What part of merchandise imports a country spends on food — a measure of food dependence.
The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 1978 to 2025.
Top-20 · % of merchandise imports
The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.
| # | Year | Subregion | World rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Eritrea
|
45.57 | 2003 | 1 | |
| 2 |
Comoros
|
42.07 | 2023 | 2 | |
| 3 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
41.71 | 2018 | 3 | |
| 4 |
Kiribati
|
41.44 | 2021 | 4 | |
| 5 |
Yemen
|
39.09 | 2019 | 5 | |
| 6 |
Djibouti
|
38.56 | 2023 | 6 | |
| 7 |
Niger
|
37.89 | 2024 | 7 | |
| 8 |
Haiti
|
37.26 | 2016 | 8 | |
| 9 |
Benin
|
33.27 | 2024 | 9 | |
| 10 |
Cabo Verde
|
32.56 | 2024 | 10 | |
| 11 |
Sierra Leone
|
32.29 | 2018 | 11 | |
| 12 |
Sao Tome and Principe
|
31.81 | 2023 | 12 | |
| 13 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
31.8 | 1983 | 13 | |
| 14 |
Palestine
|
30.92 | 2023 | 14 | |
| 15 |
Aruba
|
30.75 | 2023 | 15 | |
| 16 |
Sudan
|
29.91 | 2018 | 16 | |
| 17 |
Samoa
|
29.63 | 2024 | 17 | |
| 18 |
Iran
|
29.46 | 2022 | 18 | |
| 19 |
Timor-Leste
|
28.06 | 2023 | 19 | |
| 20 |
Micronesia
|
27.76 | 2013 | 20 | |
| 21 |
Antigua and Barbuda
|
27.67 | 2024 | 21 | |
| 22 |
Saint Lucia
|
27.64 | 2020 | 22 | |
| 23 |
Tonga
|
27.49 | 2023 | 23 | |
| 24 |
Afghanistan
|
26.92 | 2019 | 24 | |
| 25 |
Guinea
|
26.58 | 2016 | 25 | |
| 26 |
Tajikistan
|
26.46 | 2023 | 26 | |
| 27 |
Seychelles
|
26.11 | 2024 | 27 | |
| 28 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
26 | 2023 | 28 | |
| 29 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
25.38 | 2017 | 29 | |
| 30 |
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
25.34 | 2012 | 30 | |
| 31 |
Cuba
|
25.21 | 2022 | 31 | |
| 32 |
Dominica
|
25.16 | 2023 | 32 | |
| 33 |
Vanuatu
|
24.96 | 2011 | 33 | |
| 34 |
Chad
|
24.27 | 1995 | 34 | |
| 35 |
Grenada
|
24.18 | 2024 | 35 | |
| 36 |
Mauritania
|
23.87 | 2024 | 36 | |
| 37 |
Montenegro
|
23.6 | 2024 | 37 | |
| 38 |
Liberia
|
23.09 | 2023 | 38 | |
| 39 |
Palau
|
22.96 | 2018 | 39 | |
| 40 |
Lesotho
|
22.95 | 2024 | 40 | |
| 41 |
Barbados
|
22.7 | 2024 | 41 | |
| 42 |
Somalia
|
22.44 | 1982 | 42 | |
| 43 |
Rwanda
|
22.44 | 2022 | 43 | |
| 44 |
Solomon Islands
|
22.19 | 2018 | 44 | |
| 45 |
Gambia
|
22.01 | 2024 | 45 | |
| 46 |
Cameroon
|
21.75 | 2023 | 46 | |
| 47 |
Libya
|
21.6 | 2019 | 47 | |
| 48 |
Tuvalu
|
21.54 | 2008 | 48 | |
| 49 |
Bermuda
|
21.51 | 2024 | 49 | |
