Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Mali

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Mali in 2023 — 13.51%. Ranked 85 in the world out of 160. Since 1962, the indicator has fallen by 6.03 pp.

2023 13.51% +0.15 pp vs 2022
World rank 85of 160
Period maximum 56.08%1974
Period minimum 11.63%2010

Trend over time

1962–2023 · % of merchandise imports

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Mali, 1962–2023020406019621969197619831990199720042011201820231962: 19.53%1963: 21.27%1964: 17.4%1965: 20.73%1966: 21.48%1967: 18.39%1968: 22.24%1969: 15.69%1970: 28.79%1971: 29.15%1972: 22.63%1974: 56.08%1975: 27.22%1976: 19.12%1977: 12.94%1978: 22.69%1979: 16.14%1980: 19.11%1982: 20.8%1987: 20.96%1996: 19.94%1997: 19.02%1998: 23.15%1999: 19.49%2000: 14.03%2001: 14.32%2002: 17.74%2003: 17.97%2004: 13.69%2005: 16.49%2006: 17.25%2007: 14.81%2008: 12.45%2010: 11.63%2011: 13.73%2012: 13.68%2016: 16.12%2017: 16.87%2018: 14.63%2019: 13.9%2020: 15.18%2021: 16.75%2022: 13.35%2023: 13.51%
Change over the period: −6.03 pp Annual average: -0.1 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Mali 13.51%
World 8.68%
Western Africa computed 14.94%
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Mali, by year Mali All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 13.51 +0.15 pp
2022 13.35 −3.4 pp
2021 16.75 +1.57 pp
2020 15.18 +1.27 pp
2019 13.9 −0.73 pp
2018 14.63 −2.24 pp
2017 16.87 +0.75 pp
2016 16.12
2012 13.68 −0.05 pp
2011 13.73 +2.1 pp
2010 11.63
2008 12.45 −2.36 pp
2007 14.81 −2.45 pp
2006 17.25 +0.76 pp
2005 16.49 +2.8 pp
2004 13.69 −4.28 pp
2003 17.97 +0.23 pp
2002 17.74 +3.42 pp
2001 14.32 +0.29 pp
2000 14.03 −5.46 pp
1999 19.49 −3.66 pp
1998 23.15 +4.12 pp
1997 19.02 −0.91 pp
1996 19.94
1987 20.96
1982 20.8
1980 19.11 +2.97 pp
1979 16.14 −6.55 pp
1978 22.69 +9.76 pp
1977 12.94 −6.18 pp
1976 19.12 −8.1 pp
1975 27.22 −28.86 pp
1974 56.08
1972 22.63 −6.52 pp
1971 29.15 +0.36 pp
1970 28.79 +13.1 pp
1969 15.69 −6.56 pp
1968 22.24 +3.86 pp
1967 18.39 −3.09 pp
1966 21.48 +0.75 pp
1965 20.73 +3.33 pp
1964 17.4 −3.87 pp
1963 21.27 +1.74 pp
1962 19.53

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.