Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Equatorial Guinea in 1983 — 57.87%. Ranked 28 in the world out of 104. Since 1979, the indicator has fallen by 16.82 pp.
1979–1983 · % of merchandise exports
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Equatorial Guinea
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 57.87 | −7.21 pp |
| 1982 | 65.08 | −8.86 pp |
| 1981 | 73.93 | −13.82 pp |
| 1980 | 87.75 | +13.07 pp |
| 1979 | 74.68 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
What part of merchandise exports is cotton, rubber, timber, hides and other non-food raw materials.
Trade Food imports (% of merchandise imports)What part of merchandise imports a country spends on food — a measure of food dependence.
Economy Agriculture value addedHow much agriculture, forestry and fishing create in money terms.