| 50 |
Andorra
|
21.4 | 2023 | 50 | |
| 51 |
Cayman Islands
|
21.29 | 2024 | 51 | |
| 52 |
Maldives
|
21.24 | 2024 | 52 | |
| 53 |
Republic of the Congo
|
21.24 | 2023 | 53 | |
| 54 |
Mauritius
|
21.22 | 2024 | 54 | |
| 55 |
Syria
|
21.04 | 2010 | 55 | |
| 56 |
Central African Republic
|
20.92 | 2024 | 56 | |
| 57 |
Jordan
|
20.67 | 2024 | 57 | |
| 58 |
Jamaica
|
20.51 | 2023 | 58 | |
| 59 |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
20.46 | 2024 | 59 | |
| 60 |
Egypt
|
20.44 | 2024 | 60 | |
| 61 |
Algeria
|
20.23 | 2017 | 61 | |
| 62 |
El Salvador
|
20.05 | 2024 | 62 | |
| 63 |
Bahamas
|
19.96 | 2024 | 63 | |
| 64 |
Greenland
|
19.84 | 2018 | 64 | |
| 65 |
Mozambique
|
19.59 | 2024 | 65 | |
| 66 |
Eswatini
|
19.58 | 2023 | 66 | |
| 67 |
Honduras
|
19.47 | 2024 | 67 | |
| 68 |
Belize
|
19.35 | 2025 | 68 | |
| 69 |
Senegal
|
18.99 | 2024 | 69 | |
| 70 |
Fiji
|
18.96 | 2024 | 70 | |
| 71 |
Zimbabwe
|
18.96 | 2024 | 71 | |
| 72 |
Panama
|
18.73 | 2024 | 72 | |
| 73 |
Lebanon
|
18.55 | 2024 | 73 | |
| 74 |
Macao
|
18.47 | 2024 | 74 | |
| 75 |
Venezuela
|
18.41 | 2013 | 75 | |
| 76 |
Madagascar
|
18.36 | 2024 | 76 | |
| 77 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
18.19 | 2025 | 77 | |
| 78 |
Nepal
|
17.96 | 2022 | 78 | |
| 79 |
Latvia
|
17.85 | 2025 | 79 | |
| 80 |
Togo
|
17.65 | 2024 | 80 | |
| 81 |
Kuwait
|
17.49 | 2024 | 81 | |
| 82 |
Guatemala
|
17.41 | 2024 | 82 | |
| 83 |
Dominican Republic
|
17.25 | 2024 | 83 | |
| 84 |
Faroe Islands
|
17.07 | 2009 | 84 | |
| 85 |
Albania
|
16.6 | 2024 | 85 | |
| 86 |
Nicaragua
|
16.56 | 2024 | 86 | |
| 87 |
Papua New Guinea
|
16.49 | 2023 | 87 | |
| 88 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
16.44 | 2024 | 88 | |
| 89 |
Kenya
|
16.26 | 2024 | 89 | |
| 90 |
Botswana
|
16.21 | 2023 | 90 | |
| 91 |
French Polynesia
|
15.94 | 2024 | 91 | |
| 92 |
Portugal
|
15.9 | 2025 | 92 | |
| 93 |
New Caledonia
|
15.76 | 2015 | 93 | |
| 94 |
Angola
|
15.75 | 2024 | 94 | |
| 95 |
Gabon
|
15.72 | 2023 | 95 | |
| 96 |
Suriname
|
15.5 | 2024 | 96 | |
| 97 |
Moldova
|
15.4 | 2024 | 97 | |
| 98 |
Sri Lanka
|
15.29 | 2024 | 98 | |
| 99 |
Cyprus
|
15.27 | 2024 | 99 | |
| 100 |
Bahrain
|
15.01 | 2024 | 100 | |
| 101 |
Philippines
|
15.01 | 2024 | 101 | |
| 102 |
Luxembourg
|
14.77 | 2024 | 102 | |
| 103 |
Croatia
|
14.32 | 2024 | 103 | |
| 104 |
Estonia
|
14.25 | 2024 | 104 | |
| 105 |
Pakistan
|
14.1 | 2024 | 105 | |
| 106 |
Uruguay
|
14.05 | 2024 | 106 | |
| 107 |
Oman
|
