Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Guatemala

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Guatemala in 2024 — 17.41%. Ranked 37 in the world out of 131. Since 1965, the indicator has risen by 6.45 pp.

2024 17.41% +0.46 pp vs 2023
World rank 37of 131
Period maximum 17.69%2020
Period minimum 5.87%1976

Trend over time

1965–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Guatemala, 1965–202405101520196519711977198319891995200120072013201920241965: 10.97%1966: 11.49%1967: 12.69%1968: 11.01%1969: 9.73%1970: 10.98%1971: 10.11%1972: 9%1973: 8.46%1974: 8.3%1975: 9.49%1976: 5.87%1977: 6.18%1978: 6.93%1979: 7.01%1980: 7.57%1981: 6.24%1982: 8.63%1983: 8.59%1984: 7.28%1985: 9.17%1986: 12.11%1987: 10.58%1993: 11.1%1994: 13.3%1995: 11.86%1996: 14.31%1997: 13.19%1998: 11.88%1999: 12.68%2000: 12.67%2001: 14.08%2002: 12.34%2003: 12.62%2004: 12.4%2005: 10.86%2006: 10.07%2007: 11.31%2008: 12.65%2009: 13.71%2010: 13.31%2011: 13.21%2012: 13.28%2013: 13.25%2014: 13.57%2015: 14.27%2016: 14.7%2017: 14.58%2018: 14.73%2019: 15.57%2020: 17.69%2021: 15.69%2022: 15.8%2023: 16.96%2024: 17.41%
Change over the period: +6.45 pp Annual average: 0.11 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Guatemala 17.41%
World 8.89%
Central America computed 8.25%
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Guatemala, by year Guatemala All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 17.41 +0.46 pp
2023 16.96 +1.16 pp
2022 15.8 +0.1 pp
2021 15.69 −2 pp
2020 17.69 +2.12 pp
2019 15.57 +0.84 pp
2018 14.73 +0.14 pp
2017 14.58 −0.12 pp
2016 14.7 +0.43 pp
2015 14.27 +0.71 pp
2014 13.57 +0.31 pp
2013 13.25 −0.03 pp
2012 13.28 +0.08 pp
2011 13.21 −0.1 pp
2010 13.31 −0.4 pp
2009 13.71 +1.06 pp
2008 12.65 +1.34 pp
2007 11.31 +1.24 pp
2006 10.07 −0.8 pp
2005 10.86 −1.53 pp
2004 12.4 −0.22 pp
2003 12.62 +0.27 pp
2002 12.34 −1.74 pp
2001 14.08 +1.41 pp
2000 12.67 −0.01 pp
1999 12.68 +0.8 pp
1998 11.88 −1.31 pp
1997 13.19 −1.12 pp
1996 14.31 +2.45 pp
1995 11.86 −1.44 pp
1994 13.3 +2.2 pp
1993 11.1
1987 10.58 −1.52 pp
1986 12.11 +2.94 pp
1985 9.17 +1.89 pp
1984 7.28 −1.31 pp
1983 8.59 −0.04 pp
1982 8.63 +2.39 pp
1981 6.24 −1.33 pp
1980 7.57 +0.56 pp
1979 7.01 +0.08 pp
1978 6.93 +0.75 pp
1977 6.18 +0.3 pp
1976 5.87 −3.61 pp
1975 9.49 +1.19 pp
1974 8.3 −0.16 pp
1973 8.46 −0.54 pp
1972 9 −1.11 pp
1971 10.11 −0.87 pp
1970 10.98 +1.25 pp
1969 9.73 −1.27 pp
1968 11.01 −1.69 pp
1967 12.69 +1.2 pp
1966 11.49 +0.52 pp
1965 10.97

Central America, 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.