Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Chad

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Chad in 1995 — 24.27%. Ranked 13 in the world out of 118. Since 1962, the indicator has risen by 7.91 pp.

1995 24.27% +9.76 pp vs 1975
World rank 13of 118
Period maximum 27.89%1973
Period minimum 12.92%1966

Trend over time

1962–1995 · % of merchandise imports

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Chad, 1962–199510152025301962196619701974197819821986199019941962: 16.37%1963: 16.24%1964: 14.85%1965: 13.25%1966: 12.92%1967: 15.55%1968: 13.29%1969: 20.87%1970: 20.63%1971: 19.59%1972: 24.24%1973: 27.89%1974: 23.3%1975: 14.52%1995: 24.27%
Change over the period: +7.91 pp Annual average: 0.24 pp

Comparison, 1995

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

Chad 24.27%
World 8.44%
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Chad, by year Chad All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
1995 24.27
1975 14.52 −8.78 pp
1974 23.3 −4.59 pp
1973 27.89 +3.65 pp
1972 24.24 +4.65 pp
1971 19.59 −1.04 pp
1970 20.63 −0.25 pp
1969 20.87 +7.59 pp
1968 13.29 −2.27 pp
1967 15.55 +2.63 pp
1966 12.92 −0.33 pp
1965 13.25 −1.61 pp
1964 14.85 −1.39 pp
1963 16.24 −0.13 pp
1962 16.37

Middle Africa, 1995

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.