13.89 | 2024 | 107 | |
| 108 |
Ethiopia
|
13.84 | 2023 | 108 | |
| 109 |
Colombia
|
13.75 | 2024 | 109 | |
| 110 |
Ghana
|
13.69 | 2023 | 110 | |
| 111 |
Burundi
|
13.65 | 2023 | 111 | |
| 112 |
Denmark
|
13.56 | 2025 | 112 | |
| 113 |
Mali
|
13.51 | 2023 | 113 | |
| 114 |
Netherlands
|
13.27 | 2024 | 114 | |
| 115 |
Costa Rica
|
13.24 | 2024 | 115 | |
| 116 |
Namibia
|
13.22 | 2024 | 116 | |
| 117 |
Bulgaria
|
13.2 | 2024 | 117 | |
| 118 |
Lithuania
|
13.07 | 2025 | 118 | |
| 119 |
Greece
|
13.06 | 2024 | 119 | |
| 120 |
Bangladesh
|
13 | 2018 | 120 | |
| 121 |
Saudi Arabia
|
12.95 | 2024 | 121 | |
| 122 |
New Zealand
|
12.81 | 2025 | 122 | |
| 123 |
Laos
|
12.69 | 2023 | 123 | |
| 124 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
12.55 | 2025 | 124 | |
| 125 |
Spain
|
12.46 | 2024 | 125 | |
| 126 |
Georgia
|
12.46 | 2024 | 126 | |
| 127 |
Uzbekistan
|
12.45 | 2024 | 127 | |
| 128 |
Azerbaijan
|
12.44 | 2025 | 128 | |
| 129 |
Ecuador
|
12.23 | 2024 | 129 | |
| 130 |
Malta
|
11.94 | 2024 | 130 | |
| 131 |
Peru
|
11.93 | 2024 | 131 | |
| 132 |
Belgium
|
11.81 | 2024 | 132 | |
| 133 |
Malawi
|
11.8 | 2024 | 133 | |
| 134 |
Turkmenistan
|
11.74 | 2000 | 134 | |
| 135 |
North Macedonia
|
11.73 | 2024 | 135 | |
| 136 |
Chile
|
11.58 | 2025 | 136 | |
| 137 |
Tunisia
|
11.5 | 2024 | 137 | |
| 138 |
Bhutan
|
11.45 | 2025 | 138 | |
| 139 |
United States Virgin Islands
|
11.31 | 1978 | 139 | |
| 140 |
Italy
|
11.22 | 2024 | 140 | |
| 141 |
Burkina Faso
|
11.18 | 2024 | 141 | |
| 142 |
Qatar
|
11.18 | 2024 | 142 | |
| 143 |
Morocco
|
11.18 | 2024 | 143 | |
| 144 |
Sweden
|
11.15 | 2024 | 144 | |
| 145 |
Norway
|
11.1 | 2025 | 145 | |
| 146 |
Iceland
|
11.07 | 2025 | 146 | |
| 147 |
Nigeria
|
11.02 | 2024 | 147 | |
| 148 |
Mongolia
|
11.01 | 2023 | 148 | |
| 149 |
Kazakhstan
|
10.97 | 2024 | 149 | |
| 150 |
Russia
|
10.86 | 2021 | 150 | |
| 151 |
Uganda
|
10.74 | 2024 | 151 | |
| 152 |
Romania
|
10.69 | 2024 | 152 | |
| 153 |
France
|
10.6 | 2024 | 153 | |
| 154 |
Israel
|
10.55 | 2024 | 154 | |
| 155 |
Ukraine
|
10.49 | 2024 | 155 | |
| 156 |
Belarus
|
10.34 | 2021 | 156 | |
| 157 |
Indonesia
|
10.21 | 2025 | 157 | |
| 158 |
United Kingdom
|
9.81 | 2025 | 158 | |
| 159 |
Japan
|
9.77 | 2025 | 159 | |
| 160 |
Myanmar
|
9.74 | 2024 | 160 | |
| 161 |
Poland
|
9.72 | 2024 | 161 | |
| 162 |
Austria
|
9.54 | 2024 | 162 | |
| 163 |
Ireland
|
9.41 | 2024 | 163 | |
| 164 |
Canada
|
9.2 | 2024 | 164 | |
| 165 |
Tanzania
|
9.19 | 2024 | 165 | |
