Food exports in Small states
Small states: Food exports was 19.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Small states, 1995–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Small states recorded 19.2% for food exports in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Small states peaked at 26.4% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, 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 | 24.4% | 23.1% | 26.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 17.3% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 16.3% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 17.8% | 19.2% | 5 |
More private sector data for Small states
- Food imports 16.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 141.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise trade 70.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 43.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 100.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 121.15 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 26.0% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 48.6% (2024)
- Commercial service imports 87.85 billion current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Small states?
- Food exports in Small states was 19.2% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 1996.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2011.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.