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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 Somalia and Gambia.
Food (SITC sections 0, 1, 4 and division 22) as a share of total merchandise exports. 53 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2023.
Latest available year varies by country (1975–2025); each row shows its year, and values more than 5 years behind the most recent are marked ⚠.
Sao Tome and Principe
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| # | Country | Food Exports (% of Exports) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sao Tome and Principe | 98.2% | |
| 2 | Somalia | 93.7% ⚠ ’82 | |
| 3 | Gambia | 90.7% | |
| 4 | Malawi | 90.2% | |
| 5 | Comoros | 88.5% | |
| 6 | Cabo Verde | 86.4% | |
| 7 | Seychelles | 85.9% | |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 80.4% | |
| 9 | Guinea-Bissau | 68.5% ⚠ ’18 | |
| 10 | Equatorial Guinea | 57.9% ⚠ ’83 | |
| 11 | Mauritius | 50.9% | |
| 12 | Sudan | 50.6% ⚠ ’18 | |
| 13 | Kenya | 49.2% | |
| 14 | Cote d'Ivoire | 47.2% | |
| 15 | Burundi | 46% | |
| 16 | Sierra Leone | 45.6% ⚠ ’18 | |
| 17 | Eritrea | 42% ⚠ ’03 | |
| 18 | Djibouti | 41.5% | |
| 19 | Benin | 39.7% | |
| 20 | Uganda | 39.3% | |
| 21 | Tanzania | 37.4% | |
| 22 | Togo | 33% | |
| 23 | Madagascar | 30.5% | |
| 24 | Eswatini | 29.7% | |
| 25 | Namibia | 28% | |
| 26 | Rwanda | 27.2% | |
| 27 | Mauritania | 25.5% | |
| 28 | Liberia | 24.5% | |
| 29 | Lesotho | 23.3% | |
| 30 | Cameroon | 22.8% | |
| 31 | Egypt | 21.9% | |
| 32 | Zimbabwe | 21.6% | |
| 33 | Senegal | 21.6% | |
| 34 | Ghana | 18.1% | |
| 35 | Chad | 16.2% ⚠ ’75 | |
| 36 | Tunisia | 14.7% | |
| 37 | South Africa | 12.8% | |
| 38 | Morocco | 12.5% | |
| 39 | Mozambique | 12.3% | |
| 40 | Zambia | 8.7% | |
| 41 | Burkina Faso | 7.1% | |
| 42 | Mali | 6.2% | |
| 43 | Nigeria | 6% | |
| 44 | Guinea | 4.3% ⚠ ’16 | |
| 45 | Niger | 4.1% | |
| 46 | Botswana | 1.9% | |
| 47 | Algeria | 1% ⚠ ’17 | |
| 48 | Gabon | 0.9% | |
| 49 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.6% | |
| 50 | Angola | 0.4% | |
| 51 | Central African Republic | 0.2% | |
| 52 | Republic of the Congo | 0.2% | |
| 53 | Libya | 0.1% ⚠ ’19 |
Malawi
Comoros
Cabo Verde
Seychelles
Ethiopia
Guinea-Bissau
Equatorial Guinea
Mauritius
Sudan
Kenya
Cote d'Ivoire
Burundi
Sierra Leone
Eritrea
Djibouti
Benin
Uganda
Tanzania
Togo
Madagascar
Eswatini
Namibia
Rwanda
Mauritania
Liberia
Lesotho
Cameroon
Egypt
Zimbabwe
Senegal
Ghana
Chad
Tunisia
South Africa
Morocco
Mozambique
Zambia
Burkina Faso
Mali
Nigeria
Guinea
Niger
Botswana
Algeria
Gabon
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Angola
Central African Republic
Republic of the Congo
LibyaGet 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 Somalia and Gambia.
Which African country has the lowest food as a share of merchandise exports?
Libya has the lowest food as a share of merchandise exports of the 53 African countries with data, at 0.1% (2019).
How many African countries report Food Exports (% of Exports) data?
53 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 1975–2025). 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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