| 166 |
Germany
|
9.16 | 2024 | 166 | |
| 167 |
Argentina
|
9.08 | 2024 | 167 | |
| 168 |
Finland
|
8.83 | 2024 | 168 | |
| 169 |
Vietnam
|
8.8 | 2023 | 169 | |
| 170 |
Armenia
|
8.36 | 2024 | 170 | |
| 171 |
Malaysia
|
8.28 | 2025 | 171 | |
| 172 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
8.17 | 2024 | 172 | |
| 173 |
China
|
8.11 | 2024 | 173 | |
| 174 |
Zambia
|
7.83 | 2024 | 174 | |
| 175 |
Paraguay
|
7.8 | 2025 | 175 | |
| 176 |
Bolivia
|
7.51 | 2024 | 176 | |
| 177 |
Cambodia
|
7.46 | 2024 | 177 | |
| 178 |
Slovakia
|
7.26 | 2024 | 178 | |
| 179 |
Iraq
|
7.2 | 2014 | 179 | |
| 180 |
South Africa
|
7.16 | 2025 | 180 | |
| 181 |
Hungary
|
7.05 | 2025 | 181 | |
| 182 |
United States
|
6.93 | 2024 | 182 | |
| 183 |
Czechia
|
6.75 | 2024 | 183 | |
| 184 |
Thailand
|
6.59 | 2024 | 184 | |
| 185 |
Australia
|
6.51 | 2025 | 185 | |
| 186 |
Guyana
|
6.48 | 2025 | 186 | |
| 187 |
Mexico
|
6.32 | 2025 | 187 | |
| 188 |
South Korea
|
6.29 | 2024 | 188 | |
| 189 |
Türkiye
|
6.21 | 2024 | 189 | |
| 190 |
Serbia
|
5.78 | 2007 | 190 | |
| 191 |
Brazil
|
5.53 | 2025 | 191 | |
| 192 |
Slovenia
|
5.35 | 2024 | 192 | |
| 193 |
India
|
5.06 | 2024 | 193 | |
| 194 |
United Arab Emirates
|
4.99 | 2023 | 194 | |
| 195 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
4.77 | 2023 | 195 | |
| 196 |
Switzerland
|
4.64 | 2024 | 196 | |
| 197 |
Singapore
|
3.65 | 2024 | 197 | |
| 198 |
Hong Kong
|
3.32 | 2024 | 198 |
The share of food in merchandise imports. The indicator reads as a measure of food dependence, but with a caveat: a high share occurs both in rich countries with little agriculture, where food is simply a large item of consumption, and in the poorest ones, where it means vulnerability to world grain prices. Comparing it with food insecurity and with the share of agriculture in the economy helps tell the two cases apart.
Important: A high value is not in itself a sign of trouble: in Singapore and Japan the share is high while the food supply is entirely secure. It is worth looking at together with food insecurity.
What part of merchandise exports is food and farm produce.
Trade 1962–2025 Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports)What part of merchandise imports a country spends on oil, gas and coal.
Nutrition 2014–2024 Food insecurityThe share of people who at least once during the year lacked money or access to food.
Trade 1960–2025 Merchandise importsImports of goods only, without services — WTO data.