Food imports (% of merchandise imports) by country
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...
Countries reporting
196
Highest
42.1%
Comoros
Lowest
3.3%
Hong Kong
Median
15.1%
Years covered
64
1962–2025
Data points
9,994
What the numbers show
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) is currently reported for 196 countries. The highest value is 42.1% in Comoros; the lowest is 3.3% in Hong Kong.
The median across all reporting countries is 15.1%, and the mean is 16.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.
Over the past decade 134 countries rose and 58 fell. The largest increase was in Iraq (up 362.5%), and the largest decrease in Democratic Republic of Congo (down 66.3%).
Food imports: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comoros | 42.1% | 2023 | up 16.5% | flat |
| 2 | Guinea-Bissau | 41.7% | 2018 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 3 | Kiribati | 41.4% | 2021 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 4 | Yemen | 39.1% | 2019 | up 40.5% | falling |
| 5 | Djibouti | 38.6% | 2023 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 6 | Niger | 37.9% | 2024 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 7 | Haiti | 37.3% | 2016 | — | rising |
| 8 | Benin | 33.3% | 2024 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 9 | Cape Verde | 32.6% | 2024 | up 14.5% | falling |
| 10 | Sierra Leone | 32.3% | 2018 | — | rising |
| 11 | Sao Tome and Principe | 31.8% | 2023 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 12 | Equatorial Guinea | 31.8% | 1983 | — | rising |
| 13 | Palestine | 30.9% | 2023 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 14 | Aruba | 30.7% | 2023 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 15 | Sudan | 29.9% | 2018 | up 129.6% | flat |
| 16 | Samoa | 29.6% | 2024 | up 22.1% | falling |
| 17 | Iran | 29.5% | 2022 | up 108.5% | rising |
| 18 | East Timor | 28.1% | 2023 | up 95.4% | rising |
| 19 | Micronesia (country) | 27.8% | 2013 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 20 | Antigua and Barbuda | 27.7% | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 21 | Saint Lucia | 27.6% | 2020 | up 14.8% | falling |
| 22 | Tonga | 27.5% | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 23 | Afghanistan | 26.9% | 2019 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 24 | Guinea | 26.6% | 2016 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 25 | Tajikistan | 26.5% | 2023 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 26 | Seychelles | 26.1% | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 27 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 26.0% | 2023 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 28 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 25.4% | 2017 | up 35.8% | flat |
| 29 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 25.3% | 2012 | up 293.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Cuba | 25.2% | 2022 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 31 | Dominica | 25.2% | 2023 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 32 | Vanuatu | 25.0% | 2011 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 33 | Chad | 24.3% | 1995 | — | rising |
| 34 | Grenada | 24.2% | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 35 | Mauritania | 23.9% | 2024 | up 98.1% | rising |
| 36 | Montenegro | 23.6% | 2024 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 37 | Liberia | 23.1% | 2023 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 38 | Palau | 23.0% | 2018 | up 10.8% | flat |
| 39 | Lesotho | 23.0% | 2024 | up 11.2% | flat |
| 40 | Barbados | 22.7% | 2024 | up 14.9% | falling |
| 41 | Somalia | 22.4% | 1982 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 42 | Rwanda | 22.4% | 2022 | up 43.3% | flat |
| 43 | Solomon Islands | 22.2% | 2018 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 44 | Gambia | 22.0% | 2024 | down 46.4% | rising |
| 45 | Cameroon | 21.7% | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 46 | Libya | 21.6% | 2019 | up 83.8% | rising |
| 47 | Tuvalu | 21.5% | 2008 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 48 | Bermuda | 21.5% | 2024 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 49 | Andorra | 21.4% | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 50 | Cayman Islands | 21.3% | 2024 | up 143.4% | rising |
| 51 | Maldives | 21.2% | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 52 | Congo | 21.2% | 2023 | up 209.9% | falling |
| 53 | Mauritius | 21.2% | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 54 | Syria | 21.0% | 2010 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 55 | Central African Republic | 20.9% | 2024 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 56 | Jordan | 20.7% | 2024 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 57 | Jamaica | 20.5% | 2023 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 58 | Cote d'Ivoire | 20.5% | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 59 | Egypt | 20.4% | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 60 | Algeria | 20.2% | 2017 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 61 | El Salvador | 20.1% | 2024 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 62 | Bahamas | 20.0% | 2024 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 63 | Greenland | 19.8% | 2018 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 64 | Mozambique | 19.6% | 2024 | up 56.3% | falling |
