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Food exports, % of merchandise exports: ranking of countries
172 countries ranked by their latest value (2020–2025). São Tomé and Príncipe is highest at 98.2%; Brunei is lowest at 0.1%.
World 9.0% (2025)Median country 16.4%172 countries
Food exports: world and regions, 1994–2025
WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Regional lines are World Bank aggregates.
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Latest value for each country; the year column shows when it was reported.
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| # | Country | Region | Food exports | Year | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 98.2% | 2023 | |
| 2 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 97.2% | 2021 | |
| 3 | Maldives | South Asia | 97.0% | 2025 | |
| 4 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 95.3% | 2025 | |
| 5 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 93.3% | 2025 | |
| 6 | Faroe Islands | Europe & Central Asia | 91.9% | 2025 | |
| 7 | The Gambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 90.7% | 2024 | |
| 8 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 88.5% | 2023 | |
| 9 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 86.4% | 2024 | |
| 10 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 85.9% | 2024 | |
| 11 | Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | 84.7% | 2024 | |
| 12 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 80.4% | 2023 | |
| 13 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 72.5% | 2023 | |
| 14 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | 69.1% | 2024 | |
| 15 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 69.1% | 2025 | |
| 16 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 68.8% | 2025 | |
| 17 | Aruba | Latin America & Caribbean | 67.3% | 2023 | |
| 18 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 65.3% | 2024 | |
| 19 | Yemen | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 63.4% | 2024 | |
| 20 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 58.7% | 2025 | |
| 21 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 58.7% | 2024 | |
| 22 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 58.5% | 2025 | |
| 23 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 55.4% | 2025 | |
| 24 | Côte d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 55.0% | 2025 | |
| 25 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 53.5% | 2024 | |
| 26 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 52.3% | 2025 | |
| 27 | Bahamas | Latin America & Caribbean | 52.2% | 2024 | |
| 28 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 50.8% | 2025 | |
| 29 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 50.1% | 2025 | |
| 30 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 49.6% | 2025 | |
| 31 | Nepal | South Asia | 49.4% | 2022 | |
| 32 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 46.9% | 2025 | |
| 33 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 46.8% | 2025 | |
| 34 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 46.0% | 2023 | |
| 35 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 45.4% | 2025 | |
| 36 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 43.7% | 2025 | |
| 37 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 42.6% | 2024 | |
| 38 | Saint Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 41.6% | 2020 | |
| 39 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 41.5% | 2023 | |
| 40 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | 41.2% | 2023 | |
| 41 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 40.7% | 2025 | |
| 42 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 39.7% | 2024 | |
| 43 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 39.3% | 2024 | |
| 44 | Macao | East Asia & Pacific | 37.2% | 2025 | |
| 45 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.4% | 2025 | |
| 46 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 32.3% | 2024 | |
| 47 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 31.0% | 2025 | |
| 48 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 30.7% | 2022 | |
| 49 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 30.5% | 2024 | |
| 50 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 29.7% | 2023 | |
| 51 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 29.5% | 2025 | |
| 52 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 29.0% | 2025 | |
| 53 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 28.6% | 2025 | |
| 54 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 28.0% | 2024 | |
| 55 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 27.2% | 2022 | |
| 56 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 25.5% | 2024 | |
| 57 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 25.4% | 2025 | |
| 58 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 24.8% | 2024 | |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 24.7% | 2025 | |
| 60 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 24.5% | 2023 | |
| 61 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 24.1% | 2025 | |
| 62 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 23.7% | 2025 | |
| 63 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 23.3% | 2024 | |
| 64 | Laos | East Asia & Pacific | 23.2% | 2023 | |
| 65 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 22.9% | 2025 | |
| 66 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 22.8% | 2023 | |
| 67 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 22.1% | 2025 | |
| 68 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 21.9% | 2025 | |
| 69 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 21.6% | 2024 | |
| 70 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 21.6% | 2024 | |
| 71 | Egypt | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 21.6% | 2025 | |
| 72 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 21.4% | 2023 | |
| 73 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 21.2% | 2024 | |
| 74 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 20.5% | 2025 | |
| 75 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 19.7% | 2023 | |
| 76 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 19.7% | 2025 | |
| 77 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 19.7% | 2025 | |
| 78 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 19.5% | 2025 | |
| 79 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 19.1% | 2024 | |
| 80 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 18.6% | 2025 | |
| 81 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 18.4% | 2025 | |
