Countries That Depend Most on Food Exports 2023
Source:
World Bank
Key Findings
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Sao Tome and Principe leads in Food exports (% of merchandise exports) with 98.20 in 2023.
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Average Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in 2023: 76.25 · median: 73.90.
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Gap in 2023: Sao Tome and Principe is 1.7× larger than Honduras.
About This Dataset
Countries That Depend Most on Food Exports 2023
The 20 countries where food makes up the largest share of goods exported in 2023. Sao Tome and Principe is highest at 98.2% of merchandise exports, ahead of the Maldives at 96.5% and Belize at 95%. Data covers 160 countries.
Analysis
The median country earns 15.1% of its export income from food. A country at the top of this list sells little else abroad, which ties its foreign earnings to harvests and world food prices in a way diversified exporters are not.
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Methodology & source
- Data source
- World Bank
- Coverage
- 20 entities · 2023 · 20 observations
- Measure
- Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
- Last updated
- 31 August 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2023.
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