Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Armenia

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Armenia in 2024 — 8.36%. Ranked 108 in the world out of 131. Since 1997, the indicator has fallen by 22.74 pp.

2024 8.36% −1.55 pp vs 2023
World rank 108of 131
Period maximum 31.1%1997
Period minimum 8.36%2024

Trend over time

1997–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Armenia, 1997–202401020304019972000200320062009201220152018202120241997: 31.1%1999: 25.79%2000: 24.97%2001: 24.25%2002: 19.86%2003: 17.23%2004: 20.48%2005: 17.66%2006: 15.34%2007: 17.32%2008: 17.97%2009: 19.08%2010: 17.67%2011: 18.76%2012: 18.71%2013: 19.54%2014: 18.86%2015: 19.76%2016: 19.09%2017: 18.01%2018: 16.22%2019: 16.44%2020: 18.2%2021: 17.38%2022: 15.1%2023: 9.91%2024: 8.36%
Change over the period: −22.74 pp Annual average: -0.84 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Armenia 8.36%
World 8.89%
Western Asia computed 10.66%
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Armenia, by year Armenia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 8.36 −1.55 pp
2023 9.91 −5.19 pp
2022 15.1 −2.28 pp
2021 17.38 −0.82 pp
2020 18.2 +1.75 pp
2019 16.44 +0.22 pp
2018 16.22 −1.79 pp
2017 18.01 −1.08 pp
2016 19.09 −0.67 pp
2015 19.76 +0.9 pp
2014 18.86 −0.68 pp
2013 19.54 +0.83 pp
2012 18.71 −0.05 pp
2011 18.76 +1.09 pp
2010 17.67 −1.41 pp
2009 19.08 +1.1 pp
2008 17.97 +0.65 pp
2007 17.32 +1.98 pp
2006 15.34 −2.33 pp
2005 17.66 −2.82 pp
2004 20.48 +3.25 pp
2003 17.23 −2.63 pp
2002 19.86 −4.39 pp
2001 24.25 −0.72 pp
2000 24.97 −0.82 pp
1999 25.79
1997 31.1

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.