| 82 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 18.2% | 2025 | |
| 83 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 17.6% | 2024 | |
| 84 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 17.4% | 2025 | |
| 85 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 17.1% | 2025 | |
| 86 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 16.6% | 2021 | |
| 87 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 16.2% | 2025 | |
| 88 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 15.9% | 2025 | |
| 89 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 15.6% | 2025 | |
| 90 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 15.4% | 2024 | |
| 91 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 15.3% | 2025 | |
| 92 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 15.0% | 2025 | |
| 93 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 14.7% | 2024 | |
| 94 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 14.4% | 2025 | |
| 95 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 13.8% | 2025 | |
| 96 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 13.7% | 2025 | |
| 97 | Canada | North America | 13.6% | 2025 | |
| 98 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 13.4% | 2025 | |
| 99 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 13.4% | 2024 | |
| 100 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 13.3% | 2025 | |
| 101 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 13.0% | 2025 | |
| 102 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 12.8% | 2025 | |
| 103 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 12.7% | 2025 | |
| 104 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 12.5% | 2025 | |
| 105 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 12.4% | 2025 | |
| 106 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 12.1% | 2025 | |
| 107 | India | South Asia | 11.9% | 2025 | |
| 108 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 11.8% | 2025 | |
| 109 | Türkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 11.8% | 2025 | |
| 110 | Kyrgyzstan | Europe & Central Asia | 11.7% | 2025 | |
| 111 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 11.4% | 2024 | |
| 112 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 11.3% | 2025 | |
| 113 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 10.8% | 2025 | |
| 114 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 10.8% | 2025 | |
| 115 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 10.5% | 2023 | |
| 116 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 10.4% | 2025 | |
| 117 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 9.9% | 2025 | |
| 118 | Vietnam | East Asia & Pacific | 9.4% | 2023 | |
| 119 | United States | North America | 9.0% | 2025 | |
| 120 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 8.9% | 2025 | |
| 121 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 8.9% | 2025 | |
| 122 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 8.9% | 2025 | |
| 123 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.7% | 2024 | |
| 124 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 8.7% | 2024 | |
| 125 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.9% | 2025 | |
| 126 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.5% | 2025 | |
| 127 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 7.4% | 2025 | |
| 128 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 7.4% | 2025 | |
| 129 | French Polynesia | East Asia & Pacific | 7.4% | 2025 | |
| 130 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 7.2% | 2025 | |
| 131 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.1% | 2024 | |
| 132 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 6.7% | 2025 | |
| 133 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 6.6% | 2025 | |
| 134 | Russia | Europe & Central Asia | 6.6% | 2021 | |
| 135 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.4% | 2025 | |
| 136 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.2% | 2023 | |
| 137 | Bhutan | South Asia | 5.9% | 2025 | |
| 138 | Iran | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.6% | 2023 | |
| 139 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 5.5% | 2025 | |
| 140 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 5.2% | 2023 | |
| 141 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 5.2% | 2025 | |
| 142 | Slovakia | Europe & Central Asia | 4.7% | 2025 | |
| 143 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.3% | 2025 | |
| 144 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.1% | 2024 | |
| 145 | Cayman Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.8% | 2024 | |
| 146 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 3.7% | 2025 | |
| 147 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 3.3% | 2023 | |
| 148 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 3.1% | 2025 | |
| 149 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.9% | 2023 | |
| 150 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.4% | 2025 | |
| 151 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 2.3% | 2025 | |
| 152 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 2.3% | 2025 | |
| 153 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.2% | 2025 | |
| 154 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 2.2% | 2025 | |
| 155 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.2% | 2025 | |
| 156 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.9% | 2023 | |
| 157 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.7% | 2025 | |
| 158 | South Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 1.7% | 2025 | |
| 159 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.3% | 2024 | |
| 160 | Hong Kong | East Asia & Pacific | 1.3% | 2025 | |
| 161 | Andorra | Europe & Central Asia | 1.3% | 2025 | |
| 162 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 1.3% | 2025 | |
| 163 | Bermuda | North America | 1.1% | 2025 | |
| 164 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.9% | 2023 | |
| 165 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.6% | 2025 | |
| 166 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.5% | 2024 | |
| 167 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.5% | 2025 | |
| 168 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.5% | 2024 | |
| 169 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.2% | 2024 | |
| 170 | Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.2% | 2023 | |
| 171 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.1% | 2024 | |
| 172 | Brunei | East Asia & Pacific | 0.1% | 2025 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Food exports (% of merchandise exports)