Food imports (% of merchandise imports) by country
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose...
Countries reporting
196
Highest
44.0%
Yemen
Lowest
2.8%
Hong Kong
Median
15.0%
Years covered
64
1962–2025
Data points
10,133
What the numbers show
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) is currently reported for 196 countries. The highest value is 44.0% in Yemen; the lowest is 2.8% in Hong Kong.
The median across all reporting countries is 15.0%, and the mean is 17.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 16.
Over the past decade 129 countries rose and 62 fell. The largest increase was in Turks and Caicos Islands (up 293.7%), and the largest decrease in Guyana (down 63.4%).
Food imports (% of merchandise imports): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yemen | 44.0% | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 2 | Comoros | 42.1% | 2023 | up 16.5% | flat |
| 3 | Guinea-Bissau | 41.7% | 2018 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 4 | Kiribati | 41.4% | 2021 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 5 | Djibouti | 38.6% | 2023 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 6 | Niger | 37.9% | 2024 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 7 | Benin | 33.3% | 2024 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 8 | Cape Verde | 32.6% | 2024 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 9 | Sierra Leone | 32.3% | 2018 | — | rising |
| 10 | Haiti | 31.9% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 11 | Sao Tome and Principe | 31.8% | 2023 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 12 | Equatorial Guinea | 31.8% | 1983 | — | rising |
| 13 | Palestine | 30.9% | 2023 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 14 | Aruba | 30.7% | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 15 | Sudan | 29.9% | 2018 | up 129.6% | flat |
| 16 | Tonga | 29.9% | 2025 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 17 | Samoa | 29.6% | 2024 | up 22.1% | falling |
| 18 | Faroe Islands | 29.0% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 19 | Algeria | 28.2% | 2024 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 20 | East Timor | 28.1% | 2023 | up 95.4% | rising |
| 21 | Micronesia (country) | 27.8% | 2013 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 22 | Antigua and Barbuda | 27.7% | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 23 | Saint Lucia | 27.6% | 2020 | up 14.8% | falling |
| 24 | Afghanistan | 26.9% | 2019 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 25 | Guinea | 26.6% | 2016 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 26 | Tajikistan | 26.5% | 2023 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 27 | Seychelles | 26.1% | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 28 | Iran | 26.1% | 2023 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 29 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 26.0% | 2023 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 30 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 25.4% | 2017 | up 35.8% | flat |
| 31 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 25.3% | 2012 | up 293.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Cuba | 25.2% | 2022 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 33 | Dominica | 25.2% | 2023 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 34 | Vanuatu | 25.0% | 2011 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 35 | Chad | 24.3% | 1995 | — | rising |
| 36 | Grenada | 24.2% | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 37 | Mauritania | 23.9% | 2024 | up 98.1% | rising |
| 38 | Montenegro | 23.6% | 2025 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 39 | Liberia | 23.1% | 2023 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 40 | Palau | 23.0% | 2018 | up 10.8% | flat |
| 41 | Lesotho | 23.0% | 2024 | up 11.2% | flat |
| 42 | Bermuda | 22.8% | 2025 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 43 | Trinidad and Tobago | 22.7% | 2025 | up 97.8% | rising |
| 44 | Cote d'Ivoire | 22.7% | 2025 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 45 | Somalia | 22.4% | 1982 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 46 | Rwanda | 22.4% | 2022 | up 43.3% | flat |
| 47 | Barbados | 22.4% | 2025 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 48 | Mauritius | 22.4% | 2025 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 49 | Mozambique | 22.2% | 2025 | up 86.5% | falling |
| 50 | Solomon Islands | 22.2% | 2018 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 51 | Jamaica | 22.2% | 2025 | up 23.2% | falling |
| 52 | Maldives | 22.0% | 2025 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 53 | Gambia | 22.0% | 2024 | down 46.4% | rising |
| 54 | Cameroon | 21.7% | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 55 | Andorra | 21.7% | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 56 | Libya | 21.6% | 2019 | up 83.8% | rising |
| 57 | Tuvalu | 21.5% | 2008 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 58 | Cayman Islands | 21.3% | 2024 | up 143.4% | rising |
| 59 | Congo | 21.2% | 2023 | up 209.9% | falling |
| 60 | Syria | 21.0% | 2010 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 61 | Central African Republic | 20.9% | 2024 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 62 | Jordan | 20.7% | 2024 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 63 | Togo | 20.6% | 2025 | up 36.9% | falling |
