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Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Georgia

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Georgia in 2024 — 12.46%. Ranked 70 in the world out of 131. Since 1996, the indicator has fallen by 23.66 pp.

2024 12.46% +0.04 pp vs 2023
World rank 70of 131
Period maximum 36.12%1996
Period minimum 12.16%2011

Trend over time

1996–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Georgia, 1996–202401020304019961999200220052008201120142017202020231996: 36.12%1997: 33.47%1998: 18.68%1999: 22.53%2000: 23.34%2001: 20.36%2002: 20.48%2003: 18.11%2004: 20.96%2005: 17.43%2006: 16.37%2007: 15.69%2008: 15.34%2009: 13.27%2010: 13.04%2011: 12.16%2012: 15.43%2013: 15.72%2014: 14.82%2015: 14.61%2016: 13.98%2017: 14.03%2018: 13.79%2019: 12.73%2020: 14.39%2021: 12.77%2022: 13.21%2023: 12.42%2024: 12.46%
Change over the period: −23.66 pp Annual average: -0.85 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Georgia 12.46%
World 8.89%
Europe & Central Asia 10.3%
Western Asia computed 10.66%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 8.25%
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Georgia, by year Georgia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 12.46 +0.04 pp
2023 12.42 −0.78 pp
2022 13.21 +0.44 pp
2021 12.77 −1.62 pp
2020 14.39 +1.66 pp
2019 12.73 −1.06 pp
2018 13.79 −0.24 pp
2017 14.03 +0.05 pp
2016 13.98 −0.63 pp
2015 14.61 −0.22 pp
2014 14.82 −0.9 pp
2013 15.72 +0.29 pp
2012 15.43 +3.28 pp
2011 12.16 −0.88 pp
2010 13.04 −0.24 pp
2009 13.27 −2.07 pp
2008 15.34 −0.36 pp
2007 15.69 −0.68 pp
2006 16.37 −1.05 pp
2005 17.43 −3.53 pp
2004 20.96 +2.85 pp
2003 18.11 −2.37 pp
2002 20.48 +0.12 pp
2001 20.36 −2.97 pp
2000 23.34 +0.8 pp
1999 22.53 +3.85 pp
1998 18.68 −14.79 pp
1997 33.47 −2.65 pp
1996 36.12 —

Western Asia, 2024

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

JO Jordan 20.67 LB Lebanon 18.55 KW Kuwait 17.49 CY Cyprus 15.27 BH Bahrain 15.01 OM Oman 13.89 AZ Azerbaijan 13.38 SA Saudi Arabia 12.95 GE Georgia 12.46 QA Qatar 11.18 IL Israel 10.55 AM Armenia 8.36 TR Türkiye 6.21
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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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