Economy
These Countries Rely the Most on Agricultural Exports ๐พ๐๐ฅ๐ฅฉ
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What Weโre Showing
This graphic ranks the most agriculturally resource dependent countries in the world, based on figures from UNCTAD.
What is โResource Dependency?โ
- 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) |
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1 | ๐ซ๐ฒ Micronesia | 98% | Fish |
2 | ๐ฌ๐ผ Guinea-Bissau | 94% | Cashew Nuts |
3 | ๐ฒ๐ผ Malawi | 93% | Raw Tobacco |
4 | ๐ธ๐ง Solomon Islands | 89% | Rough Wood |
5 | ๐ฒ๐ป Maldives | 88% | Fish |
6 | ๐ป๐บ Vanuatu | 86% | Fish |
7 | ๐ฐ๐ฎ Kiribati | 84% | Fish |
8 | ๐น๐ด Tonga | 82% | Fish |
9 | ๐บ๐พ Uruguay | 79% | Bovine Meat |
10 | ๐ช๐น Ethiopia | 77% | Coffee |
11 | ๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand | 77% | Milk |
12 | ๐ฆ๐ท Argentina | 76% | Soybean Meal |
Data sources
Only countries with more than 75% concentration included. Figures rounded.
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