Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Estonia

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Estonia in 2024 — 14.25%. Ranked 54 in the world out of 131. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 0.41 pp.

2024 14.25% +1.69 pp vs 2023
World rank 54of 131
Period maximum 16.52%1998
Period minimum 7.46%2006

Trend over time

1995–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Estonia, 1995–202457.51012.51517.5199519982001200420072010201320162019202220241995: 13.84%1996: 15.25%1997: 16.1%1998: 16.52%1999: 12.88%2000: 9.83%2001: 10.6%2002: 11.57%2003: 11.21%2004: 9.74%2005: 8.67%2006: 7.46%2007: 9.1%2008: 10.16%2009: 12.9%2010: 11.36%2011: 9.91%2012: 9.09%2013: 10.23%2014: 10.14%2015: 10.49%2016: 11.05%2017: 10.96%2018: 10.03%2019: 10.22%2020: 11.04%2021: 9.41%2022: 9.69%2023: 12.55%2024: 14.25%
Change over the period: +0.41 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Estonia 14.25%
World 8.89%
Northern Europe computed 10.85%
High-income countries computed 8.94%
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Estonia, by year Estonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 14.25 +1.69 pp
2023 12.55 +2.86 pp
2022 9.69 +0.28 pp
2021 9.41 −1.63 pp
2020 11.04 +0.82 pp
2019 10.22 +0.19 pp
2018 10.03 −0.93 pp
2017 10.96 −0.09 pp
2016 11.05 +0.56 pp
2015 10.49 +0.35 pp
2014 10.14 −0.09 pp
2013 10.23 +1.14 pp
2012 9.09 −0.82 pp
2011 9.91 −1.45 pp
2010 11.36 −1.54 pp
2009 12.9 +2.74 pp
2008 10.16 +1.06 pp
2007 9.1 +1.63 pp
2006 7.46 −1.21 pp
2005 8.67 −1.07 pp
2004 9.74 −1.47 pp
2003 11.21 −0.35 pp
2002 11.57 +0.97 pp
2001 10.6 +0.76 pp
2000 9.83 −3.05 pp
1999 12.88 −3.64 pp
1998 16.52 +0.42 pp
1997 16.1 +0.85 pp
1996 15.25 +1.41 pp
1995 13.84

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.