Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Food imports (% of merchandise imports) was 8.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Food imports in IDA & IBRD total, 1984–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2025, food imports in IDA & IBRD total stood at 8.6%.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 10.9% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2006.
That places IDA & IBRD total 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 10.9% | — |
| 1985 | 8.4% | -22.4% |
| 1986 | 8.3% | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 9.2% | +11.2% |
| 1992 | 7.3% | -20.3% |
| 1993 | 6.3% | -14.4% |
| 1994 | 7.4% | +18.2% |
| 1995 | 8.4% | +12.6% |
| 1996 | 8.8% | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 8.2% | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 8.5% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 8.0% | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 7.3% | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 7.6% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | +15.0% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 9.3% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 9.4% | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 8.6% | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.2% | 8.3% | 10.9% | 4 |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 6.3% | 8.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 6.1% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 7.5% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 8.6% | 9.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
More private sector data for IDA & IBRD total
- Merchandise trade 42.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 61.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 9.47 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 2.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 73.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 10.03 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 2.14 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,434 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2169 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in IDA & IBRD total?
- Food imports in IDA & IBRD total was 8.6% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 1984.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2006.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for food imports?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is food imports rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.