Which has higher export quality index, Spain or United States?

United States, at 0.9371 against 0.9359 in Spain as of 2014.

What is the difference in export quality index between Spain and United States?

0.0012, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States?

52 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2014.

Where does this data come from?

International Monetary Fund, published as Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Spain vs United States: Export quality index

Spain

0.9359

in 2014

United States

0.9371

in 2014

Spain rank

39th

United States rank

38th

Export quality index over time

Spain
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.9371 against 0.9359 in Spain, a difference of 0.0012.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1963 it was United States ahead.

Spain ranks 39th and United States ranks 38th of 166 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 3 and United States in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Spain	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.935	0.9963	0.0613	United States
1970s	0.9188	0.9641	0.0453	United States
1980s	0.9038	0.9335	0.0297	United States
1990s	0.943	0.9366	0.0064	Spain
2000s	0.9546	0.9531	0.0015	Spain
2010s	0.9426	0.9367	0.0058	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher export quality index, Spain or United States?: United States, at 0.9371 against 0.9359 in Spain as of 2014.
What is the difference in export quality index between Spain and United States?: 0.0012, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2014.
How do Spain and United States rank globally for export quality index?: Spain ranks 39th and United States ranks 38th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Monetary Fund, published as Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products)
Source: International Monetary Fund
Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 166 places, 7,433 data points, 1963–2014
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.