Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Montenegro

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Montenegro in 2024 — 23.6%. Ranked 9 in the world out of 131. Since 2006, the indicator has risen by 7.92 pp.

2024 23.6% −0.52 pp vs 2023
World rank 9of 131
Period maximum 26.64%2014
Period minimum 14.87%2007

Trend over time

2006–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Montenegro, 2006–2024101520253020062008201020122014201620182020202220242006: 15.68%2007: 14.87%2008: 16.55%2009: 23.74%2010: 24.19%2011: 23.76%2012: 24.07%2013: 25.31%2014: 26.64%2015: 25.04%2016: 23.48%2017: 22.66%2018: 21%2019: 21.93%2020: 22.3%2021: 23.65%2022: 22.24%2023: 24.12%2024: 23.6%
Change over the period: +7.92 pp Annual average: 0.44 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Montenegro 23.6%
World 8.89%
Southern Europe computed 11.96%
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Montenegro, by year Montenegro All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 23.6 −0.52 pp
2023 24.12 +1.88 pp
2022 22.24 −1.41 pp
2021 23.65 +1.34 pp
2020 22.3 +0.37 pp
2019 21.93 +0.94 pp
2018 21 −1.66 pp
2017 22.66 −0.82 pp
2016 23.48 −1.56 pp
2015 25.04 −1.6 pp
2014 26.64 +1.33 pp
2013 25.31 +1.25 pp
2012 24.07 +0.3 pp
2011 23.76 −0.43 pp
2010 24.19 +0.45 pp
2009 23.74 +7.18 pp
2008 16.55 +1.68 pp
2007 14.87 −0.81 pp
2006 15.68

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.