Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports) by country
Agricultural raw materials comprise section 2 of SITC Rev. 3 (crude materials, inedible, except fuels) excluding divisions 22 (oil-seeds and oleaginous fruits), 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap). This indicator is expressed as a...
Countries reporting
196
Highest
7.1%
Somalia
Lowest
0.1%
Brunei
Median
1.0%
Years covered
64
1962–2025
Data points
9,975
What the numbers show
Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports) is currently reported for 196 countries. The highest value is 7.1% in Somalia; the lowest is 0.1% in Brunei.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.0%, and the mean is 1.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 132.
Over the past decade 62 countries rose and 130 fell. The largest increase was in Laos (up 1,257.9%), and the largest decrease in East Timor (down 86.7%).
Agricultural raw materials imports: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somalia | 7.1% | 1982 | up 83.0% | rising |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 6.0% | 2018 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 3 | Laos | 4.6% | 2023 | up 1,257.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Pakistan | 4.3% | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 5 | Tajikistan | 4.1% | 2023 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 6 | Faroe Islands | 3.1% | 2009 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 7 | Cambodia | 3.0% | 2024 | up 306.3% | rising |
| 8 | Iran | 3.0% | 2022 | up 23.4% | falling |
| 9 | Estonia | 2.7% | 2024 | up 15.6% | flat |
| 10 | Malawi | 2.7% | 2024 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 11 | China | 2.7% | 2024 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 12 | Vietnam | 2.5% | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 13 | Syria | 2.3% | 2010 | down 28.1% | flat |
| 14 | Samoa | 2.3% | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Kiribati | 2.3% | 2021 | up 181.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Madagascar | 2.3% | 2024 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Dominica | 2.2% | 2023 | up 35.5% | falling |
| 18 | Egypt | 2.1% | 2024 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 19 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.1% | 2024 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 20 | Latvia | 2.1% | 2025 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 21 | Lesotho | 2.0% | 2024 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 22 | Kenya | 2.0% | 2024 | up 49.1% | falling |
| 23 | Burundi | 2.0% | 2023 | up 93.3% | volatile |
| 24 | El Salvador | 2.0% | 2024 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 25 | Turkey | 1.9% | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 26 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.9% | 2023 | up 28.7% | falling |
| 27 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.9% | 2017 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 28 | Belize | 1.9% | 2025 | up 49.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Bahamas | 1.9% | 2024 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Denmark | 1.9% | 2025 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 31 | Uzbekistan | 1.9% | 2024 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 32 | Sri Lanka | 1.9% | 2024 | up 19.4% | falling |
| 33 | Indonesia | 1.9% | 2025 | down 35.2% | rising |
| 34 | Grenada | 1.9% | 2024 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 35 | Eswatini | 1.9% | 2023 | up 56.5% | falling |
| 36 | Guatemala | 1.8% | 2024 | up 44.2% | falling |
| 37 | Bhutan | 1.8% | 2025 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 38 | Afghanistan | 1.8% | 2019 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 39 | Benin | 1.8% | 2024 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Tonga | 1.7% | 2023 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Palau | 1.7% | 2018 | up 75.3% | rising |
| 42 | Finland | 1.7% | 2024 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 43 | Austria | 1.7% | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 44 | Lithuania | 1.7% | 2025 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 45 | Liberia | 1.7% | 2023 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Sierra Leone | 1.6% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Haiti | 1.6% | 2016 | — | falling |
| 48 | Ghana | 1.6% | 2023 | up 90.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Luxembourg | 1.6% | 2024 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 50 | Cape Verde | 1.6% | 2024 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 51 | Japan | 1.6% | 2025 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Serbia | 1.6% | 2007 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 53 | Italy | 1.5% | 2024 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 54 | India | 1.5% | 2024 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Togo | 1.4% | 2024 | up 19.3% | falling |
| 56 | Tunisia | 1.4% | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 57 | Portugal | 1.4% | 2025 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Netherlands | 1.4% | 2024 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Moldova | 1.4% | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 60 | Mauritius | 1.4% | 2024 | down 36.0% | rising |
| 61 | Maldives | 1.3% | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 62 | Romania | 1.3% | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 63 | Nicaragua | 1.3% | 2024 | up 51.5% | rising |
| 64 | Thailand | 1.3% | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 65 | Sweden | 1.3% | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 66 | Saint Lucia | 1.3% | 2020 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 67 | Nepal | 1.3% | 2022 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Malaysia | 1.3% | 2025 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 69 | Belarus | 1.3% | 2021 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 70 | Vanuatu | 1.3% | 2011 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Poland | 1.2% | 2024 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 72 | Mozambique | 1.2% | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 73 | Slovenia | 1.2% | 2024 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 74 | Micronesia (country) | 1.2% | 2013 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 75 | Senegal | 1.2% | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 76 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.2% | 2018 | up 101.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Uganda | 1.2% | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 78 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.2% | 2012 | up 62.4% | falling |
| 79 | Peru | 1.2% | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 80 | Djibouti | 1.1% | 2023 | up 76.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Morocco | 1.1% | 2024 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Tuvalu | 1.1% | 2008 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Jordan | 1.1% | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 84 | Azerbaijan | 1.1% | 2025 | down 27.9% | rising |
| 85 | Tanzania | 1.1% | 2024 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Germany | 1.1% | 2024 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Algeria | 1.1% | 2017 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 88 | United Kingdom | 1.1% | 2025 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 89 | France | 1.1% | 2024 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Congo | 1.0% | 2023 | up 269.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Czechia | 1.0% | 2024 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 92 | Costa Rica | 1.0% | 2024 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 93 | Spain | 1.0% | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Norway | 1.0% | 2025 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 95 | Cameroon | 1.0% | 2023 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Belgium | 1.0% | 2024 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 97 | South Africa | 1.0% | 2025 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Niger | 1.0% | 2024 | down 31.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Slovakia | 1.0% | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 100 | Russia | 1.0% | 2021 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 101 | Honduras | 1.0% | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 102 | Iceland | 1.0% | 2025 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 103 | Lebanon | 0.9% | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.9% | 2025 | down 37.2% | flat |
