Food imports in Low income
Low income: Food imports was 17.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Food imports in Low income, 2001–2019
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Low income recorded 17.6% for food imports in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.7% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Low income peaked at 20.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2007.
That places Low income 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Food imports in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 17.8% | — |
| 2002 | 17.4% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 20.4% | +17.5% |
| 2004 | 16.5% | -19.3% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | -13.1% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 15.9% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 19.3% | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | -15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.3% | 13.3% | 20.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 15.3% | 20.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More private sector data for Low income
- Merchandise trade 40.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 59.0% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 152.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports 106.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 139.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 15.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 198.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2373 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate 12.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in Low income?
- Food imports in Low income was 17.6% in 2019, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2007.
- How does Low income rank for food imports?
- Low income ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2019.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income 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.