Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Guinea-Bissau in 2018 — 68.55%. Ranked 16 in the world out of 174. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 25.04 pp.
1970–2018 · % of merchandise exports
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Guinea-Bissau
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 68.55 | −31.45 pp |
| 2017 | 100 | +0 pp |
| 2016 | 100 | +12.16 pp |
| 2015 | 87.84 | −12.16 pp |
| 2014 | 100 | — |
| 2005 | 98.66 | −0.13 pp |
| 2004 | 98.79 | +3.36 pp |
| 2003 | 95.44 | — |
| 1976 | 86.14 | −4.51 pp |
| 1975 | 90.65 | — |
| 1972 | 90.16 | −0.54 pp |
| 1971 | 90.71 | −2.88 pp |
| 1970 | 93.59 | — |
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.
Agriculture Cereal productionThe gross harvest of cereal crops, in tonnes.
