Food exports in Other small states
Other small states: Food exports was 20.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Other small states, 1995–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Other small states recorded 20.5% for food exports in 2024.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Other small states peaked at 31.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2011.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.0% | 24.6% | 31.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 18.6% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 17.8% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 19.3% | 21.0% | 5 |
More private sector data for Other small states
- Food imports 15.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 104.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise trade 70.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 44.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 68.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 103.84 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 25.1% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 51.8% (2024)
- Commercial service imports 70.21 billion current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Other small states?
- Food exports in Other small states was 20.5% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 1995.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2011.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states 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.