Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Bermuda

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Bermuda in 2024 — 21.51%. Ranked 13 in the world out of 131. Since 1971, the indicator has fallen by 3.72 pp.

2024 21.51% −0.82 pp vs 2023
World rank 13of 131
Period maximum 29.14%1973
Period minimum 13.08%2010

Trend over time

1971–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Bermuda, 1971–2024101520253019711977198319891995200120072013201920241971: 25.24%1972: 27.65%1973: 29.14%1974: 27.95%1975: 26.37%1976: 28.55%1977: 24.74%1978: 25.35%1979: 24.86%1980: 21.12%1981: 22.7%1982: 20.41%1983: 20.36%1984: 20%1985: 19.72%1995: 20.69%1997: 20.53%2005: 17.76%2006: 17.68%2007: 17.04%2008: 17.17%2009: 17.02%2010: 13.08%2011: 16.95%2012: 20.62%2013: 19.2%2014: 20.8%2015: 20.71%2016: 21.04%2017: 20.37%2018: 20.79%2019: 19.34%2020: 23.83%2021: 21.77%2022: 21.47%2023: 22.34%2024: 21.51%
Change over the period: −3.72 pp Annual average: -0.07 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Bermuda 21.51%
World 8.89%
Northern America computed 7.27%
High-income countries computed 8.94%
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Bermuda, by year Bermuda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 21.51 −0.82 pp
2023 22.34 +0.86 pp
2022 21.47 −0.3 pp
2021 21.77 −2.06 pp
2020 23.83 +4.49 pp
2019 19.34 −1.45 pp
2018 20.79 +0.42 pp
2017 20.37 −0.67 pp
2016 21.04 +0.33 pp
2015 20.71 −0.1 pp
2014 20.8 +1.61 pp
2013 19.2 −1.42 pp
2012 20.62 +3.68 pp
2011 16.95 +3.87 pp
2010 13.08 −3.94 pp
2009 17.02 −0.15 pp
2008 17.17 +0.14 pp
2007 17.04 −0.65 pp
2006 17.68 −0.07 pp
2005 17.76
1997 20.53
1995 20.69
1985 19.72 −0.28 pp
1984 20 −0.36 pp
1983 20.36 −0.05 pp
1982 20.41 −2.29 pp
1981 22.7 +1.58 pp
1980 21.12 −3.73 pp
1979 24.86 −0.49 pp
1978 25.35 +0.61 pp
1977 24.74 −3.81 pp
1976 28.55 +2.18 pp
1975 26.37 −1.59 pp
1974 27.95 −1.19 pp
1973 29.14 +1.48 pp
1972 27.65 +2.42 pp
1971 25.24

Northern America, 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.