| 65 | Eswatini | 19.6% | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 66 | Honduras | 19.5% | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 67 | Belize | 19.3% | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 68 | Senegal | 19.0% | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 69 | Fiji | 19.0% | 2024 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 70 | Zimbabwe | 19.0% | 2024 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 71 | Panama | 18.7% | 2024 | up 119.0% | rising |
| 72 | Lebanon | 18.5% | 2024 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 73 | Macao | 18.5% | 2024 | up 23.0% | falling |
| 74 | Venezuela | 18.4% | 2013 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 75 | Madagascar | 18.4% | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 76 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18.2% | 2025 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 77 | Nepal | 18.0% | 2022 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 78 | Latvia | 17.9% | 2025 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 79 | Togo | 17.6% | 2024 | up 26.9% | falling |
| 80 | Kuwait | 17.5% | 2024 | up 12.0% | falling |
| 81 | Guatemala | 17.4% | 2024 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 82 | Dominican Republic | 17.2% | 2024 | up 20.6% | falling |
| 83 | Faroe Islands | 17.1% | 2009 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 84 | Albania | 16.6% | 2024 | up 60.8% | falling |
| 85 | Nicaragua | 16.6% | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 86 | Papua New Guinea | 16.5% | 2023 | up 49.5% | falling |
| 87 | Trinidad and Tobago | 16.4% | 2024 | up 71.9% | rising |
| 88 | Kenya | 16.3% | 2024 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 89 | Botswana | 16.2% | 2023 | up 98.7% | falling |
| 90 | French Polynesia | 15.9% | 2024 | down 37.0% | rising |
| 91 | Portugal | 15.9% | 2025 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 92 | New Caledonia | 15.8% | 2015 | up 19.9% | falling |
| 93 | Angola | 15.7% | 2024 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 94 | Gabon | 15.7% | 2023 | up 63.3% | falling |
| 95 | Suriname | 15.5% | 2024 | up 13.2% | flat |
| 96 | Moldova | 15.4% | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 97 | Sri Lanka | 15.3% | 2024 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Cyprus | 15.3% | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 99 | Bahrain | 15.0% | 2024 | up 59.3% | falling |
| 100 | Philippines | 15.0% | 2024 | up 23.3% | falling |
| 101 | Luxembourg | 14.8% | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 102 | Croatia | 14.3% | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 103 | Estonia | 14.2% | 2024 | up 40.5% | falling |
| 104 | Pakistan | 14.1% | 2024 | up 20.2% | falling |
| 105 | Uruguay | 14.1% | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 106 | Oman | 13.9% | 2024 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 107 | Ethiopia | 13.8% | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 108 | Colombia | 13.7% | 2024 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 109 | Ghana | 13.7% | 2023 | down 18.6% | flat |
| 110 | Burundi | 13.7% | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 111 | Denmark | 13.6% | 2025 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 112 | Mali | 13.5% | 2023 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 113 | Netherlands | 13.3% | 2024 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 114 | Costa Rica | 13.2% | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 115 | Namibia | 13.2% | 2024 | up 15.6% | falling |
| 116 | Bulgaria | 13.2% | 2024 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 117 | Lithuania | 13.1% | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 118 | Greece | 13.1% | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 119 | Bangladesh | 13.0% | 2018 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 120 | Saudi Arabia | 13.0% | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 121 | New Zealand | 12.8% | 2025 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 122 | Laos | 12.7% | 2023 | up 204.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.6% | 2025 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 124 | Spain | 12.5% | 2024 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 125 | Georgia | 12.5% | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 126 | Uzbekistan | 12.4% | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 127 | Azerbaijan | 12.4% | 2025 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 128 | Ecuador | 12.2% | 2024 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 129 | Malta | 11.9% | 2024 | up 26.6% | falling |
| 130 | Peru | 11.9% | 2024 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 131 | Belgium | 11.8% | 2024 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 132 | Malawi | 11.8% | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 133 | North Macedonia | 11.7% | 2024 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 134 | Chile | 11.6% | 2025 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Tunisia | 11.5% | 2024 | up 18.5% | falling |
