Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — ASEAN

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in ASEAN in 2024 — 7.72%. Since 1962, the indicator has fallen by 9.3 pp.

2024 7.72% −0.37 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 21.37%1964
Period minimum 4.57%2006

Trend over time

1962–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — ASEAN, 1962–2024010203019621969197619831990199720042011201820241962: 17.01%1963: 17.15%1964: 21.37%1965: 20.22%1966: 19.37%1967: 17.08%1968: 17.5%1969: 15.57%1970: 14.42%1971: 13.6%1972: 13.71%1973: 12.72%1974: 11.84%1975: 11.3%1976: 11.37%1977: 11.98%1978: 11.41%1979: 10.18%1980: 9.27%1981: 8.82%1982: 8.08%1983: 8.08%1984: 8.92%1985: 9.14%1986: 9.34%1987: 8.06%1992: 6.45%1993: 5.92%1994: 5.64%1997: 5.64%1998: 6.18%1999: 6.28%2000: 4.93%2001: 5.55%2002: 5.72%2003: 5.46%2004: 5.12%2005: 4.63%2006: 4.57%2007: 5.16%2008: 5.32%2009: 6.13%2010: 6.07%2011: 6.41%2012: 6.25%2013: 6.23%2014: 6.73%2015: 7.34%2016: 7.92%2017: 7.39%2018: 7.06%2019: 7.25%2020: 8.11%2021: 7.89%2022: 7.67%2023: 8.08%2024: 7.72%
Change over the period: −9.3 pp Annual average: -0.15 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

ASEAN 7.72%
World 8.89%
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — ASEAN, by year ASEAN All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 7.72 −0.37 pp
2023 8.08 +0.41 pp
2022 7.67 −0.21 pp
2021 7.89 −0.23 pp
2020 8.11 +0.87 pp
2019 7.25 +0.19 pp
2018 7.06 −0.33 pp
2017 7.39 −0.54 pp
2016 7.92 +0.58 pp
2015 7.34 +0.62 pp
2014 6.73 +0.5 pp
2013 6.23 −0.02 pp
2012 6.25 −0.17 pp
2011 6.41 +0.34 pp
2010 6.07 −0.06 pp
2009 6.13 +0.81 pp
2008 5.32 +0.16 pp
2007 5.16 +0.59 pp
2006 4.57 −0.05 pp
2005 4.63 −0.49 pp
2004 5.12 −0.34 pp
2003 5.46 −0.26 pp
2002 5.72 +0.17 pp
2001 5.55 +0.62 pp
2000 4.93 −1.34 pp
1999 6.28 +0.09 pp
1998 6.18 +0.54 pp
1997 5.64
1994 5.64 −0.28 pp
1993 5.92 −0.54 pp
1992 6.45
1987 8.06 −1.28 pp
1986 9.34 +0.2 pp
1985 9.14 +0.22 pp
1984 8.92 +0.84 pp
1983 8.08 −0 pp
1982 8.08 −0.74 pp
1981 8.82 −0.45 pp
1980 9.27 −0.91 pp
1979 10.18 −1.23 pp
1978 11.41 −0.56 pp
1977 11.98 +0.61 pp
1976 11.37 +0.07 pp
1975 11.3 −0.54 pp
1974 11.84 −0.88 pp
1973 12.72 −0.99 pp
1972 13.71 +0.11 pp
1971 13.6 −0.83 pp
1970 14.42 −1.15 pp
1969 15.57 −1.93 pp
1968 17.5 +0.42 pp
1967 17.08 −2.29 pp
1966 19.37 −0.85 pp
1965 20.22 −1.15 pp
1964 21.37 +4.22 pp
1963 17.15 +0.13 pp
1962 17.01

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.