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Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — all countries

Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — Afghanistan

Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Afghanistan in 2019 — 63.85%. Ranked 17 in the world out of 168. Since 1962, the indicator has risen by 31.91 pp.

2019 63.85% −2.04 pp vs 2018
World rank 17of 168
Period maximum 71.16%2017
Period minimum 13.64%2013

Trend over time

1962–2019 · % of merchandise exports

Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — Afghanistan, 1962–2019020406080196219681974198019861992199820042010201620191962: 31.95%1963: 26.52%1964: 32.6%1965: 41.07%1966: 35.65%1967: 40.88%1968: 41.83%1969: 38.15%1970: 36.06%1971: 27.02%1972: 37.24%1973: 48.62%1974: 43.91%1975: 36.43%1976: 35.87%1977: 36.07%2008: 55.42%2009: 54.68%2010: 40.05%2011: 39.15%2012: 17.44%2013: 13.64%2014: 14.5%2015: 48.46%2016: 56.92%2017: 71.16%2018: 65.9%2019: 63.85%
Change over the period: +31.91 pp Annual average: 0.56 pp

Comparison, 2019

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

Afghanistan 63.85%
World 8.49%
South Asia 11.09%
Southern Asia computed 12.09%
Low-income countries computed 22.35%
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — Afghanistan, by year Afghanistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2019 63.85 −2.04 pp
2018 65.9 −5.26 pp
2017 71.16 +14.24 pp
2016 56.92 +8.46 pp
2015 48.46 +33.96 pp
2014 14.5 +0.86 pp
2013 13.64 −3.8 pp
2012 17.44 −21.71 pp
2011 39.15 −0.9 pp
2010 40.05 −14.63 pp
2009 54.68 −0.74 pp
2008 55.42 —
1977 36.07 +0.2 pp
1976 35.87 −0.56 pp
1975 36.43 −7.48 pp
1974 43.91 −4.71 pp
1973 48.62 +11.38 pp
1972 37.24 +10.22 pp
1971 27.02 −9.04 pp
1970 36.06 −2.08 pp
1969 38.15 −3.68 pp
1968 41.83 +0.95 pp
1967 40.88 +5.23 pp
1966 35.65 −5.42 pp
1965 41.07 +8.46 pp
1964 32.6 +6.08 pp
1963 26.52 −5.43 pp
1962 31.95 —

Southern Asia, 2019

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MV Maldives 97.69 AF Afghanistan 63.85 NP Nepal 45.28 LK Sri Lanka 23.72 PK Pakistan 20.67 IR Iran 13.56 BT Bhutan 13.12 IN India 10.41
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About the indicator

The share of food in merchandise exports: grain, meat, dairy products, fish, fruit, beverages, oils. Unlike dependence on fuel and metals, a food specialization is not considered a vulnerability of the same kind — demand for food grows with population and is not subject to technological substitution. The largest shares come not from the biggest producers but from small countries with a single export crop: coffee, cocoa, bananas.

Important: It includes beverages and vegetable oils but not agricultural raw materials such as cotton, rubber and hides — those have a separate indicator.

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

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