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Figure 9. Agricultural Exports and Imports in the OIC
Source: Calculated by using FAOSTAT
The export/import ratio which is a useful indicator for assessing the trade performance
is also shown in the Figure 9. As it is seen in the Figure, while the ratio of export to import was
around 58 percent in 1990, it increased to almost 70 percent in 2010. Nonetheless, the
export/import ratio has shown a declining path in recent years and the poor performance in
agricultural export in 2013 affected badly the export/import ratio, regressing to 59 percent.
Figure 10. OIC Agricultural Trade Performance in the World
Source: Calculated by using FAOSTAT
58,3
65,5
54,9
70,2 69,9
59,4
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
0
50
100
150
200
250
1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2013
Billion Dollar Percent
OIC Member Countries Total Export OIC Member Countries Total Import
6,2
7,7
6,9
8,2
10,5
9,5
9,9
11,3
11,9
11,3
14,7
15,7
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2013
Percent
Share of OIC Agr. Export in the World Share of OIC Agr. Import in the World