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Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Ethiopia

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Ethiopia in 2023 — 13.84%. Ranked 75 in the world out of 160. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 0 pp.

2023 13.84% −9.96 pp vs 2022
World rank 75of 160
Period maximum 28.17%2021
Period minimum 2.43%1997

Trend over time

1995–2023 · % of merchandise imports

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Ethiopia, 1995–2023010203019951998200120042007201020132016201920221995: 13.84%1997: 2.43%1998: 6.05%1999: 9.38%2000: 7.01%2001: 14.55%2002: 11.23%2003: 24.16%2004: 12.3%2005: 10.59%2006: 8.47%2007: 7.01%2008: 13.17%2009: 10.86%2010: 10.88%2011: 14.38%2012: 10.94%2013: 12.53%2014: 8.96%2015: 9.77%2016: 13.12%2017: 12.38%2018: 15.06%2019: 12.19%2020: 18.4%2021: 28.17%2022: 23.8%2023: 13.84%
Change over the period: +0 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Ethiopia 13.84%
World 8.68%
Sub-Saharan Africa 12.18%
Eastern Africa computed 15.33%
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 13.84 −9.96 pp
2022 23.8 −4.36 pp
2021 28.17 +9.77 pp
2020 18.4 +6.2 pp
2019 12.19 −2.86 pp
2018 15.06 +2.67 pp
2017 12.38 −0.73 pp
2016 13.12 +3.35 pp
2015 9.77 +0.81 pp
2014 8.96 −3.57 pp
2013 12.53 +1.59 pp
2012 10.94 −3.43 pp
2011 14.38 +3.49 pp
2010 10.88 +0.02 pp
2009 10.86 −2.31 pp
2008 13.17 +6.16 pp
2007 7.01 −1.46 pp
2006 8.47 −2.12 pp
2005 10.59 −1.71 pp
2004 12.3 −11.85 pp
2003 24.16 +12.92 pp
2002 11.23 −3.31 pp
2001 14.55 +7.54 pp
2000 7.01 −2.37 pp
1999 9.38 +3.32 pp
1998 6.05 +3.62 pp
1997 2.43 —
1995 13.84 —

Eastern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

KM Comoros 42.07 DJ Djibouti 38.56 SC Seychelles 25.2 MU Mauritius 22.51 KE Kenya 18.82 MG Madagascar 18.09 MZ Mozambique 17.49 ET Ethiopia 13.84 ZW Zimbabwe 13.82 BI Burundi 13.65 UG Uganda 10.66 MW Malawi 8.94 TZ Tanzania 8.82 ZM Zambia 6.86
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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.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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