Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Luxembourg

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Luxembourg in 2024 — 14.77%. Ranked 52 in the world out of 131. Since 1999, the indicator has risen by 4.05 pp.

2024 14.77% +1.16 pp vs 2023
World rank 52of 131
Period maximum 14.77%2024
Period minimum 9.3%2001

Trend over time

1999–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Luxembourg, 1999–20248101214161999200220052008201120142017202020231999: 10.72%2000: 9.8%2001: 9.3%2002: 10.42%2003: 11.18%2004: 10.55%2005: 10.22%2006: 9.38%2007: 9.45%2008: 9.43%2009: 11.92%2010: 11.16%2011: 9.68%2012: 10.03%2013: 10.96%2014: 11.77%2015: 12.26%2016: 12.36%2017: 11.96%2018: 12.41%2019: 12.13%2020: 13.71%2021: 12.09%2022: 11.94%2023: 13.61%2024: 14.77%
Change over the period: +4.05 pp Annual average: 0.16 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Luxembourg 14.77%
World 8.89%
Western Europe computed 10.22%
High-income countries computed 8.94%
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Luxembourg, by year Luxembourg All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 14.77 +1.16 pp
2023 13.61 +1.67 pp
2022 11.94 −0.15 pp
2021 12.09 −1.62 pp
2020 13.71 +1.58 pp
2019 12.13 −0.27 pp
2018 12.41 +0.44 pp
2017 11.96 −0.4 pp
2016 12.36 +0.1 pp
2015 12.26 +0.49 pp
2014 11.77 +0.81 pp
2013 10.96 +0.92 pp
2012 10.03 +0.35 pp
2011 9.68 −1.48 pp
2010 11.16 −0.76 pp
2009 11.92 +2.49 pp
2008 9.43 −0.02 pp
2007 9.45 +0.07 pp
2006 9.38 −0.84 pp
2005 10.22 −0.33 pp
2004 10.55 −0.63 pp
2003 11.18 +0.76 pp
2002 10.42 +1.13 pp
2001 9.3 −0.5 pp
2000 9.8 −0.92 pp
1999 10.72

Western Europe, 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.