Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Kazakhstan

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Kazakhstan in 2024 — 10.97%. Ranked 88 in the world out of 131. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 1.15 pp.

2024 10.97% +1.26 pp vs 2023
World rank 88of 131
Period maximum 19.1%2022
Period minimum 0.67%2000

Trend over time

1995–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Kazakhstan, 1995–202405101520199519982001200420072010201320162019202220241995: 9.82%1996: 12.37%1997: 13.1%1998: 10.15%1999: 10.2%2000: 0.67%2001: 8.28%2002: 8.1%2003: 7.99%2004: 7.14%2005: 7.29%2006: 6.95%2007: 6.86%2008: 7.77%2009: 8.5%2010: 9.49%2011: 10.36%2012: 9.35%2013: 9.23%2014: 10.28%2015: 10.85%2016: 11.73%2017: 11.42%2018: 10.62%2019: 9.74%2020: 18.05%2021: 17.4%2022: 19.1%2023: 9.71%2024: 10.97%
Change over the period: +1.15 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Kazakhstan 10.97%
World 8.89%
Central Asia computed 11.23%
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Kazakhstan, by year Kazakhstan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 10.97 +1.26 pp
2023 9.71 −9.4 pp
2022 19.1 +1.71 pp
2021 17.4 −0.65 pp
2020 18.05 +8.31 pp
2019 9.74 −0.88 pp
2018 10.62 −0.8 pp
2017 11.42 −0.3 pp
2016 11.73 +0.87 pp
2015 10.85 +0.58 pp
2014 10.28 +1.05 pp
2013 9.23 −0.12 pp
2012 9.35 −1.01 pp
2011 10.36 +0.87 pp
2010 9.49 +0.99 pp
2009 8.5 +0.73 pp
2008 7.77 +0.91 pp
2007 6.86 −0.09 pp
2006 6.95 −0.34 pp
2005 7.29 +0.15 pp
2004 7.14 −0.85 pp
2003 7.99 −0.11 pp
2002 8.1 −0.18 pp
2001 8.28 +7.61 pp
2000 0.67 −9.53 pp
1999 10.2 +0.04 pp
1998 10.15 −2.95 pp
1997 13.1 +0.74 pp
1996 12.37 +2.54 pp
1995 9.82

Central Asia, 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.