Soya beans — Revealed comparative advantage index by country
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What the numbers show
Soya beans — Revealed comparative advantage index is currently reported for 81 countries. The highest value is 9.85 in Paraguay; the lowest is 0 in Nicaragua.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.01, and the mean is 0.3604.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in South Africa (up 1,200.0%), and the largest decrease in Democratic Republic of the Congo (down 100.0%).
Soya beans — Revealed comparative advantage index: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paraguay | 9.85 | 2024 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 1 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.97 | 2024 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Brazil | 7.25 | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 2 | Türkiye | 0.03 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 2 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.03 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Uruguay | 1.36 | 2023 | down 81.3% | falling |
| 4 | Ukraine | 1.32 | 2024 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 4 | Republic of Moldova | 0.01 | 2024 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Argentina | 1.25 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Viet Nam | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0 | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Togo | 1.19 | 2024 | up 1,090.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 1.03 | 2023 | up 472.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Canada | 0.88 | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 9 | Croatia | 0.77 | 2024 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 0.34 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Slovenia | 0.33 | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Slovakia | 0.33 | 2024 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 13 | Romania | 0.27 | 2024 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 13 | Zambia | 0.27 | 2024 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Ghana | 0.23 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Malawi | 0.19 | 2024 | down 47.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Austria | 0.13 | 2024 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 17 | South Africa | 0.13 | 2024 | up 1,200.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 0.12 | 2024 | up 1,100.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Hungary | 0.12 | 2024 | up 140.0% | rising |
| 21 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1 | 2024 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Mozambique | 0.09 | 2024 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Kazakhstan | 0.07 | 2024 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 23 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.07 | 2024 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 25 | Uganda | 0.05 | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Benin | 0.04 | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Cambodia | 0.04 | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Czechia | 0.04 | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Poland | 0.03 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Angola | 0.03 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Serbia | 0.03 | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Belgium | 0.03 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 33 | Afghanistan | 0.02 | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 33 | France | 0.02 | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 33 | China, mainland | 0.02 | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Eswatini | 0.01 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Portugal | 0.01 | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Mali | 0.01 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Malaysia | 0.01 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 36 | Italy | 0.01 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 36 | Estonia | 0.01 | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Lithuania | 0.01 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Botswana | 0.01 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Chile | 0.01 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 36 | Germany | 0.01 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 36 | Denmark | 0.01 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Finland | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Indonesia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Republic of Korea | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Spain | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Cameroon | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Belarus | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 47 | United Arab Emirates | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Georgia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Pakistan | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | India | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Jordan | 0 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Tunisia | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Thailand | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Kuwait | 0 | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Lebanon | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Latvia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Senegal | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Madagascar | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Myanmar | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Nicaragua | 0 | 2023 | — | 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