Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Croatia

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Croatia in 2024 — 14.32%. Ranked 53 in the world out of 131. Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 1.82 pp.

2024 14.32% +0.4 pp vs 2023
World rank 53of 131
Period maximum 14.32%2024
Period minimum 7.96%2007

Trend over time

1992–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Croatia, 1992–202468101214161992199620002004200820122016202020241992: 12.5%1993: 8.98%1994: 11.19%1995: 11.79%1996: 11.25%1997: 10.45%1998: 9.69%1999: 8.46%2000: 8.28%2001: 8.82%2002: 8.91%2003: 8.44%2004: 8.37%2005: 8.31%2006: 8.26%2007: 7.96%2008: 8.19%2009: 10.13%2010: 10.38%2011: 10.94%2012: 11.77%2013: 12.3%2014: 12.97%2015: 13.2%2016: 12.9%2017: 12.98%2018: 12.38%2019: 13.27%2020: 13.58%2021: 12.83%2022: 11.45%2023: 13.93%2024: 14.32%
Change over the period: +1.82 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Croatia 14.32%
World 8.89%
Southern Europe computed 11.96%
High-income countries computed 8.94%
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Croatia, by year Croatia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 14.32 +0.4 pp
2023 13.93 +2.48 pp
2022 11.45 −1.38 pp
2021 12.83 −0.75 pp
2020 13.58 +0.31 pp
2019 13.27 +0.89 pp
2018 12.38 −0.6 pp
2017 12.98 +0.08 pp
2016 12.9 −0.3 pp
2015 13.2 +0.23 pp
2014 12.97 +0.67 pp
2013 12.3 +0.54 pp
2012 11.77 +0.83 pp
2011 10.94 +0.56 pp
2010 10.38 +0.25 pp
2009 10.13 +1.94 pp
2008 8.19 +0.23 pp
2007 7.96 −0.3 pp
2006 8.26 −0.06 pp
2005 8.31 −0.05 pp
2004 8.37 −0.07 pp
2003 8.44 −0.47 pp
2002 8.91 +0.09 pp
2001 8.82 +0.55 pp
2000 8.28 −0.18 pp
1999 8.46 −1.23 pp
1998 9.69 −0.76 pp
1997 10.45 −0.81 pp
1996 11.25 −0.54 pp
1995 11.79 +0.6 pp
1994 11.19 +2.22 pp
1993 8.98 −3.52 pp
1992 12.5

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.