Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — all countries

Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — NATO

Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in NATO in 2024 — 10.93%. Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 0.29 pp.

2024 10.93% +0.45 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 11.16%2020
Period minimum 7.35%2006

Trend over time

1992–2024 · % of merchandise exports

Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — NATO, 1992–20247891011121992199620002004200820122016202020241992: 10.64%1993: 10.5%1994: 10.21%1995: 9.98%1996: 9.94%1997: 9.19%1998: 8.89%1999: 8.59%2000: 7.57%2001: 7.91%2002: 8.09%2003: 8.22%2004: 7.79%2005: 7.64%2006: 7.35%2007: 7.71%2008: 8.39%2009: 9.64%2010: 9.18%2011: 9.25%2012: 9.51%2013: 9.8%2014: 9.93%2015: 10.02%2016: 10.37%2017: 10.13%2018: 9.66%2019: 9.81%2020: 11.16%2021: 10.38%2022: 9.97%2023: 10.48%2024: 10.93%
Change over the period: +0.29 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

NATO 10.93%
World 9.14%
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — NATO, by year NATO All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 10.93 +0.45 pp
2023 10.48 +0.51 pp
2022 9.97 −0.42 pp
2021 10.38 −0.78 pp
2020 11.16 +1.35 pp
2019 9.81 +0.15 pp
2018 9.66 −0.47 pp
2017 10.13 −0.24 pp
2016 10.37 +0.34 pp
2015 10.02 +0.1 pp
2014 9.93 +0.12 pp
2013 9.8 +0.3 pp
2012 9.51 +0.26 pp
2011 9.25 +0.07 pp
2010 9.18 −0.45 pp
2009 9.64 +1.25 pp
2008 8.39 +0.68 pp
2007 7.71 +0.36 pp
2006 7.35 −0.29 pp
2005 7.64 −0.16 pp
2004 7.79 −0.42 pp
2003 8.22 +0.12 pp
2002 8.09 +0.18 pp
2001 7.91 +0.35 pp
2000 7.57 −1.03 pp
1999 8.59 −0.3 pp
1998 8.89 −0.3 pp
1997 9.19 −0.75 pp
1996 9.94 −0.04 pp
1995 9.98 −0.23 pp
1994 10.21 −0.3 pp
1993 10.5 −0.14 pp
1992 10.64

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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