Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Colombia

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Colombia in 2024 — 13.75%. Ranked 59 in the world out of 131. Since 1962, the indicator has risen by 6.08 pp.

2024 13.75% −0.69 pp vs 2023
World rank 59of 131
Period maximum 15.18%2020
Period minimum 5.5%1963

Trend over time

1962–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Colombia, 1962–202457.51012.51517.519621969197619831990199720042011201820241962: 7.66%1963: 5.5%1964: 9.05%1965: 8.35%1966: 10.72%1967: 7.35%1968: 7.7%1969: 7.96%1970: 7.69%1971: 10.31%1972: 8.65%1973: 12.09%1974: 13.32%1975: 9.42%1976: 12.21%1977: 12.44%1978: 10.73%1979: 10.54%1980: 11.71%1981: 10.21%1982: 10.72%1983: 10.91%1984: 10.23%1985: 9.49%1986: 8.7%1987: 7.95%1991: 6.69%1992: 9.31%1993: 7.61%1994: 8.84%1995: 9.39%1996: 12.57%1997: 11.13%1998: 11.8%1999: 12.89%2000: 11.93%2001: 11.73%2002: 12.15%2003: 11.37%2004: 10.58%2005: 8.88%2006: 8.89%2007: 9.16%2008: 10.14%2009: 10.27%2010: 9.7%2011: 9.52%2012: 10.33%2013: 9.99%2014: 9.51%2015: 10.3%2016: 13.04%2017: 12.64%2018: 12.54%2019: 12.45%2020: 15.18%2021: 13.82%2022: 13.64%2023: 14.43%2024: 13.75%
Change over the period: +6.08 pp Annual average: 0.1 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Colombia 13.75%
World 8.89%
South America computed 8.93%
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Colombia, by year Colombia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 13.75 −0.69 pp
2023 14.43 +0.79 pp
2022 13.64 −0.18 pp
2021 13.82 −1.36 pp
2020 15.18 +2.73 pp
2019 12.45 −0.09 pp
2018 12.54 −0.1 pp
2017 12.64 −0.4 pp
2016 13.04 +2.75 pp
2015 10.3 +0.79 pp
2014 9.51 −0.48 pp
2013 9.99 −0.33 pp
2012 10.33 +0.81 pp
2011 9.52 −0.18 pp
2010 9.7 −0.57 pp
2009 10.27 +0.14 pp
2008 10.14 +0.98 pp
2007 9.16 +0.27 pp
2006 8.89 +0.01 pp
2005 8.88 −1.71 pp
2004 10.58 −0.78 pp
2003 11.37 −0.78 pp
2002 12.15 +0.42 pp
2001 11.73 −0.2 pp
2000 11.93 −0.96 pp
1999 12.89 +1.09 pp
1998 11.8 +0.66 pp
1997 11.13 −1.44 pp
1996 12.57 +3.18 pp
1995 9.39 +0.55 pp
1994 8.84 +1.23 pp
1993 7.61 −1.7 pp
1992 9.31 +2.62 pp
1991 6.69
1987 7.95 −0.75 pp
1986 8.7 −0.79 pp
1985 9.49 −0.73 pp
1984 10.23 −0.68 pp
1983 10.91 +0.19 pp
1982 10.72 +0.51 pp
1981 10.21 −1.49 pp
1980 11.71 +1.16 pp
1979 10.54 −0.18 pp
1978 10.73 −1.71 pp
1977 12.44 +0.23 pp
1976 12.21 +2.79 pp
1975 9.42 −3.9 pp
1974 13.32 +1.23 pp
1973 12.09 +3.44 pp
1972 8.65 −1.66 pp
1971 10.31 +2.62 pp
1970 7.69 −0.27 pp
1969 7.96 +0.26 pp
1968 7.7 +0.35 pp
1967 7.35 −3.37 pp
1966 10.72 +2.37 pp
1965 8.35 −0.71 pp
1964 9.05 +3.55 pp
1963 5.5 −2.16 pp
1962 7.66

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.