New Zealand vs Uruguay: Share of food products in total merchandise exports
New Zealand
69.0%
in 2025
Uruguay
65.3%
in 2024
New Zealand rank
23rd
Uruguay rank
26th
Share of food products in total merchandise exports over time
- New Zealand
- Uruguay
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 69.0% against 65.3% in Uruguay, a difference of 3.7%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 23rd and Uruguay ranks 26th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.7% | 44.6% | 8.1% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 49.5% | 42.6% | 6.9% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 45.6% | 46.1% | 0.4% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 50.5% | 53.1% | 2.6% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 59.5% | 63.2% | 3.7% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 66.5% | 66.8% | 0.2% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of food products in total merchandise exports, New Zealand or Uruguay?
- New Zealand, at 69.0% against 65.3% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of food products in total merchandise exports between New Zealand and Uruguay?
- 3.7%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Uruguay?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Uruguay rank globally for share of food products in total merchandise exports?
- New Zealand ranks 23rd and Uruguay ranks 26th 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.