Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Belarus

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Belarus in 2021 — 10.34%. Ranked 122 in the world out of 166. Since 1998, the indicator has fallen by 0.75 pp.

2021 10.34% −1.03 pp vs 2020
World rank 122of 166
Period maximum 14.12%2015
Period minimum 6.77%2011

Trend over time

1998–2021 · % of merchandise imports

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Belarus, 1998–202168101214161998200120042007201020132016201920211998: 11.09%1999: 12.35%2000: 11.87%2001: 10.61%2002: 10.72%2003: 9.94%2004: 9.13%2005: 9.35%2006: 8.53%2007: 7.29%2008: 7.35%2009: 7.83%2010: 7.88%2011: 6.77%2012: 7.56%2013: 9.23%2014: 11.49%2015: 14.12%2016: 13.87%2017: 12.27%2018: 10.17%2019: 10.32%2020: 11.37%2021: 10.34%
Change over the period: −0.75 pp Annual average: -0.03 pp

Comparison, 2021

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

Belarus 10.34%
World 8.57%
Eastern Europe computed 8.42%
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Belarus, by year Belarus All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 10.34 −1.03 pp
2020 11.37 +1.05 pp
2019 10.32 +0.15 pp
2018 10.17 −2.1 pp
2017 12.27 −1.6 pp
2016 13.87 −0.25 pp
2015 14.12 +2.63 pp
2014 11.49 +2.26 pp
2013 9.23 +1.67 pp
2012 7.56 +0.79 pp
2011 6.77 −1.11 pp
2010 7.88 +0.05 pp
2009 7.83 +0.48 pp
2008 7.35 +0.06 pp
2007 7.29 −1.24 pp
2006 8.53 −0.82 pp
2005 9.35 +0.23 pp
2004 9.13 −0.82 pp
2003 9.94 −0.78 pp
2002 10.72 +0.11 pp
2001 10.61 −1.26 pp
2000 11.87 −0.47 pp
1999 12.35 +1.26 pp
1998 11.09

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.