Maize (corn) — Revealed comparative advantage index by country
The food and agricultural trade indicators dataset is based on trade, production and gross domestic product (GDP) data. Agri-food trade data are collected, processed and disseminated by FAO according to the standard International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) Methodology. The data is mainly provided by UNSD,...
What the numbers show
Maize (corn) — Revealed comparative advantage index is currently reported for 131 countries. The highest value is 8.65 in Ukraine; the lowest is 0 in China, Taiwan Province of.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.04, and the mean is 0.4947.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 56 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 5,166.7%), and the largest decrease in Democratic Republic of the Congo (down 100.0%).
Maize (corn) — Revealed comparative advantage index: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 8.65 | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 1 | Republic of Moldova | 1.74 | 2024 | down 46.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Argentina | 7.87 | 2024 | up 89.2% | rising |
| 2 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.09 | 2024 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.02 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Myanmar | 5.72 | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 3 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.45 | 2023 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Serbia | 3.66 | 2024 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 4 | Türkiye | 0.38 | 2024 | up 153.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Romania | 3.61 | 2024 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 5 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.17 | 2024 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Slovenia | 3.23 | 2024 | up 150.4% | rising |
| 6 | Viet Nam | 0.14 | 2023 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Croatia | 2.88 | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 7 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 8 | South Africa | 2.72 | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 9 | Brazil | 2.4 | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 10 | Hungary | 2.38 | 2024 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 11 | Zambia | 1.98 | 2024 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Paraguay | 1.74 | 2024 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 13 | Pakistan | 1.58 | 2024 | up 5,166.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Bulgaria | 1.19 | 2024 | down 65.4% | falling |
| 15 | France | 0.91 | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 16 | Russian Federation | 0.89 | 2021 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 17 | Uganda | 0.85 | 2024 | down 14.1% | flat |
| 18 | Slovakia | 0.82 | 2024 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 19 | Austria | 0.78 | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 20 | Poland | 0.59 | 2024 | up 96.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Latvia | 0.51 | 2024 | up 1,600.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Lebanon | 0.48 | 2024 | up 4,700.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Cambodia | 0.46 | 2024 | up 666.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Zimbabwe | 0.38 | 2024 | up 1,800.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Kazakhstan | 0.32 | 2024 | up 190.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Canada | 0.3 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 27 | Chile | 0.21 | 2024 | down 77.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Montenegro | 0.21 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.2 | 2024 | down 85.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Czechia | 0.19 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 30 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.19 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Saint Lucia | 0.19 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 33 | India | 0.17 | 2024 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Luxembourg | 0.17 | 2024 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 35 | Portugal | 0.14 | 2024 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Belize | 0.13 | 2022 | down 81.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Honduras | 0.12 | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Peru | 0.12 | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 39 | Angola | 0.11 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Georgia | 0.11 | 2024 | down 73.2% | volatile |
| 41 | North Macedonia | 0.09 | 2024 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Senegal | 0.09 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Botswana | 0.08 | 2023 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Germany | 0.08 | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 43 | Lithuania | 0.08 | 2024 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Mozambique | 0.08 | 2024 | down 89.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Thailand | 0.08 | 2024 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 48 | United Arab Emirates | 0.07 | 2023 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Spain | 0.07 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 48 | Ireland | 0.07 | 2024 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Belarus | 0.06 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 51 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.06 | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 53 | Italy | 0.05 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 53 | Rwanda | 0.05 | 2022 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Australia | 0.04 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 55 | Greece | 0.04 | 2024 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Jamaica | 0.04 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Kenya | 0.04 | 2023 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 55 | Niger | 0.04 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.04 | 2024 | down 69.2% | falling |
| 61 | Belgium | 0.03 | 2024 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Guatemala | 0.03 | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Guyana | 0.03 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Mexico | 0.03 | 2024 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Philippines | 0.03 | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 0.02 | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Malawi | 0.02 | 2024 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Nicaragua | 0.02 | 2023 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Sudan | 0.02 | 2018 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 66 | El Salvador | 0.02 | 2024 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.02 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Burkina Faso | 0.01 | 2024 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Colombia | 0.01 | 2024 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Egypt | 0.01 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 72 | Ghana | 0.01 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 72 | Indonesia | 0.01 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Lesotho | 0.01 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Namibia | 0.01 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 72 | New Zealand | 0.01 | 2024 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Panama | 0.01 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Qatar | 0.01 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 72 | Suriname | 0.01 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Sweden | 0.01 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Tunisia | 0.01 | 2021 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.01 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Burundi | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Benin | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Bahrain | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Bahamas | 0 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Barbados | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Switzerland | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Cameroon | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Costa Rica | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Cyprus | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Denmark | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Ecuador | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Estonia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Ethiopia | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Fiji | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Israel | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Jordan | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Kuwait | 0 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Morocco | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Madagascar | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Mali | 0 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Mauritius | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Malaysia | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Norway | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Nepal | 0 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Oman | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Palestine | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Singapore | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Eswatini | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Togo | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Tajikistan | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Uruguay | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Yemen | 0 | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Republic of Korea | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | China, mainland | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 86 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
About this data
The food and agricultural trade indicators dataset is based on trade, production and gross domestic product (GDP) data. Agri-food trade data are collected, processed and disseminated by FAO according to the standard International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) Methodology. The data is mainly provided by UNSD, Eurostat, and other national authorities as needed. The source data is checked for outliers, trade partner data is used for non-reporting countries or missing cells, and data on food aid is added to take total cross-border trade flows into account. The trade database includes the following variables: export quantity, export value, import quantity, and import value. It includes all food and agricultural products imported/exported annually by all countries in the world. Production data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL and GDP data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/MK