% | 2025 | up 18.5% | falling |
| 125 | Romania | 11.5% | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 126 | Uzbekistan | 11.4% | 2024 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 127 | Italy | 11.2% | 2024 | up 35.5% | falling |
| 128 | India | 11.1% | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 129 | Norway | 10.8% | 2025 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 130 | North Macedonia | 10.6% | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 131 | East Timor | 10.5% | 2023 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Philippines | 10.4% | 2024 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Malaysia | 10.4% | 2025 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 134 | Malta | 9.7% | 2024 | up 59.2% | volatile |
| 135 | United States | 9.5% | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 136 | Armenia | 9.4% | 2024 | down 68.3% | rising |
| 137 | Vietnam | 9.4% | 2023 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 138 | Zambia | 8.7% | 2024 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Bahrain | 8.7% | 2024 | up 271.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Hungary | 8.6% | 2025 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Austria | 8.6% | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 142 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8.2% | 2024 | up 201.5% | falling |
| 143 | Ireland | 7.9% | 2024 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Mexico | 7.5% | 2025 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.4% | 2025 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 146 | Burkina Faso | 7.1% | 2024 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Sweden | 6.7% | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 148 | United Kingdom | 6.7% | 2025 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 149 | Russia | 6.6% | 2021 | up 202.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Suriname | 6.4% | 2024 | up 89.8% | volatile |
| 151 | Germany | 6.3% | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 152 | Mali | 6.2% | 2023 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Kazakhstan | 6.1% | 2024 | up 86.1% | falling |
| 154 | Nigeria | 6.0% | 2024 | up 220.3% | volatile |
| 155 | Iran | 5.9% | 2022 | up 61.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Bhutan | 5.9% | 2025 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 157 | Czechia | 5.4% | 2024 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 158 | Tajikistan | 5.2% | 2023 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 159 | Azerbaijan | 5.2% | 2025 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 160 | Slovakia | 4.7% | 2024 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 161 | Guinea | 4.3% | 2016 | down 60.6% | volatile |
| 162 | Israel | 4.2% | 2024 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 163 | Niger | 4.1% | 2024 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Cayman Islands | 3.8% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Slovenia | 3.7% | 2024 | down 10.4% | flat |
| 166 | Bangladesh | 3.4% | 2018 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Mongolia | 3.3% | 2023 | up 305.8% | volatile |
| 168 | Oman | 3.3% | 2024 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 169 | Tuvalu | 3.2% | 2004 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Finland | 3.1% | 2024 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 171 | United Arab Emirates | 2.9% | 2023 | up 135.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Singapore | 2.8% | 2024 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Switzerland | 2.5% | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 174 | China | 2.4% | 2024 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 175 | Saudi Arabia | 1.9% | 2024 | up 84.7% | volatile |
| 176 | Botswana | 1.9% | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 177 | Bermuda | 1.8% | 2024 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 178 | South Korea | 1.6% | 2024 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 179 | Hong Kong | 1.6% | 2024 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 180 | Guyana | 1.5% | 2025 | down 96.3% | falling |
| 181 | New Caledonia | 1.4% | 2015 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 182 | Japan | 1.3% | 2025 | up 57.6% | volatile |
| 183 | Andorra | 1.1% | 2023 | up 129.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Algeria | 1.0% | 2017 | up 514.2% | volatile |
| 185 | Gabon | 0.9% | 2023 | up 1,265.8% | volatile |
| 186 | Kuwait | 0.6% | 2024 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 187 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.6% | 2023 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 188 | Angola | 0.4% | 2024 | up 378.3% | volatile |
| 189 | Central African Republic | 0.2% | 2024 | up 109.3% | volatile |
| 190 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.2% | 1978 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 191 | Congo | 0.2% | 2023 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 192 | Qatar | 0.1% | 2024 | up 1,756.7% | volatile |
| 193 | Brunei | 0.1% | 2024 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 194 | Libya | 0.1% | 2019 | up 1,635.4% | volatile |
| 195 | Venezuela | 0.0% | 2013 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Iraq | 0.0% | 2016 | down 99.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Pacific island small states 47.5%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 27.0%
- IDA only 25.6%
- Latin America & Caribbean 24.7%
- Other small states 20.5%
- IDA total 20.4%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 19.7%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 19.4%
- Small states 19.2%
- IDA blend 18.8%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 17.5%
- Least developed countries: UN classification 15.1%
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.