Food exports in IBRD only
IBRD only: Food exports was 10.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food exports in IBRD only, 1984–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 10.4% for food exports in 2024.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in IBRD only peaked at 19.5% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, 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 | 18.9% | 18.4% | 19.5% | 4 |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 10.4% | 14.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 7.3% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 8.3% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 9.5% | 10.7% | 5 |
More private sector data for IBRD only
- Food imports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 8.75 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise trade 42.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 73.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.47 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 2.00 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 23.2% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 40.6% (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.99 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in IBRD only?
- Food exports in IBRD only was 10.4% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 1984.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2006.
- Is food exports rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.