Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Angola

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Angola in 2024 — 15.75%. Ranked 44 in the world out of 131. Since 1962, the indicator has fallen by 3.59 pp.

2024 15.75% +1.3 pp vs 2023
World rank 44of 131
Period maximum 32.5%1985
Period minimum 11.83%1972

Trend over time

1962–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Angola, 1962–20241020304019621969197619831990199720042011201820241962: 19.34%1969: 15.13%1970: 15.68%1971: 13.39%1972: 11.83%1973: 13.09%1974: 14.37%1985: 32.5%2007: 16.01%2008: 13.77%2009: 13.5%2010: 15.23%2011: 18.6%2012: 20.07%2013: 17.75%2014: 16.98%2015: 13.19%2016: 13.71%2017: 17.74%2018: 20.47%2019: 19.79%2020: 22.77%2021: 18.33%2022: 17.9%2023: 14.44%2024: 15.75%
Change over the period: −3.59 pp Annual average: -0.06 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Angola

Angola 15.75%
World 8.89%
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Angola, by year Angola All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 15.75 +1.3 pp
2023 14.44 −3.46 pp
2022 17.9 −0.43 pp
2021 18.33 −4.44 pp
2020 22.77 +2.98 pp
2019 19.79 −0.69 pp
2018 20.47 +2.74 pp
2017 17.74 +4.02 pp
2016 13.71 +0.53 pp
2015 13.19 −3.79 pp
2014 16.98 −0.77 pp
2013 17.75 −2.31 pp
2012 20.07 +1.47 pp
2011 18.6 +3.36 pp
2010 15.23 +1.73 pp
2009 13.5 −0.27 pp
2008 13.77 −2.24 pp
2007 16.01
1985 32.5
1974 14.37 +1.29 pp
1973 13.09 +1.26 pp
1972 11.83 −1.56 pp
1971 13.39 −2.29 pp
1970 15.68 +0.55 pp
1969 15.13
1962 19.34

Middle Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

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.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.