Food imports in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Food imports was 8.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food imports in Post-demographic dividend, 1962–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food imports in Post-demographic dividend is 8.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 22.4% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2006.
That places Post-demographic dividend 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Food imports in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 22.4% | — |
| 1963 | 21.4% | -4.1% |
| 1964 | 20.2% | -5.6% |
| 1965 | 19.5% | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 19.1% | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 18.1% | -5.2% |
| 1968 | 16.8% | -7.1% |
| 1969 | 16.1% | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 15.8% | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 16.0% | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 15.2% | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 15.2% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 13.1% | -14.2% |
| 1975 | 13.7% | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 12.6% | -8.3% |
| 1977 | 13.1% | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 12.5% | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 11.5% | -8.3% |
| 1980 | 10.4% | -9.5% |
| 1981 | 10.5% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 10.5% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 10.5% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 10.1% | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 9.9% | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 10.4% | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 9.7% | -6.4% |
| 1989 | 8.8% | -9.2% |
| 1990 | 8.6% | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 8.9% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 9.0% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 8.9% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 8.9% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 8.3% | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 8.3% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 7.9% | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 7.9% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 7.6% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 6.5% | -14.9% |
| 2001 | 6.9% | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | +17.4% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 8.3% | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.2% | 16.1% | 22.4% | 8 |
| 1970s | 13.9% | 11.5% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.1% | 8.8% | 10.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 8.4% | 7.6% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 6.1% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 7.2% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 7.7% | 8.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More private sector data for Post-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 43.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 71.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 15.40 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 69.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.94 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,309 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 13,596 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in Post-demographic dividend?
- Food imports in Post-demographic dividend was 8.7% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 1962.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2006.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for food imports?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.