| 64 | El Salvador | 20.0% | 2025 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 65 | Bahamas | 20.0% | 2024 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 66 | Greenland | 19.8% | 2018 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 67 | Eswatini | 19.6% | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 68 | Honduras | 19.5% | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 69 | Fiji | 19.4% | 2025 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 70 | Belize | 19.3% | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 71 | Egypt | 19.1% | 2025 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 72 | Senegal | 19.0% | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 73 | Panama | 19.0% | 2025 | up 104.2% | rising |
| 74 | Zimbabwe | 19.0% | 2024 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 75 | Dominican Republic | 18.6% | 2025 | up 23.4% | flat |
| 76 | Lebanon | 18.5% | 2024 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 77 | Venezuela | 18.4% | 2013 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 78 | Madagascar | 18.4% | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 79 | Macao | 18.3% | 2025 | up 14.0% | falling |
| 80 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18.2% | 2025 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 81 | Latvia | 18.1% | 2025 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 82 | Nepal | 18.0% | 2022 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 83 | French Polynesia | 17.6% | 2025 | down 30.0% | flat |
| 84 | Guatemala | 16.9% | 2025 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 85 | Kenya | 16.6% | 2025 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 86 | Albania | 16.6% | 2024 | up 60.8% | falling |
| 87 | Nicaragua | 16.6% | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 88 | Papua New Guinea | 16.5% | 2023 | up 49.5% | falling |
| 89 | Botswana | 16.2% | 2023 | up 98.7% | falling |
| 90 | Kuwait | 16.0% | 2025 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 91 | Portugal | 15.9% | 2025 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 92 | New Caledonia | 15.8% | 2015 | up 19.9% | falling |
| 93 | Gabon | 15.7% | 2023 | up 63.3% | falling |
| 94 | Angola | 15.6% | 2025 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 95 | Suriname | 15.1% | 2025 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 96 | Cyprus | 15.0% | 2025 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 97 | Bahrain | 15.0% | 2024 | up 59.3% | falling |
| 98 | Luxembourg | 15.0% | 2025 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 99 | Croatia | 14.9% | 2025 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 100 | Sri Lanka | 14.9% | 2025 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Greece | 14.9% | 2025 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 102 | Oman | 14.9% | 2025 | up 21.4% | falling |
| 103 | Moldova | 14.8% | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 104 | Philippines | 14.8% | 2025 | up 26.4% | falling |
| 105 | Netherlands | 14.4% | 2025 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 106 | Iraq | 14.2% | 2024 | up 97.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Uruguay | 14.1% | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 108 | Pakistan | 14.0% | 2025 | up 15.8% | falling |
| 109 | Colombia | 13.9% | 2025 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 110 | Ethiopia | 13.8% | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 111 | Armenia | 13.7% | 2025 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 112 | Burundi | 13.7% | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 113 | Denmark | 13.6% | 2025 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 114 | Mali | 13.5% | 2023 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 115 | Bulgaria | 13.5% | 2025 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 116 | Estonia | 13.3% | 2025 | up 27.2% | falling |
| 117 | Georgia | 13.3% | 2025 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 118 | Costa Rica | 13.2% | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 119 | Namibia | 13.2% | 2024 | up 15.6% | falling |
| 120 | Malta | 13.2% | 2025 | up 29.9% | falling |
| 121 | Lithuania | 13.1% | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 122 | Ghana | 13.0% | 2025 | down 13.9% | flat |
| 123 | Bangladesh | 13.0% | 2018 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 124 | Spain | 12.9% | 2025 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 125 | New Zealand | 12.9% | 2025 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 126 | Belgium | 12.8% | 2025 | up 16.6% | falling |
| 127 | Laos | 12.7% | 2023 | up 204.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.6% | 2025 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 129 | Uzbekistan | 12.4% | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 130 | Azerbaijan | 12.4% | 2025 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 131 | Saudi Arabia | 12.3% | 2025 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 132 | Nigeria | 12.3% | 2025 | down 27.6% | rising |
| 133 | Ecuador | 12.1% | 2025 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 134 | North Macedonia | 12.0% | 2025 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 135 | Italy | 12.0% | 2025 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 136 | Peru | 11.9% | 2024 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 137 | Sweden | 11.7% | 2025 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 138 | Chile | 11.5% | 2025 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 139 | France | 11.5% | 2025 | up 22.1% | falling |
| 140 | Tunisia | 11.5% | 2024 | up 18.5% | falling |
