Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Azerbaijan

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Azerbaijan in 2025 — 12.44%. Ranked 9 in the world out of 24. Since 1996, the indicator has fallen by 26.66 pp.

2025 12.44% −0.94 pp vs 2024
World rank 9of 24
Period maximum 39.1%1996
Period minimum 10.46%2006

Trend over time

1996–2025 · % of merchandise imports

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Azerbaijan, 1996–2025010203040199619992002200520082011201420172020202320251996: 39.1%1997: 22.62%1998: 16.2%1999: 19.74%2000: 18.58%2001: 16.16%2002: 14.15%2003: 11.75%2004: 11.7%2005: 10.48%2006: 10.46%2007: 15.81%2008: 15.61%2009: 15.73%2010: 18.54%2011: 14.1%2012: 14.6%2013: 14.44%2014: 16.74%2015: 14.67%2016: 18.27%2017: 18.99%2018: 14.49%2019: 13.72%2020: 17.33%2021: 18.51%2022: 18.12%2023: 14.52%2024: 13.38%2025: 12.44%
Change over the period: −26.66 pp Annual average: -0.92 pp
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Azerbaijan, by year Azerbaijan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 12.44 −0.94 pp
2024 13.38 −1.14 pp
2023 14.52 −3.59 pp
2022 18.12 −0.4 pp
2021 18.51 +1.18 pp
2020 17.33 +3.62 pp
2019 13.72 −0.77 pp
2018 14.49 −4.5 pp
2017 18.99 +0.72 pp
2016 18.27 +3.59 pp
2015 14.67 −2.06 pp
2014 16.74 +2.3 pp
2013 14.44 −0.17 pp
2012 14.6 +0.5 pp
2011 14.1 −4.43 pp
2010 18.54 +2.81 pp
2009 15.73 +0.12 pp
2008 15.61 −0.2 pp
2007 15.81 +5.36 pp
2006 10.46 −0.02 pp
2005 10.48 −1.22 pp
2004 11.7 −0.05 pp
2003 11.75 −2.4 pp
2002 14.15 −2.01 pp
2001 16.16 −2.41 pp
2000 18.58 −1.16 pp
1999 19.74 +3.54 pp
1998 16.2 −6.42 pp
1997 22.62 −16.48 pp
1996 39.1

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.