Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports) — all countries

Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports) — Southern Asia

Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports) in Southern Asia in 2022 — 0.92%. Since 1974, the indicator has fallen by 3.7 pp.

2022 0.92% −0.46 pp vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 4.71%1975
Period minimum 0.92%2022

Trend over time

1974–2022 · % of merchandise exports

Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports) — Southern Asia, 1974–20220246197419791984198919941999200420092014201920221974: 4.62%1975: 4.71%1976: 4.02%1977: 3.79%1998: 1.52%1999: 1.21%2000: 1.18%2001: 1.04%2002: 0.94%2003: 0.97%2004: 1.02%2005: 1.04%2006: 1.25%2007: 1.99%2008: 1.75%2009: 1.44%2010: 1.73%2011: 1.88%2012: 3.81%2013: 2.23%2014: 1.83%2015: 1.5%2016: 1.31%2017: 1.25%2018: 1.25%2019: 1.12%2020: 1.34%2021: 1.38%2022: 0.92%
Change over the period: −3.7 pp Annual average: -0.08 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Asia

Southern Asia 0.92%
World 1.27%
Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports) — Southern Asia, by year Southern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 0.92 −0.46 pp
2021 1.38 +0.04 pp
2020 1.34 +0.22 pp
2019 1.12 −0.13 pp
2018 1.25 −0 pp
2017 1.25 −0.06 pp
2016 1.31 −0.19 pp
2015 1.5 −0.33 pp
2014 1.83 −0.4 pp
2013 2.23 −1.58 pp
2012 3.81 +1.93 pp
2011 1.88 +0.15 pp
2010 1.73 +0.29 pp
2009 1.44 −0.31 pp
2008 1.75 −0.24 pp
2007 1.99 +0.74 pp
2006 1.25 +0.22 pp
2005 1.04 +0.01 pp
2004 1.02 +0.05 pp
2003 0.97 +0.03 pp
2002 0.94 −0.1 pp
2001 1.04 −0.14 pp
2000 1.18 −0.02 pp
1999 1.21 −0.32 pp
1998 1.52
1977 3.79 −0.23 pp
1976 4.02 −0.69 pp
1975 4.71 +0.09 pp
1974 4.62

About the indicator

The share of agricultural raw materials in merchandise exports: cotton, natural rubber, rough timber, hides, wool, silk. The category is kept apart from food because this is an input to industry rather than to consumption: a country that ships out cotton and brings in fabric depends on foreign processing just as an ore supplier does. This series shows the countries where a timber or textile industry never took shape.

Important: Non-food raw materials: food and beverages do not enter. Timber is counted rough — sawn wood and furniture belong to manufactured exports.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.