Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — all countries

Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — East Asia & Pacific

Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in East Asia & Pacific in 2024 — 4.43%. Since 1984, the indicator has fallen by 8.57 pp.

2024 4.43% −0.12 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 12.99%1984
Period minimum 4.04%2006

Trend over time

1984–2024 · % of merchandise exports

Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — East Asia & Pacific, 1984–2024051015198419881992199620002004200820122016202020241984: 12.99%1985: 11.33%1986: 11.37%1987: 11.63%1992: 8.9%1993: 8.37%1994: 8.06%1995: 6.99%1996: 7.01%1997: 7.08%1998: 6.73%1999: 6.28%2000: 5.49%2001: 5.66%2002: 5.56%2003: 5.15%2004: 4.76%2005: 4.34%2006: 4.04%2007: 4.18%2008: 4.36%2009: 4.72%2010: 4.78%2011: 5.01%2012: 4.89%2013: 4.79%2014: 5.13%2015: 5.4%2016: 5.25%2017: 5%2018: 4.7%2019: 4.69%2020: 4.77%2021: 4.52%2022: 4.42%2023: 4.55%2024: 4.43%
Change over the period: −8.57 pp Annual average: -0.21 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific 4.43%
World 9.14%
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — East Asia & Pacific, by year East Asia & Pacific All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 4.43 −0.12 pp
2023 4.55 +0.12 pp
2022 4.42 −0.1 pp
2021 4.52 −0.24 pp
2020 4.77 +0.08 pp
2019 4.69 −0.01 pp
2018 4.7 −0.3 pp
2017 5 −0.25 pp
2016 5.25 −0.15 pp
2015 5.4 +0.27 pp
2014 5.13 +0.33 pp
2013 4.79 −0.09 pp
2012 4.89 −0.13 pp
2011 5.01 +0.24 pp
2010 4.78 +0.05 pp
2009 4.72 +0.36 pp
2008 4.36 +0.18 pp
2007 4.18 +0.13 pp
2006 4.04 −0.3 pp
2005 4.34 −0.41 pp
2004 4.76 −0.39 pp
2003 5.15 −0.41 pp
2002 5.56 −0.1 pp
2001 5.66 +0.17 pp
2000 5.49 −0.79 pp
1999 6.28 −0.45 pp
1998 6.73 −0.36 pp
1997 7.08 +0.08 pp
1996 7.01 +0.02 pp
1995 6.99 −1.07 pp
1994 8.06 −0.31 pp
1993 8.37 −0.53 pp
1992 8.9
1987 11.63 +0.27 pp
1986 11.37 +0.04 pp
1985 11.33 −1.67 pp
1984 12.99

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.

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