Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — France

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in France in 2024 — 10.6%. Ranked 92 in the world out of 131. Since 1962, the indicator has fallen by 12.42 pp.

2024 10.6% +0.77 pp vs 2023
World rank 92of 131
Period maximum 23.01%1962
Period minimum 7.44%2006

Trend over time

1962–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — France, 1962–2024010203019621969197619831990199720042011201820241962: 23.01%1964: 20.54%1966: 18.81%1968: 15.58%1970: 14.79%1972: 13.76%1974: 10.91%1976: 11.83%1978: 14.05%1980: 10.28%1982: 10.59%1984: 11.29%1986: 11.73%1988: 10.75%1990: 9.77%1992: 10.55%1994: 11.19%1996: 10.38%1998: 9.66%2000: 7.91%2002: 8.72%2004: 8.29%2006: 7.44%2008: 8%2010: 8.5%2012: 8.41%2014: 9.18%2016: 9.81%2018: 9.41%2020: 10.51%2022: 8.9%2024: 10.6%
Change over the period: −12.42 pp Annual average: -0.2 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

France 10.6%
World 8.89%
Western Europe computed 10.22%
High-income countries computed 8.94%
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — France, by year France All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 10.6 +0.77 pp
2023 9.83 +0.93 pp
2022 8.9 −0.77 pp
2021 9.66 −0.84 pp
2020 10.51 +1.18 pp
2019 9.33 −0.09 pp
2018 9.41 −0.25 pp
2017 9.66 −0.15 pp
2016 9.81 +0.38 pp
2015 9.43 +0.25 pp
2014 9.18 +0.13 pp
2013 9.05 +0.63 pp
2012 8.41 +0.17 pp
2011 8.25 −0.25 pp
2010 8.5 −0.8 pp
2009 9.3 +1.3 pp
2008 8 +0.28 pp
2007 7.71 +0.27 pp
2006 7.44 −0.36 pp
2005 7.8 −0.49 pp
2004 8.29 −0.55 pp
2003 8.84 +0.12 pp
2002 8.72 +0.44 pp
2001 8.28 +0.37 pp
2000 7.91 −1.26 pp
1999 9.16 −0.5 pp
1998 9.66 −0.35 pp
1997 10.01 −0.37 pp
1996 10.38 −0.37 pp
1995 10.75 −0.44 pp
1994 11.19 +0.02 pp
1993 11.17 +0.63 pp
1992 10.55 +0.21 pp
1991 10.34 +0.57 pp
1990 9.77 −0.39 pp
1989 10.17 −0.59 pp
1988 10.75 −0.33 pp
1987 11.08 −0.65 pp
1986 11.73 +0.74 pp
1985 10.99 −0.29 pp
1984 11.29 −0.06 pp
1983 11.34 +0.75 pp
1982 10.59 +0.28 pp
1981 10.31 +0.03 pp
1980 10.28 −1.68 pp
1979 11.96 −2.09 pp
1978 14.05 +0.11 pp
1977 13.94 +2.1 pp
1976 11.83 −1.08 pp
1975 12.91 +2 pp
1974 10.91 −3.14 pp
1973 14.05 +0.3 pp
1972 13.76 −0.31 pp
1971 14.07 −0.72 pp
1970 14.79 −0.17 pp
1969 14.96 −0.62 pp
1968 15.58 −1.79 pp
1967 17.37 −1.44 pp
1966 18.81 −1.13 pp
1965 19.94 −0.6 pp
1964 20.54 −0.32 pp
1963 20.86 −2.15 pp
1962 23.01

Western Europe, 2024

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.