Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Bolivia

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Bolivia in 2024 — 7.51%. Ranked 113 in the world out of 131. Since 1962, the indicator has fallen by 17.67 pp.

2024 7.51% +0.36 pp vs 2023
World rank 113of 131
Period maximum 26.49%1963
Period minimum 5.97%2022

Trend over time

1962–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Bolivia, 1962–2024010203019621969197619831990199720042011201820241962: 25.18%1963: 26.49%1964: 23.91%1965: 19.9%1966: 18.64%1967: 20.55%1968: 17.64%1969: 17.31%1970: 20.17%1971: 21.69%1972: 21.14%1974: 21.82%1975: 17.47%1976: 15.07%1977: 14.01%1978: 13.84%1979: 13.83%1980: 18.92%1981: 14.55%1982: 18.86%1983: 20.38%1984: 16.81%1985: 18.31%1986: 13.37%1987: 18.08%1992: 10.97%1993: 9.29%1994: 9.99%1995: 9.53%1996: 10.24%1997: 8.53%1998: 7.87%1999: 9.57%2000: 13.46%2001: 14.86%2002: 13.24%2003: 13.23%2004: 11.47%2005: 10.19%2006: 9.27%2007: 10.25%2008: 9.18%2009: 8.87%2010: 7.67%2011: 8.02%2012: 7.28%2013: 7.2%2014: 7.51%2015: 6.91%2016: 8.45%2017: 8.25%2018: 7.65%2019: 7.53%2020: 10.77%2021: 7.7%2022: 5.97%2023: 7.15%2024: 7.51%
Change over the period: −17.67 pp Annual average: -0.29 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Bolivia 7.51%
World 8.89%
South America computed 8.93%
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Bolivia, by year Bolivia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 7.51 +0.36 pp
2023 7.15 +1.18 pp
2022 5.97 −1.73 pp
2021 7.7 −3.06 pp
2020 10.77 +3.24 pp
2019 7.53 −0.13 pp
2018 7.65 −0.6 pp
2017 8.25 −0.2 pp
2016 8.45 +1.54 pp
2015 6.91 −0.6 pp
2014 7.51 +0.31 pp
2013 7.2 −0.08 pp
2012 7.28 −0.74 pp
2011 8.02 +0.35 pp
2010 7.67 −1.2 pp
2009 8.87 −0.31 pp
2008 9.18 −1.07 pp
2007 10.25 +0.98 pp
2006 9.27 −0.92 pp
2005 10.19 −1.28 pp
2004 11.47 −1.76 pp
2003 13.23 −0.01 pp
2002 13.24 −1.62 pp
2001 14.86 +1.4 pp
2000 13.46 +3.89 pp
1999 9.57 +1.7 pp
1998 7.87 −0.67 pp
1997 8.53 −1.7 pp
1996 10.24 +0.7 pp
1995 9.53 −0.45 pp
1994 9.99 +0.7 pp
1993 9.29 −1.68 pp
1992 10.97
1987 18.08 +4.71 pp
1986 13.37 −4.94 pp
1985 18.31 +1.5 pp
1984 16.81 −3.56 pp
1983 20.38 +1.52 pp
1982 18.86 +4.31 pp
1981 14.55 −4.38 pp
1980 18.92 +5.09 pp
1979 13.83 −0.01 pp
1978 13.84 −0.16 pp
1977 14.01 −1.07 pp
1976 15.07 −2.4 pp
1975 17.47 −4.35 pp
1974 21.82
1972 21.14 −0.56 pp
1971 21.69 +1.53 pp
1970 20.17 +2.86 pp
1969 17.31 −0.34 pp
1968 17.64 −2.91 pp
1967 20.55 +1.92 pp
1966 18.64 −1.26 pp
1965 19.9 −4.01 pp
1964 23.91 −2.58 pp
1963 26.49 +1.31 pp
1962 25.18

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.