Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — all countries

Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — Haiti

Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Haiti in 2016 — 16.44%. Ranked 90 in the world out of 175. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 35.26 pp.

2016 16.44% +3.13 pp vs 2014
World rank 90of 175
Period maximum 53.74%1971
Period minimum 13.31%2014

Trend over time

1970–2016 · % of merchandise exports

Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — Haiti, 1970–2016020406019701975198019851990199520002005201020151970: 51.71%1971: 53.74%1972: 51.66%1973: 52.56%1974: 45.02%1975: 42.28%1976: 44.57%1977: 50.78%1978: 48.35%1979: 35.71%1981: 29.51%1988: 21.97%1989: 27.23%1990: 13.9%1991: 14.58%1992: 16.61%1993: 13.83%1994: 24.42%1995: 37.48%1996: 22.34%1997: 15.46%2014: 13.31%2016: 16.44%
Change over the period: −35.26 pp Annual average: -0.77 pp

Comparison, 2016

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

Haiti 16.44%
World 8.97%
Low-income countries computed 31.19%
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — Haiti, by year Haiti All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2016 16.44
2014 13.31
1997 15.46 −6.88 pp
1996 22.34 −15.13 pp
1995 37.48 +13.05 pp
1994 24.42 +10.6 pp
1993 13.83 −2.78 pp
1992 16.61 +2.03 pp
1991 14.58 +0.68 pp
1990 13.9 −13.33 pp
1989 27.23 +5.26 pp
1988 21.97
1981 29.51
1979 35.71 −12.65 pp
1978 48.35 −2.42 pp
1977 50.78 +6.21 pp
1976 44.57 +2.29 pp
1975 42.28 −2.75 pp
1974 45.02 −7.53 pp
1973 52.56 +0.89 pp
1972 51.66 −2.08 pp
1971 53.74 +2.04 pp
1970 51.71

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.