Food imports in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Food imports was 9.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food imports in Lower middle income, 1962–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food imports in Lower middle income is 9.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Lower middle income peaked at 27.5% in 1967 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 1993.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.3% | 16.5% | 27.5% | 8 |
| 1970s | 18.5% | 13.5% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.7% | 12.3% | 15.1% | 7 |
| 1990s | 10.9% | 7.3% | 12.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 8.5% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 9.5% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 9.8% | 12.0% | 5 |
More private sector data for Lower middle income
- Merchandise exports 1.06 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 50.0% (2024)
- Food exports 14.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.56 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 51.4% (2024)
- Merchandise trade 35.7% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 601.57 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 29.2% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 45.6% (2025)
- Commercial service imports 424.85 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in Lower middle income?
- Food imports in Lower middle income was 9.8% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 1967.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 1993.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower 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.