Brazil vs Tanzania: Share of food products in total merchandise exports
Brazil
40.7%
in 2025
Tanzania
37.4%
in 2024
Brazil rank
51st
Tanzania rank
54th
Share of food products in total merchandise exports over time
- Brazil
- Tanzania
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 40.7% against 37.4% in Tanzania, a difference of 3.3%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Tanzania ahead.
Brazil ranks 51st and Tanzania ranks 54th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54.9% | 63.7% | 8.8% | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 40.0% | 63.2% | 23.2% | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 29.8% | 65.3% | 35.6% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 27.4% | 37.3% | 10.0% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 31.5% | 3.0% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 39.1% | 31.7% | 7.4% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of food products in total merchandise exports, Brazil or Tanzania?
- Brazil, at 40.7% against 37.4% in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of food products in total merchandise exports between Brazil and Tanzania?
- 3.3%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Tanzania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Tanzania rank globally for share of food products in total merchandise exports?
- Brazil ranks 51st and Tanzania ranks 54th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Comtrade, WITS, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of food products in total merchandise exports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Value of food exports divided by the total value of merchandise exports, expressed as a percentage.