Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Brazil

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Brazil in 2025 — 5.53%. Ranked 24 in the world out of 24. Since 1962, the indicator has fallen by 10.33 pp.

2025 5.53% −0.19 pp vs 2024
World rank 24of 24
Period maximum 24.11%1964
Period minimum 4.36%2005

Trend over time

1962–2025 · % of merchandise imports

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Brazil, 1962–2025010203019621969197619831990199720042011201820251962: 15.86%1964: 24.11%1966: 18.82%1968: 16.39%1970: 10.91%1972: 7.65%1974: 7.59%1976: 7.86%1978: 10.12%1980: 9.6%1982: 8.46%1984: 9.31%1986: 15.25%1989: 9.88%1991: 11.23%1993: 9.73%1995: 10.71%1997: 9.08%1999: 7.89%2001: 5.7%2003: 7.01%2005: 4.36%2007: 4.68%2009: 5.31%2011: 4.6%2013: 4.98%2015: 5.21%2017: 6.32%2019: 5.39%2021: 5.43%2023: 5.36%2025: 5.53%
Change over the period: −10.33 pp Annual average: -0.16 pp
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Brazil, by year Brazil All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 5.53 −0.19 pp
2024 5.71 +0.35 pp
2023 5.36 +0.46 pp
2022 4.91 −0.53 pp
2021 5.43 −0.87 pp
2020 6.3 +0.91 pp
2019 5.39 +0.01 pp
2018 5.38 −0.94 pp
2017 6.32 −1.1 pp
2016 7.43 +2.21 pp
2015 5.21 +0.23 pp
2014 4.98 −0 pp
2013 4.98 +0.14 pp
2012 4.84 +0.25 pp
2011 4.6 −0.09 pp
2010 4.68 −0.63 pp
2009 5.31 +0.83 pp
2008 4.48 −0.2 pp
2007 4.68 +0.2 pp
2006 4.48 +0.12 pp
2005 4.36 −0.46 pp
2004 4.82 −2.19 pp
2003 7.01 +0.31 pp
2002 6.71 +1.01 pp
2001 5.7 −0.88 pp
2000 6.57 −1.32 pp
1999 7.89 −1.77 pp
1998 9.66 +0.58 pp
1997 9.08 −1.68 pp
1996 10.76 +0.05 pp
1995 10.71 −0.22 pp
1994 10.93 +1.2 pp
1993 9.73 +0.17 pp
1992 9.56 −1.67 pp
1991 11.23 +1.82 pp
1990 9.41 −0.47 pp
1989 9.88
1987 8.11 −7.14 pp
1986 15.25 +6.28 pp
1985 8.97 −0.34 pp
1984 9.31 +1.05 pp
1983 8.26 −0.2 pp
1982 8.46 −0.32 pp
1981 8.78 −0.82 pp
1980 9.6 −2.25 pp
1979 11.86 +1.74 pp
1978 10.12 +3.36 pp
1977 6.76 −1.1 pp
1976 7.86 +1.7 pp
1975 6.16 −1.43 pp
1974 7.59 −3.33 pp
1973 10.92 +3.27 pp
1972 7.65 −1.25 pp
1971 8.9 −2.02 pp
1970 10.91 −3 pp
1969 13.92 −2.47 pp
1968 16.39 −3.61 pp
1967 20 +1.19 pp
1966 18.82 −1 pp
1965 19.82 −4.29 pp
1964 24.11 +7.04 pp
1963 17.06 +1.2 pp
1962 15.86

South America, 2025

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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.

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