Food imports in Ukraine
Ukraine: Food imports was 10.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food imports in Ukraine, 1996–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food imports in Ukraine is 10.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Ukraine peaked at 11.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 1997.
Ukraine ranks 153rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Food imports in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 7.9% | — |
| 1997 | 5.1% | -35.6% |
| 1998 | 7.0% | +37.7% |
| 1999 | 7.4% | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 6.3% | -14.9% |
| 2001 | 6.9% | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 6.4% | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | +45.1% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | -30.9% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | +44.2% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | -12.6% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | -19.6% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | +20.4% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | -16.3% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | +28.5% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 10.5% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.8% | 5.1% | 7.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 6.3% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 7.4% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 10.5% | 11.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More private sector data for Ukraine
- Merchandise trade 57.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 66.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 83.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 58.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 30.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 40.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,036 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1884 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -3.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 2,144 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in Ukraine?
- Food imports in Ukraine was 10.5% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 1997.
- How does Ukraine rank for food imports?
- Ukraine ranks 153rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.