Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Palau in 2018 — 88.73%. Ranked 6 in the world out of 174. Since 2012, the indicator has risen by 2.46 pp.
2012–2018 · % of merchandise exports
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Palau
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 88.73 | +66.97 pp |
| 2017 | 21.76 | +13.02 pp |
| 2016 | 8.74 | −1.32 pp |
| 2015 | 10.06 | −37.85 pp |
| 2014 | 47.91 | — |
| 2012 | 86.27 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Palau
88.73
Kiribati
80.49
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.