Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Kyrgyzstan

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Kyrgyzstan in 2025 — 12.55%. Ranked 8 in the world out of 24. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 5.79 pp.

2025 12.55% +3.54 pp vs 2024
World rank 8of 24
Period maximum 20.88%1996
Period minimum 9.01%2024

Trend over time

1995–2025 · % of merchandise imports

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Kyrgyzstan, 1995–2025510152025199519982001200420072010201320162019202220251995: 18.34%1996: 20.88%1998: 13.8%1999: 13.61%2000: 14.44%2001: 12.26%2002: 13.08%2003: 12.78%2004: 13.46%2005: 15%2006: 14.36%2007: 15.36%2008: 13.08%2009: 16.88%2010: 16.87%2011: 16.62%2012: 14.51%2013: 14.07%2014: 14.73%2015: 13.94%2016: 11.9%2017: 14.07%2018: 11.11%2019: 13.32%2020: 15.56%2021: 15.36%2022: 11.74%2023: 9.25%2024: 9.01%2025: 12.55%
Change over the period: −5.79 pp Annual average: -0.19 pp
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Kyrgyzstan, by year Kyrgyzstan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 12.55 +3.54 pp
2024 9.01 −0.23 pp
2023 9.25 −2.49 pp
2022 11.74 −3.62 pp
2021 15.36 −0.19 pp
2020 15.56 +2.23 pp
2019 13.32 +2.21 pp
2018 11.11 −2.96 pp
2017 14.07 +2.17 pp
2016 11.9 −2.04 pp
2015 13.94 −0.8 pp
2014 14.73 +0.66 pp
2013 14.07 −0.44 pp
2012 14.51 −2.1 pp
2011 16.62 −0.25 pp
2010 16.87 −0.02 pp
2009 16.88 +3.8 pp
2008 13.08 −2.28 pp
2007 15.36 +1 pp
2006 14.36 −0.64 pp
2005 15 +1.55 pp
2004 13.46 +0.67 pp
2003 12.78 −0.3 pp
2002 13.08 +0.82 pp
2001 12.26 −2.18 pp
2000 14.44 +0.83 pp
1999 13.61 −0.19 pp
1998 13.8
1996 20.88 +2.54 pp
1995 18.34

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.