Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in IDA only
IDA only: Food imports (% of merchandise imports) was 15.2% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Food imports in IDA only, 1977–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food imports in IDA only is 15.2%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 11.6% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in IDA only peaked at 17.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2012.
That places IDA only 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in IDA only, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 16.1% | — |
| 2000 | 15.2% | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 16.2% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 16.3% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 17.7% | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 15.5% | -12.6% |
| 2005 | 14.3% | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 14.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 16.4% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 15.2% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 17.1% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 15.1% | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | +13.5% |
| 2023 | 15.2% | -11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.1% | 16.1% | 16.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 14.3% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 14.0% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 15.2% | 17.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 7 Benin 33.3% compare
- 8 Cape Verde 32.6% compare
- 9 Sierra Leone 32.3% compare
- 10 Haiti 31.9% compare
- 11 Sao Tome and Principe 31.8% compare
- 12 Equatorial Guinea 31.8% compare
- 13 Palestine 30.9% compare
More private sector data for IDA only
- Merchandise trade 44.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 59.2% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 484.00 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 111.70 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 26.0% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 31.4% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 374.95 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 90.27 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 289.07 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1948 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in IDA only?
- Food imports in IDA only was 15.2% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2012.
- How does IDA only rank for food imports?
- IDA only ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food imports rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this IDA only 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.