Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in the United States Virgin Islands in 1978 — 0.2%. Ranked 116 in the world out of 120. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 0.73 pp.
1970–1978 · % of merchandise exports
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United States Virgin Islands
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.2 | +0.07 pp |
| 1977 | 0.13 | — |
| 1973 | 0.47 | −0.16 pp |
| 1972 | 0.63 | −0.13 pp |
| 1971 | 0.76 | −0.17 pp |
| 1970 | 0.93 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Grenada
95.4
Cuba
91.95
Dominica
81.67
Saint Lucia
74.75
Dominican Republic
74.44
Haiti
48.35
Barbados
39.75
Jamaica
18.63
Antigua and Barbuda
17.45
Trinidad and Tobago
3.17
United States Virgin Islands
0.2
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.