Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Malta

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Malta in 2024 — 11.94%. Ranked 74 in the world out of 131. Since 1965, the indicator has fallen by 21.73 pp.

2024 11.94% −1.67 pp vs 2023
World rank 74of 131
Period maximum 33.67%1965
Period minimum 8.42%2000

Trend over time

1965–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Malta, 1965–2024010203040196519711977198319891995200120072013201920241965: 33.67%1966: 33.42%1967: 32.47%1968: 29.29%1969: 27.42%1970: 26.03%1971: 29.73%1972: 28.57%1973: 30.14%1974: 27.17%1975: 26.84%1976: 24.17%1977: 21.88%1978: 21.67%1979: 20.09%1980: 19.36%1981: 17.84%1982: 18.2%1983: 16.8%1984: 17.14%1985: 16.42%1986: 14.56%1987: 13.57%1990: 10.25%1991: 10.54%1992: 10.28%1993: 9.91%1994: 8.98%1995: 10.12%1996: 10.84%1997: 11.99%1998: 11.21%1999: 10.59%2000: 8.42%2001: 10.91%2002: 11.52%2003: 11.28%2004: 10.73%2005: 11.6%2006: 10.79%2007: 13.25%2008: 14.68%2009: 15.46%2010: 10.72%2011: 9.3%2012: 9.44%2013: 10.33%2014: 9.44%2015: 10.16%2016: 10.35%2017: 12.04%2018: 12.22%2019: 10.07%2020: 12.83%2021: 11.67%2022: 11.51%2023: 13.61%2024: 11.94%
Change over the period: −21.73 pp Annual average: -0.37 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Malta 11.94%
World 8.89%
Southern Europe computed 11.96%
High-income countries computed 8.94%
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Malta, by year Malta All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 11.94 −1.67 pp
2023 13.61 +2.09 pp
2022 11.51 −0.16 pp
2021 11.67 −1.15 pp
2020 12.83 +2.76 pp
2019 10.07 −2.15 pp
2018 12.22 +0.17 pp
2017 12.04 +1.7 pp
2016 10.35 +0.18 pp
2015 10.16 +0.73 pp
2014 9.44 −0.89 pp
2013 10.33 +0.89 pp
2012 9.44 +0.14 pp
2011 9.3 −1.42 pp
2010 10.72 −4.74 pp
2009 15.46 +0.78 pp
2008 14.68 +1.43 pp
2007 13.25 +2.46 pp
2006 10.79 −0.8 pp
2005 11.6 +0.87 pp
2004 10.73 −0.55 pp
2003 11.28 −0.24 pp
2002 11.52 +0.61 pp
2001 10.91 +2.48 pp
2000 8.42 −2.17 pp
1999 10.59 −0.62 pp
1998 11.21 −0.78 pp
1997 11.99 +1.15 pp
1996 10.84 +0.73 pp
1995 10.12 +1.13 pp
1994 8.98 −0.93 pp
1993 9.91 −0.37 pp
1992 10.28 −0.26 pp
1991 10.54 +0.29 pp
1990 10.25
1987 13.57 −0.99 pp
1986 14.56 −1.86 pp
1985 16.42 −0.72 pp
1984 17.14 +0.34 pp
1983 16.8 −1.4 pp
1982 18.2 +0.36 pp
1981 17.84 −1.52 pp
1980 19.36 −0.73 pp
1979 20.09 −1.58 pp
1978 21.67 −0.2 pp
1977 21.88 −2.29 pp
1976 24.17 −2.68 pp
1975 26.84 −0.32 pp
1974 27.17 −2.97 pp
1973 30.14 +1.56 pp
1972 28.57 −1.16 pp
1971 29.73 +3.7 pp
1970 26.03 −1.39 pp
1969 27.42 −1.87 pp
1968 29.29 −3.18 pp
1967 32.47 −0.94 pp
1966 33.42 −0.26 pp
1965 33.67

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.