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Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Liberia

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Liberia in 2023 — 23.09%. Ranked 18 in the world out of 160. Since 1963, the indicator has risen by 4.65 pp.

2023 23.09% −1.33 pp vs 2022
World rank 18of 160
Period maximum 28.26%2019
Period minimum 12.78%1976

Trend over time

1963–2023 · % of merchandise imports

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Liberia, 1963–20231015202530196319691975198119871993199920052011201720231963: 18.44%1967: 17.08%1970: 16.88%1971: 18.37%1972: 17.07%1973: 18.35%1974: 15.81%1975: 13.87%1976: 12.78%1977: 14.95%1978: 16.99%1979: 18.23%1980: 18.89%1981: 22.28%1982: 22.34%1983: 26.08%1984: 25.01%2017: 26.56%2018: 21.84%2019: 28.26%2020: 25.87%2021: 26.43%2022: 24.42%2023: 23.09%
Change over the period: +4.65 pp Annual average: 0.08 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Liberia 23.09%
World 8.68%
Sub-Saharan Africa 12.18%
Western Africa computed 14.94%
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Liberia, by year Liberia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 23.09 −1.33 pp
2022 24.42 −2.01 pp
2021 26.43 +0.57 pp
2020 25.87 −2.39 pp
2019 28.26 +6.42 pp
2018 21.84 −4.72 pp
2017 26.56 —
1984 25.01 −1.06 pp
1983 26.08 +3.74 pp
1982 22.34 +0.05 pp
1981 22.28 +3.39 pp
1980 18.89 +0.66 pp
1979 18.23 +1.23 pp
1978 16.99 +2.04 pp
1977 14.95 +2.17 pp
1976 12.78 −1.1 pp
1975 13.87 −1.93 pp
1974 15.81 −2.55 pp
1973 18.35 +1.28 pp
1972 17.07 −1.3 pp
1971 18.37 +1.49 pp
1970 16.88 —
1967 17.08 —
1963 18.44 —

Western Africa, 2023

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

BJ Benin 32.74 MR Mauritania 25.29 LR Liberia 23.09 CV Cabo Verde 20.21 NE Niger 19.62 TG Togo 19.3 SN Senegal 18.51 CI Côte d'Ivoire 16.86 GH Ghana 13.69 ML Mali 13.51 BF Burkina Faso 11.37 NG Nigeria 10.69 GM Gambia 7.31
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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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