Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — all countries

Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — Tuvalu

Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Tuvalu in 2004 — 3.22%. Ranked 141 in the world out of 169. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 79.37 pp.

2004 3.22% −6.04 pp vs 2002
World rank 141of 169
Period maximum 97.91%1985
Period minimum 3.22%2004

Trend over time

1980–2004 · % of merchandise exports

Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — Tuvalu, 1980–200402550751001980198319861989199219951998200120041980: 82.59%1981: 80.58%1982: 72.54%1985: 97.91%2002: 9.26%2004: 3.22%
Change over the period: −79.37 pp Annual average: -3.31 pp

Comparison, 2004

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

Tuvalu 3.22%
World 7.01%
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — Tuvalu, by year Tuvalu All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2004 3.22
2002 9.26
1985 97.91
1982 72.54 −8.04 pp
1981 80.58 −2.01 pp
1980 82.59

Polynesia, 2004

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

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.