| 136 | Bhutan | 11.4% | 2025 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 137 | United States Virgin Islands | 11.3% | 1978 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Italy | 11.2% | 2024 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 139 | Burkina Faso | 11.2% | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 140 | Qatar | 11.2% | 2024 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 141 | Morocco | 11.2% | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 142 | Sweden | 11.2% | 2024 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 143 | Norway | 11.1% | 2025 | up 16.8% | flat |
| 144 | Iceland | 11.1% | 2025 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 145 | Nigeria | 11.0% | 2024 | down 35.3% | rising |
| 146 | Mongolia | 11.0% | 2023 | up 21.3% | falling |
| 147 | Kazakhstan | 11.0% | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 148 | Russia | 10.9% | 2021 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 149 | Uganda | 10.7% | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 150 | Romania | 10.7% | 2024 | up 34.1% | flat |
| 151 | France | 10.6% | 2024 | up 15.4% | falling |
| 152 | Israel | 10.6% | 2024 | up 36.6% | falling |
| 153 | Ukraine | 10.5% | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 154 | Belarus | 10.3% | 2021 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 155 | Indonesia | 10.2% | 2025 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 156 | United Kingdom | 9.8% | 2025 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Japan | 9.8% | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 158 | Myanmar | 9.7% | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 159 | Poland | 9.7% | 2024 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 160 | Austria | 9.5% | 2024 | up 21.8% | falling |
| 161 | Ireland | 9.4% | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 162 | Canada | 9.2% | 2024 | up 19.2% | falling |
| 163 | Tanzania | 9.2% | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 164 | Germany | 9.2% | 2024 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 165 | Argentina | 9.1% | 2024 | up 275.1% | falling |
| 166 | Finland | 8.8% | 2024 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 167 | Vietnam | 8.8% | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 168 | Armenia | 8.4% | 2024 | down 55.7% | falling |
| 169 | Malaysia | 8.3% | 2025 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Brunei | 8.2% | 2024 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 171 | China | 8.1% | 2024 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 172 | Zambia | 7.8% | 2024 | up 67.6% | falling |
| 173 | Paraguay | 7.8% | 2025 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 174 | Bolivia | 7.5% | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 175 | Cambodia | 7.5% | 2024 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Slovakia | 7.3% | 2024 | up 21.2% | falling |
| 177 | Iraq | 7.2% | 2014 | up 362.5% | volatile |
| 178 | South Africa | 7.2% | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 179 | Hungary | 7.0% | 2025 | up 33.7% | falling |
| 180 | United States | 6.9% | 2024 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 181 | Czechia | 6.7% | 2024 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 182 | Thailand | 6.6% | 2024 | up 18.4% | falling |
| 183 | Australia | 6.5% | 2025 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 184 | Guyana | 6.5% | 2025 | down 62.4% | falling |
| 185 | Mexico | 6.3% | 2025 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 186 | South Korea | 6.3% | 2024 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 187 | Turkey | 6.2% | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 188 | Serbia | 5.8% | 2007 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 189 | Brazil | 5.5% | 2025 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 190 | Slovenia | 5.3% | 2024 | down 36.1% | flat |
| 191 | India | 5.1% | 2024 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 192 | United Arab Emirates | 5.0% | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 193 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 4.8% | 2023 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 194 | Switzerland | 4.6% | 2024 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 195 | Singapore | 3.7% | 2024 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 196 | Hong Kong | 3.3% | 2024 | down 25.6% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Pacific island small states 23.7%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 18.8%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 18.5%
- Low income 17.6%
- Caribbean small states 17.2%
- IDA only 17.2%
- Small states 16.0%
- Least developed countries: UN classification 15.6%
- Pre-demographic dividend 15.5%
- Africa Western and Central 15.3%
- Other small states 15.3%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 14.9%
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.