Food imports in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Food imports was 8.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food imports in Upper middle income, 1984–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2024, food imports in Upper middle income stood at 8.5%.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Upper middle income peaked at 9.8% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2006.
Upper middle income ranks 41st of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Food imports in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 9.8% | — |
| 1985 | 7.1% | -27.6% |
| 1986 | 7.3% | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 8.4% | +14.5% |
| 1992 | 6.9% | -17.7% |
| 1993 | 5.6% | -18.9% |
| 1994 | 6.5% | +17.1% |
| 1995 | 7.6% | +15.7% |
| 1996 | 7.6% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 6.9% | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 6.8% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 6.6% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 5.9% | -11.6% |
| 2001 | 6.0% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | +15.7% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 8.3% | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | +14.9% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 8.9% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.2% | 7.1% | 9.8% | 4 |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 5.6% | 7.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 5.0% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 6.4% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.5% | 9.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More private sector data for Upper middle income
- Merchandise trade 42.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 59.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.62 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 75.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 7.67 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,493 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2289 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 2,149 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in Upper middle income?
- Food imports in Upper middle income was 8.5% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 1984.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2006.
- How does Upper middle income rank for food imports?
- Upper middle income ranks 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle 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.