Food exports in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Food exports was 5.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food exports in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1984–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 5.1% for food exports in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 18.2% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2006.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.4% | 15.5% | 18.2% | 4 |
| 1990s | 10.1% | 8.4% | 12.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 5.1% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 5.5% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.1% | 5.6% | 5 |
More private sector data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Food imports 8.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 53.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise trade 41.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 85.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 5.42 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 659.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 20.1% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 38.2% (2025)
- Commercial service imports 912.07 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Food exports in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 5.1% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 1984.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2006.
- Is food exports rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.