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Food Exports (% of Exports) by African country
Sao Tome and Principe has the highest food as a share of merchandise exports of any African country, at 98.2%, ahead of Gambia and Malawi.
Food (SITC sections 0, 1, 4 and division 22) as a share of total merchandise exports. 42 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2023.
Latest available year varies by country (2023–2025). Only observations within 2 years of the freshest result are included, and each row shows its period.
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| # | Country | Food Exports (% of Exports) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sao Tome and Principe | 98.2% | |
| 2 | Gambia | 90.7% | |
| 3 | Malawi | 90.2% | |
| 4 | Comoros | 88.5% | |
| 5 | Cabo Verde | 86.4% | |
| 6 | Seychelles | 85.9% | |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 80.4% | |
| 8 | Mauritius | 50.9% | |
| 9 | Kenya | 49.2% | |
| 10 | Cote d'Ivoire | 47.2% | |
| 11 | Burundi | 46% | |
| 12 | Djibouti | 41.5% | |
| 13 | Benin | 39.7% | |
| 14 | Uganda | 39.3% | |
| 15 | Tanzania | 37.4% | |
| 16 | Togo | 33% | |
| 17 | Madagascar | 30.5% | |
| 18 | Eswatini | 29.7% | |
| 19 | Namibia | 28% | |
| 20 | Mauritania | 25.5% | |
| 21 | Liberia | 24.5% | |
| 22 | Lesotho | 23.3% | |
| 23 | Cameroon | 22.8% | |
| 24 | Egypt | 21.9% | |
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 21.6% | |
| 26 | Senegal | 21.6% | |
| 27 | Ghana | 18.1% | |
| 28 | Tunisia | 14.7% | |
| 29 | South Africa | 12.8% | |
| 30 | Morocco | 12.5% | |
| 31 | Mozambique | 12.3% | |
| 32 | Zambia | 8.7% | |
| 33 | Burkina Faso | 7.1% | |
| 34 | Mali | 6.2% | |
| 35 | Nigeria | 6% | |
| 36 | Niger | 4.1% | |
| 37 | Botswana | 1.9% | |
| 38 | Gabon | 0.9% | |
| 39 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.6% | |
| 40 | Angola | 0.4% | |
| 41 | Central African Republic | 0.2% | |
| 42 | Republic of the Congo | 0.2% |
Comoros
Cabo Verde
Seychelles
Ethiopia
Mauritius
Kenya
Cote d'Ivoire
Burundi
Djibouti
Benin
Uganda
Tanzania
Togo
Madagascar
Eswatini
Namibia
Mauritania
Liberia
Lesotho
Cameroon
Egypt
Zimbabwe
Senegal
Ghana
Tunisia
South Africa
Morocco
Mozambique
Zambia
Burkina Faso
Mali
Nigeria
Niger
Botswana
Gabon
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Angola
Central African Republic
Republic of the CongoGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Food Exports (% of Exports) figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=food_exports_pct_merchandise&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest food as a share of merchandise exports?
Sao Tome and Principe has the highest food as a share of merchandise exports in Africa at 98.2% (2023), followed by Gambia and Malawi.
Which African country has the lowest food as a share of merchandise exports?
Republic of the Congo has the lowest food as a share of merchandise exports of the 42 African countries with data, at 0.2% (2023).
How many African countries report Food Exports (% of Exports) data?
42 of 54 African countries have a Food Exports (% of Exports) figure in the Africa API, each from the latest year available for that country (which can differ between countries, here 2023–2025). Every value links to its full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=food_exports_pct_merchandise&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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