| 141 | Bhutan | 11.5% | 2025 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 142 | United States Virgin Islands | 11.3% | 1978 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Israel | 11.3% | 2025 | up 34.2% | falling |
| 144 | Malawi | 11.2% | 2025 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 145 | Burkina Faso | 11.2% | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 146 | Qatar | 11.2% | 2024 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 147 | Kazakhstan | 11.1% | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 148 | Iceland | 11.1% | 2025 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 149 | Norway | 11.0% | 2025 | up 16.1% | flat |
| 150 | Mongolia | 11.0% | 2023 | up 21.3% | falling |
| 151 | Morocco | 11.0% | 2025 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 152 | Russia | 10.9% | 2021 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 153 | Uganda | 10.7% | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 154 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 10.5% | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 155 | Ukraine | 10.5% | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 156 | Romania | 10.5% | 2025 | up 18.1% | flat |
| 157 | Myanmar | 10.4% | 2025 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 158 | Belarus | 10.3% | 2021 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 159 | Indonesia | 10.2% | 2025 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 160 | Poland | 9.9% | 2025 | up 15.7% | falling |
| 161 | United Kingdom | 9.8% | 2025 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Japan | 9.8% | 2025 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 163 | Austria | 9.7% | 2025 | up 23.3% | falling |
| 164 | Germany | 9.6% | 2025 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 165 | Canada | 9.5% | 2025 | up 15.7% | falling |
| 166 | Ireland | 9.3% | 2025 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 167 | Finland | 9.1% | 2025 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 168 | Vietnam | 8.8% | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 169 | Brunei | 8.3% | 2025 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 170 | Malaysia | 8.3% | 2025 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Tanzania | 8.2% | 2025 | up 45.9% | falling |
| 172 | China | 8.0% | 2025 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 173 | Zambia | 7.8% | 2024 | up 67.6% | falling |
| 174 | Argentina | 7.8% | 2025 | up 195.4% | falling |
| 175 | Paraguay | 7.8% | 2025 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 176 | Bolivia | 7.6% | 2025 | up 10.3% | falling |
| 177 | Cambodia | 7.4% | 2024 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 178 | Hungary | 7.2% | 2025 | up 37.4% | falling |
| 179 | Slovakia | 7.2% | 2025 | up 28.2% | falling |
| 180 | South Africa | 7.2% | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 181 | Czechia | 7.0% | 2025 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 182 | Turkey | 7.0% | 2025 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 183 | United States | 6.7% | 2025 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Australia | 6.5% | 2025 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 185 | South Korea | 6.5% | 2025 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 186 | Mexico | 6.3% | 2025 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 187 | Guyana | 6.3% | 2025 | down 63.4% | falling |
| 188 | Thailand | 6.1% | 2025 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 189 | Serbia | 5.8% | 2007 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 190 | Slovenia | 5.7% | 2025 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 191 | Brazil | 5.5% | 2025 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 192 | United Arab Emirates | 5.0% | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 193 | India | 5.0% | 2025 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 194 | Switzerland | 4.1% | 2025 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 195 | Singapore | 3.5% | 2025 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 196 | Hong Kong | 2.8% | 2025 | down 38.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Pacific island small states 23.7%
- Caribbean Small States 19.9%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 18.4%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 18.4%
- Low income 17.6%
- Small states 16.1%
- Least developed countries 15.6%
- IDA total 15.2%
- Africa Western and Central 15.2%
- IDA only 15.2%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 14.8%
- Other small states 14.7%
- IDA blend 14.6%
- Pre-demographic dividend 14.5%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 13.1%
- Arab World 12.5%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 12.3%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 12.3%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 12.2%
- Euro area 11.6%
- European Union 11.3%
- Europe & Central Asia 10.7%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 10.4%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 9.5%
- OECD members 9.3%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 9.2%
- High income 9.1%
- Lower middle income 9.0%
- Post-demographic dividend 8.9%
- World 8.9%
- Early-demographic dividend 8.8%
- Late-demographic dividend 8.6%
- IDA & IBRD total 8.6%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 8.6%
- Latin America & Caribbean 8.5%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 8.5%
- IBRD only 8.4%
- Low & middle income 8.4%
- Middle income 8.3%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 8.3%
About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.