Food imports in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Food imports was 8.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food imports in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1984–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food imports in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 8.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 9.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1993.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.8% | 5.2% | 8.7% | 4 |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 3.7% | 6.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 4.1% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 5.6% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 8.5% | 9.1% | 5 |
More private sector data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Merchandise exports 5.42 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 85.4% (2024)
- Food exports 5.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 53.6% (2024)
- Merchandise trade 41.4% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 659.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 20.1% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 38.2% (2025)
- Commercial service imports 913.70 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Food imports in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1993.
- Is food imports rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high 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.