Food exports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Food exports was 10.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1963–2017
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 10.4% for food exports in 2017.
That represents a change of up 19.1% on the previous year and up 62.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 25.3% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2004.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.6% | 14.0% | 20.0% | 4 |
| 1970s | 18.3% | 11.6% | 25.3% | 8 |
| 1990s | 8.9% | 8.2% | 9.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 5.8% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 6.9% | 10.6% | 8 |
More private sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Food imports 18.8% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 57.7% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 582.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 37.1% (2017)
- Merchandise exports 468.21 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 149.29 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 45.7% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 22.3% (2024)
- Commercial service imports 137.69 billion current US$ (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Food exports in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 10.4% in 2017, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 1972.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2004.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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.