Food imports in Other small states
Other small states: Food imports was 15.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Food imports in Other small states, 1995–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food imports in Other small states is 15.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Other small states peaked at 17.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2006.
That places Other small states 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Food imports in Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 15.3% | — |
| 1996 | 16.4% | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 17.2% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 16.5% | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 14.6% | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 13.0% | -11.0% |
| 2001 | 14.0% | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 14.1% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 13.8% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 12.0% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 15.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 13.9% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 14.4% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 15.6% | +11.3% |
| 2024 | 15.3% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.0% | 14.6% | 17.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 12.0% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 13.8% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 14.0% | 15.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 8 Benin 33.3% compare
- 9 Cape Verde 32.6% compare
- 10 Sierra Leone 32.3% compare
- 11 Sao Tome and Principe 31.8% compare
- 12 Equatorial Guinea 31.8%
- 13 Palestine, State of 30.9% compare
- 14 Aruba 30.7% compare
More private sector data for Other small states
- Merchandise trade 70.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 60.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 104.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 20.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 44.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 68.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,255 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2996 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 7,993 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in Other small states?
- Food imports in Other small states was 15.3% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 1997.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2006.
- How does Other small states rank for food imports?
- Other small states ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Other small states 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.