| 105 | New Caledonia | 0.9% | 2015 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 106 | French Polynesia | 0.9% | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 107 | Croatia | 0.9% | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 108 | South Korea | 0.9% | 2024 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Rwanda | 0.9% | 2022 | down 40.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Dominican Republic | 0.9% | 2024 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 111 | Barbados | 0.9% | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 112 | Bolivia | 0.9% | 2024 | up 75.0% | falling |
| 113 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.9% | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 114 | Ukraine | 0.9% | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 115 | Jamaica | 0.9% | 2023 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 116 | Venezuela | 0.8% | 2013 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 117 | Hungary | 0.8% | 2025 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Colombia | 0.8% | 2024 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Central African Republic | 0.8% | 2024 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 120 | East Timor | 0.8% | 2023 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 121 | United States | 0.8% | 2024 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Georgia | 0.8% | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 123 | Greece | 0.8% | 2024 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Comoros | 0.8% | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 125 | Argentina | 0.8% | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Brazil | 0.8% | 2025 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 127 | Seychelles | 0.8% | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 128 | Israel | 0.8% | 2024 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Paraguay | 0.8% | 2025 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 130 | New Zealand | 0.8% | 2025 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Botswana | 0.8% | 2023 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 132 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.8% | 2025 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 133 | Albania | 0.8% | 2024 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Uruguay | 0.8% | 2024 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Bulgaria | 0.8% | 2024 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 136 | Mexico | 0.7% | 2025 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Canada | 0.7% | 2024 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Chile | 0.7% | 2025 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Zambia | 0.7% | 2024 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Armenia | 0.7% | 2024 | down 54.0% | rising |
| 141 | Solomon Islands | 0.7% | 2018 | up 103.1% | rising |
| 142 | Ecuador | 0.7% | 2024 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 143 | Kazakhstan | 0.7% | 2024 | up 30.5% | falling |
| 144 | Bahrain | 0.6% | 2024 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 145 | Bermuda | 0.6% | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 146 | Nigeria | 0.6% | 2024 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Chad | 0.6% | 1995 | — | falling |
| 148 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.6% | 2023 | down 60.9% | falling |
| 149 | North Macedonia | 0.6% | 2024 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Yemen | 0.6% | 2019 | down 30.9% | rising |
| 151 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.6% | 2024 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 152 | Angola | 0.6% | 2024 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 153 | Cyprus | 0.6% | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 154 | Saudi Arabia | 0.6% | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 155 | Philippines | 0.6% | 2024 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Ethiopia | 0.5% | 2023 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Myanmar | 0.5% | 2024 | up 147.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Ireland | 0.5% | 2024 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Australia | 0.5% | 2025 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Montenegro | 0.5% | 2024 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 161 | Papua New Guinea | 0.5% | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 162 | Namibia | 0.5% | 2024 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 163 | Switzerland | 0.5% | 2024 | down 26.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Greenland | 0.5% | 2018 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 165 | Palestine | 0.5% | 2023 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 166 | Sudan | 0.5% | 2018 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 167 | Kuwait | 0.5% | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 168 | Mali | 0.4% | 2023 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Libya | 0.4% | 2019 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 170 | United Arab Emirates | 0.4% | 2023 | up 72.2% | falling |
| 171 | Mongolia | 0.4% | 2023 | up 71.6% | falling |
| 172 | Burkina Faso | 0.4% | 2024 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 173 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.4% | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 174 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.4% | 1978 | down 61.9% | falling |
| 175 | Guinea | 0.4% | 2016 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Qatar | 0.4% | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 177 | Panama | 0.4% | 2024 | up 107.0% | falling |
| 178 | Oman | 0.4% | 2024 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Cayman Islands | 0.4% | 2024 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 180 | Cuba | 0.4% | 2022 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 181 | Fiji | 0.4% | 2024 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 182 | Andorra | 0.4% | 2023 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 183 | Gambia | 0.3% | 2024 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Aruba | 0.3% | 2023 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 185 | Zimbabwe | 0.3% | 2024 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 186 | Gabon | 0.3% | 2023 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 187 | Mauritania | 0.3% | 2024 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 188 | Malta | 0.2% | 2024 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Singapore | 0.2% | 2024 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 190 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.2% | 1983 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Macao | 0.1% | 2024 | down 51.9% | volatile |
| 192 | Iraq | 0.1% | 2014 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 193 | Suriname | 0.1% | 2024 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 194 | Hong Kong | 0.1% | 2024 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 195 | Guyana | 0.1% | 2025 | down 85.1% | falling |
| 196 | Brunei | 0.1% | 2024 | down 70.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 2.3%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 2.3%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 2.3%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 2.3%
- IDA blend 2.1%
- Late-demographic dividend 1.9%
- Upper middle income 1.9%
- Middle income 1.8%
- Low & middle income 1.8%
- IBRD only 1.7%
- IDA & IBRD total 1.7%
- IDA total 1.6%
About this data
Agricultural raw materials comprise section 2 of SITC Rev. 3 (crude materials, inedible, except fuels) excluding divisions 22 (oil-seeds and oleaginous fruits), 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap). 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.