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Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — all countries

Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — Papua New Guinea

Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Papua New Guinea in 2023 — 19.72%. Ranked 67 in the world out of 160. Since 1971, the indicator has fallen by 61.65 pp.

2023 19.72% −0.55 pp vs 2022
World rank 67of 160
Period maximum 81.37%1971
Period minimum 10%2001

Trend over time

1971–2023 · % of merchandise exports

Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — Papua New Guinea, 1971–2023025507510019711977198319891995200120072013201920231971: 81.37%1972: 61.49%1973: 29.26%1974: 24.73%1975: 35.23%1976: 33.48%1981: 33.09%1982: 29.95%1983: 33.01%1984: 48.83%1985: 45.92%1986: 42.99%1987: 28.71%1998: 32.34%2000: 15.35%2001: 10%2002: 19.87%2003: 19.29%2004: 15.71%2011: 28.64%2012: 27.07%2019: 11.38%2020: 17.03%2021: 18.96%2022: 20.28%2023: 19.72%
Change over the period: −61.65 pp Annual average: -1.19 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea 19.72%
World 8.78%
East Asia & Pacific 4.55%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 14.13%
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — Papua New Guinea, by year Papua New Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 19.72 −0.55 pp
2022 20.28 +1.31 pp
2021 18.96 +1.93 pp
2020 17.03 +5.65 pp
2019 11.38 —
2012 27.07 −1.57 pp
2011 28.64 —
2004 15.71 −3.58 pp
2003 19.29 −0.59 pp
2002 19.87 +9.88 pp
2001 10 −5.35 pp
2000 15.35 —
1998 32.34 —
1987 28.71 −14.28 pp
1986 42.99 −2.92 pp
1985 45.92 −2.91 pp
1984 48.83 +15.81 pp
1983 33.01 +3.06 pp
1982 29.95 −3.13 pp
1981 33.09 —
1976 33.48 −1.75 pp
1975 35.23 +10.5 pp
1974 24.73 −4.53 pp
1973 29.26 −32.23 pp
1972 61.49 −19.87 pp
1971 81.37 —

Melanesia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

FJ Fiji 68.54 PG Papua New Guinea 19.72
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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.

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