Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Armenia
Armenia: Food imports (% of merchandise imports) was 13.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Food imports in Armenia, 1997–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 13.7% for food imports in 2025.
The figure is up 64.1% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Armenia peaked at 31.1% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2024.
That places Armenia 111th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 31.1% | — |
| 1999 | 25.8% | -17.1% |
| 2000 | 25.0% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 24.2% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 19.9% | -18.1% |
| 2003 | 17.2% | -13.2% |
| 2004 | 20.5% | +18.9% |
| 2005 | 17.7% | -13.8% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 19.1% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 18.8% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 18.7% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 19.5% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 19.1% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 18.2% | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 17.4% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | -34.4% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | -15.6% |
| 2025 | 13.7% | +64.1% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 13.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.4%, 89% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 13.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.4%, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.4% | 25.8% | 31.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.4% | 15.3% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 16.2% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 8.4% | 18.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More private sector data for Armenia
- Merchandise trade 73.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 55.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 13.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 4.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 44.6% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 8.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 6.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,720 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2871 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in Armenia?
- Food imports in Armenia was 13.7% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.1% in 1997.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2024.
- How does Armenia rank for food imports?
- Armenia ranks 111th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.