Markets & Trade

Price levels and volatility, trade flows and balances, market access and infrastructure, and the coordination failures that distort them.

Countries
Bangladesh
Colombia
Ghana
Kenya
Nigeria
Zambia
0.21
Food price index
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9.54%
Avg price volatility
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$840.63M
Avg agri export value
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4.68M
Avg maize production
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3.55 MT/ha
Avg maize yield
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112.7%
Mobile penetration
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Quick Summary

6 countries · 20232026
  1. 01Nigeria leads on import volume at 2.2M Tonnes, about 3056× Kenya. Ghana is moving fastest at +5.3% between 2024 and 2026.
  2. 02Bangladesh leads on public expenditure in sector at 2.27K USD Millions, about 47.2× Colombia. Bangladesh is moving fastest at +3853% between 2024 and 2025.
  3. 03Ghana leads on export volume at 700K Metric Tons, just ahead of Zambia.
  4. 04Colombia leads on agricultural export value at 486.2 US$, about 3.33× Zambia.
  5. 05Colombia leads on apple - food price metrics at 0.02 Unitless, about 22.3× Kenya.
  6. 06Colombia leads on apple - price volatility index at 0.35 Unitless, about 7.79× Kenya.

Headline analytics

Avg. Food Price Metric

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Avg. Price Volatility Index

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Avg. Agricultural Export Value

value, mixed

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Corn Production

Metric Tonnes

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Corn Yield

MT/ha

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Mobile Connection Penetration

%

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Statistical analysis

Momentum, Import Volume

Percent change 2023–2026

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Indicator correlation matrix

Pearson r across selected countries

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Leader vs laggard gap

Latest reported values per indicator

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Comparative profiles

Composite profile (normalised 0–100)

Import Volume · Public Expend… · Export Volume · Agricultural … · Apple - Food … · Apple - Price…

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Import Volume vs Public Expenditur…

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Export Volume vs Agricultural Expo…

Correlation across countries

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Benchmarking & stability

Peer benchmark

standard deviations from the group average

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Indicator stability

year-to-year variation, % of mean

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Converging or diverging

change in country spread, 2023–2026

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Evidence depth behind these charts

how many countries and years report each indicator

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Annualised growth, Import Volume

compound annual rate, 2023–2026

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Indicator deep dive

Import Volume

Trade Flow Metrics · Tonnes

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Public Expenditure in Sector

Public Expenditure · USD Millions

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Apple - Food Price Metrics

Price Level Metrics · Unitless

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Apple - Price Volatility Index

Price Volatility Metrics · Unitless

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Banana - Agricultural Export Value

Trade Flow Metrics · US$

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Banana - Food Price Metrics

Price Level Metrics · Unitless

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Banana - Price Volatility Index

Price Volatility Metrics · Unitless

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Barley - Food Price Metrics

Price Level Metrics · Unitless

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Barley - Price Volatility Index

Price Volatility Metrics · Unitless

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Beans - Food Price Metrics

Price Level Metrics · Unitless

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Beans - Price Volatility Index

Price Volatility Metrics · Unitless

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Cabbage - Food Price Metrics

Price Level Metrics · Unitless

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Cabbage - Price Volatility Index

Price Volatility Metrics · Unitless

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Carrot - Food Price Metrics

Price Level Metrics · Unitless

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Carrot - Price Volatility Index

Price Volatility Metrics · Unitless

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Cassava - Food Price Metrics

Price Level Metrics · Unitless

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Cassava - Price Volatility Index

Price Volatility Metrics · Unitless

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Cauliflower and Broccoli - Food Price Metrics

Price Level Metrics · Unitless

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Cauliflower and Broccoli - Price Volatility I…

Price Volatility Metrics · Unitless

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Chickpea - Food Price Metrics

Price Level Metrics · Unitless

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Chickpea - Price Volatility Index

Price Volatility Metrics · Unitless

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Coconut - Food Price Metrics

Price Level Metrics · Unitless

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Coconut - Price Volatility Index

Price Volatility Metrics · Unitless

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Cowpea - Food Price Metrics

Price Level Metrics · Unitless

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