Countries That Depend Most on Food Exports 2023

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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.
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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.

Source:  World Bank

Key Findings

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Sao Tome and Principe leads with 98 in 2023.
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Average value in 2023: 76  ·  median: 74.
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Gap in 2023: Sao Tome and Principe is 1.7× larger than Honduras.

Countries That Depend Most on Food Exports 2023

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Data Insights

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Data Points
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20 categories  ·  1 year
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Top Value
98.20
Sao Tome and Principe
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) · 2023
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Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
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Period
2023
Single year snapshot

Rankings & Full Data

20 records · Food exports (% of merchandise exports) · ranked by 2023

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# Category 2023 Source
🥇 Sao Tome and Principe 98.20
🥈 Maldives 96.50
🥉 Belize 95
4 Malawi 89.20
5 Comoros 88.50
6 Seychelles 87.70
7 Cape Verde 87.50
8 Ethiopia 80.40
9 Antigua and Barbuda 79.50
10 Gambia 75.30
11 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 72.50
12 Paraguay 70.60
13 Fiji 68.50
14 Aruba 67.30
15 Uruguay 66.20
16 New Zealand 65.80
17 Grenada 61.70
18 Ukraine 60.30
19 Moldova 57.40
20 Honduras 56.90

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