Food imports in IDA blend
IDA blend: Food imports was 14.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food imports in IDA blend, 1962–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 14.1% for food imports in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in IDA blend peaked at 19.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 1987.
IDA blend ranks 14th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Food imports in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 15.4% | — |
| 1963 | 17.2% | +12.0% |
| 1964 | 15.5% | -10.0% |
| 1965 | 14.8% | -4.2% |
| 1966 | 14.0% | -5.4% |
| 1967 | 15.8% | +12.5% |
| 1968 | 14.1% | -10.6% |
| 1970 | 15.6% | +10.3% |
| 1971 | 14.4% | -7.2% |
| 1972 | 19.3% | +33.9% |
| 1973 | 17.7% | -8.6% |
| 1974 | 16.6% | -5.8% |
| 1975 | 16.4% | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 14.7% | -10.4% |
| 1977 | 14.5% | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 15.9% | +9.7% |
| 1979 | 17.3% | +8.8% |
| 1981 | 14.3% | -17.3% |
| 1983 | 16.8% | +17.8% |
| 1984 | 17.8% | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 16.9% | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 15.6% | -7.9% |
| 1987 | 12.2% | -21.4% |
| 1996 | 15.5% | +27.0% |
| 1997 | 17.8% | +14.3% |
| 1998 | 19.1% | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 19.6% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 16.3% | -16.8% |
| 2001 | 16.4% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 15.9% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 14.7% | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 19.8% | +55.3% |
| 2012 | 16.5% | -16.8% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | -16.8% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | -18.0% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 17.1% | +30.3% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 15.2% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 14.1% | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.3% | 14.0% | 17.2% | 7 |
| 1970s | 16.2% | 14.4% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.6% | 12.2% | 17.8% | 6 |
| 1990s | 18.0% | 15.5% | 19.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 12.5% | 16.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 12.7% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 14.1% | 17.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 11 Sao Tome and Principe 31.8% compare
- 12 Equatorial Guinea 31.8% compare
- 13 Palestine, State of 30.9% compare
- 14 Aruba 30.7% compare
- 15 Sudan 29.9% compare
- 16 Samoa 29.6% compare
- 17 Iran, Islamic Republic of 29.5% compare
More private sector data for IDA blend
- Merchandise trade 33.7% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 51.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 236.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 21.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 191.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 277.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1509 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 342.7 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in IDA blend?
- Food imports in IDA blend was 14.1% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 1987.
- How does IDA blend rank for food imports?
- IDA blend ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is food imports rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.