Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Austria

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Austria in 2024 — 9.54%. Ranked 98 in the world out of 131. Since 1963, the indicator has fallen by 4.94 pp.

2024 9.54% +1.37 pp vs 2023
World rank 98of 131
Period maximum 15.16%1965
Period minimum 5.12%1992

Trend over time

1963–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Austria, 1963–20240510152019631970197719841991199820052012201920241963: 14.48%1965: 15.16%1967: 12.77%1969: 10.23%1971: 9.61%1973: 9.59%1975: 8.24%1977: 7.89%1979: 6.94%1981: 6.61%1983: 6.62%1985: 6.37%1987: 6.04%1989: 5.48%1991: 5.19%1993: 5.42%1995: 5.68%1997: 6.48%1999: 6.3%2001: 5.79%2003: 6.13%2005: 6.09%2007: 6.26%2009: 7.72%2011: 6.94%2013: 7.59%2015: 7.9%2017: 7.74%2019: 7.66%2021: 7.37%2023: 8.16%2024: 9.54%
Change over the period: −4.94 pp Annual average: -0.08 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Austria 9.54%
World 8.89%
Western Europe computed 10.22%
High-income countries computed 8.94%
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Austria, by year Austria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 9.54 +1.37 pp
2023 8.16 +0.98 pp
2022 7.18 −0.19 pp
2021 7.37 −1.03 pp
2020 8.4 +0.74 pp
2019 7.66 +0.25 pp
2018 7.41 −0.32 pp
2017 7.74 −0.29 pp
2016 8.02 +0.12 pp
2015 7.9 +0.08 pp
2014 7.83 +0.24 pp
2013 7.59 +0.33 pp
2012 7.26 +0.32 pp
2011 6.94 −0.25 pp
2010 7.19 −0.52 pp
2009 7.72 +1.02 pp
2008 6.7 +0.44 pp
2007 6.26 +0.4 pp
2006 5.87 −0.22 pp
2005 6.09 +0.16 pp
2004 5.93 −0.2 pp
2003 6.13 −0.02 pp
2002 6.15 +0.36 pp
2001 5.79 +0.35 pp
2000 5.44 −0.86 pp
1999 6.3 −0.05 pp
1998 6.34 −0.14 pp
1997 6.48 +0.41 pp
1996 6.07 +0.39 pp
1995 5.68 +0.22 pp
1994 5.46 +0.04 pp
1993 5.42 +0.31 pp
1992 5.12 −0.07 pp
1991 5.19 −0.02 pp
1990 5.21 −0.27 pp
1989 5.48 −0.23 pp
1988 5.71 −0.33 pp
1987 6.04 −0.43 pp
1986 6.47 +0.11 pp
1985 6.37 −0.16 pp
1984 6.52 −0.09 pp
1983 6.62 −0.14 pp
1982 6.76 +0.15 pp
1981 6.61 +0.17 pp
1980 6.44 −0.51 pp
1979 6.94 −0.77 pp
1978 7.71 −0.18 pp
1977 7.89 +0.03 pp
1976 7.87 −0.37 pp
1975 8.24 +0.17 pp
1974 8.07 −1.52 pp
1973 9.59 +0.5 pp
1972 9.09 −0.52 pp
1971 9.61 +0.08 pp
1970 9.53 −0.7 pp
1969 10.23 −1.11 pp
1968 11.35 −1.42 pp
1967 12.77 −1.33 pp
1966 14.1 −1.07 pp
1965 15.16 +1.29 pp
1964 13.87 −0.6 pp
1963 14.48

Western Europe, 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.