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Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — all countries

Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — Melanesia

Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Melanesia in 2015 — 24.07%. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 67.77 pp.

2015 24.07% −4.89 pp vs 2014
World rank —
Period maximum 91.83%1970
Period minimum 15.99%2001

Trend over time

1970–2015 · % of merchandise exports

Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — Melanesia, 1970–2015025507510019701975198019851990199520002005201020151970: 91.83%1971: 86.07%1972: 72.33%1973: 42.41%1974: 43.4%1975: 37.55%1976: 34.62%1977: 42.06%1978: 52.02%1979: 46.73%1980: 54.12%1981: 43.72%1982: 42.75%1983: 45.98%1984: 62.09%1985: 57.48%1986: 54.51%1987: 43.48%2000: 18.18%2001: 15.99%2002: 22.73%2003: 21.06%2004: 17.51%2005: 24.63%2006: 23.66%2007: 19.85%2008: 30.47%2009: 29.09%2010: 23.35%2011: 27.48%2012: 27.57%2013: 28.18%2014: 28.96%2015: 24.07%
Change over the period: −67.77 pp Annual average: -1.51 pp

Comparison, 2015

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

Melanesia 24.07%
World 8.79%
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — Melanesia, by year Melanesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2015 24.07 −4.89 pp
2014 28.96 +0.78 pp
2013 28.18 +0.61 pp
2012 27.57 +0.09 pp
2011 27.48 +4.12 pp
2010 23.35 −5.74 pp
2009 29.09 −1.38 pp
2008 30.47 +10.62 pp
2007 19.85 −3.8 pp
2006 23.66 −0.97 pp
2005 24.63 +7.12 pp
2004 17.51 −3.54 pp
2003 21.06 −1.67 pp
2002 22.73 +6.74 pp
2001 15.99 −2.19 pp
2000 18.18 —
1987 43.48 −11.03 pp
1986 54.51 −2.97 pp
1985 57.48 −4.61 pp
1984 62.09 +16.11 pp
1983 45.98 +3.23 pp
1982 42.75 −0.98 pp
1981 43.72 −10.4 pp
1980 54.12 +7.39 pp
1979 46.73 −5.29 pp
1978 52.02 +9.96 pp
1977 42.06 +7.44 pp
1976 34.62 −2.93 pp
1975 37.55 −5.85 pp
1974 43.4 +0.99 pp
1973 42.41 −29.92 pp
1972 72.33 −13.74 pp
1971 86.07 −5.76 pp
1970 91.83 —

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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