Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Moldova

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Moldova in 2024 — 15.4%. Ranked 46 in the world out of 131. Since 1994, the indicator has risen by 8.94 pp.

2024 15.4% +1.3 pp vs 2023
World rank 46of 131
Period maximum 15.4%2024
Period minimum 5.92%1999

Trend over time

1994–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Moldova, 1994–202457.51012.51517.5199419972000200320062009201220152018202120241994: 6.46%1995: 8.08%1996: 11.46%1997: 15%1998: 7.82%1999: 5.92%2000: 13.08%2001: 14.33%2002: 13.3%2003: 13.54%2004: 11.58%2005: 11.54%2006: 11.17%2007: 12.13%2008: 12.4%2009: 15.19%2010: 14.86%2011: 12.77%2012: 13.77%2013: 13.72%2014: 12.92%2015: 14.04%2016: 14.52%2017: 13.98%2018: 12.69%2019: 13.33%2020: 14.95%2021: 13.4%2022: 13.45%2023: 14.1%2024: 15.4%
Change over the period: +8.94 pp Annual average: 0.3 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Moldova 15.4%
World 8.89%
Eastern Europe computed 8.89%
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Moldova, by year Moldova All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 15.4 +1.3 pp
2023 14.1 +0.65 pp
2022 13.45 +0.05 pp
2021 13.4 −1.54 pp
2020 14.95 +1.61 pp
2019 13.33 +0.64 pp
2018 12.69 −1.28 pp
2017 13.98 −0.54 pp
2016 14.52 +0.47 pp
2015 14.04 +1.12 pp
2014 12.92 −0.8 pp
2013 13.72 −0.05 pp
2012 13.77 +1 pp
2011 12.77 −2.08 pp
2010 14.86 −0.33 pp
2009 15.19 +2.78 pp
2008 12.4 +0.27 pp
2007 12.13 +0.96 pp
2006 11.17 −0.37 pp
2005 11.54 −0.04 pp
2004 11.58 −1.97 pp
2003 13.54 +0.25 pp
2002 13.3 −1.04 pp
2001 14.33 +1.26 pp
2000 13.08 +7.15 pp
1999 5.92 −1.9 pp
1998 7.82 −7.18 pp
1997 15 +3.54 pp
1996 11.46 +3.39 pp
1995 8.08 +1.62 pp
1994 6.46

Eastern 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.