EconomyJun 4, 2024
These Countries Rely the Most on Agricultural Exports 🌾🐟🥜🥩
What We’re Showing
This graphic ranks the most agriculturally resource dependent countries in the world, based on figures from UNCTAD.
What is “Resource Dependency?”
- A country is considered dependent on resource exports when over 60% of its merchandise exports are primary commodities.
- For this graphic we have only included countries where agricultural products represent more than 75% of its total exports.
- Resource dependency can make a country vulnerable to economic shocks via price fluctuations.
Key Takeaway
- Six of the top agriculturally resource dependent countries are small island nations. For five of them, their top agricultural export is fish.
Dataset
| Rank | Country | % of Merchandise Exports from Agriculture | Top Agricultural Export (2022) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇫🇲 Micronesia | 98% | Fish |
| 2 | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | 94% | Cashew Nuts |
| 3 | 🇲🇼 Malawi | 93% | Raw Tobacco |
| 4 | 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | 89% | Rough Wood |
| 5 | 🇲🇻 Maldives | 88% | Fish |
| 6 | 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | 86% | Fish |
| 7 | 🇰🇮 Kiribati | 84% | Fish |
| 8 | 🇹🇴 Tonga | 82% | Fish |
| 9 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 79% | Bovine Meat |
| 10 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 77% | Coffee |
| 11 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 77% | Milk |
| 12 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 76% | Soybean Meal |
Data sources
Only countries with more than 75% concentration included. Figures rounded.
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