Food imports in Belarus
Belarus: Food imports was 10.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Food imports in Belarus, 1998–2021
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 10.3% for food imports in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and up 52.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Belarus peaked at 14.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2011.
Belarus ranks 154th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Food imports in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 11.1% | — |
| 1999 | 12.3% | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 11.9% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 10.6% | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | -14.6% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | -14.0% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | +22.1% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | +24.5% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | +22.9% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | -17.1% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.7% | 11.1% | 12.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 7.3% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 6.8% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 10.3% | 11.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More private sector data for Belarus
- Merchandise trade 96.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 49.4% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 48.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 16.6% (2021)
- Manufactures exports 38.4% (2021)
- Merchandise exports 41.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,556 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4432 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 5,324 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in Belarus?
- Food imports in Belarus was 10.3% in 2021, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2011.
- How does Belarus rank for food imports?
- Belarus ranks 154th out of 196 countries with data for 2021.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus 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.