Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Myanmar

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Myanmar in 2024 — 9.74%. Ranked 96 in the world out of 131. Since 1962, the indicator has fallen by 3.69 pp.

2024 9.74% −2.34 pp vs 2023
World rank 96of 131
Period maximum 29.38%1964
Period minimum 5.14%1968

Trend over time

1962–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Myanmar, 1962–2024010203019621969197619831990199720042011201820241962: 13.43%1963: 12.32%1964: 29.38%1965: 14.7%1966: 13.23%1967: 14.49%1968: 5.14%1969: 5.57%1970: 7.04%1971: 7.4%1972: 5.56%1973: 7.41%1974: 10.55%1975: 7.35%1976: 9.74%1977: 9.15%1992: 14.65%2001: 7.08%2010: 7.24%2011: 9.16%2012: 12.15%2013: 8.42%2014: 9.06%2015: 11.14%2016: 18.82%2017: 14.61%2018: 13.06%2019: 11.7%2020: 13.14%2021: 17.78%2022: 12.25%2023: 12.07%2024: 9.74%
Change over the period: −3.69 pp Annual average: -0.06 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Myanmar 9.74%
World 8.89%
South-Eastern Asia computed 7.72%
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Myanmar, by year Myanmar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 9.74 −2.34 pp
2023 12.07 −0.17 pp
2022 12.25 −5.53 pp
2021 17.78 +4.65 pp
2020 13.14 +1.44 pp
2019 11.7 −1.36 pp
2018 13.06 −1.55 pp
2017 14.61 −4.2 pp
2016 18.82 +7.68 pp
2015 11.14 +2.07 pp
2014 9.06 +0.65 pp
2013 8.42 −3.73 pp
2012 12.15 +2.99 pp
2011 9.16 +1.92 pp
2010 7.24
2001 7.08
1992 14.65
1977 9.15 −0.6 pp
1976 9.74 +2.4 pp
1975 7.35 −3.2 pp
1974 10.55 +3.13 pp
1973 7.41 +1.86 pp
1972 5.56 −1.84 pp
1971 7.4 +0.36 pp
1970 7.04 +1.47 pp
1969 5.57 +0.43 pp
1968 5.14 −9.35 pp
1967 14.49 +1.26 pp
1966 13.23 −1.47 pp
1965 14.7 −14.69 pp
1964 29.38 +17.06 pp
1963 12.32 −1.1 pp
1962 13.43

South-Eastern Asia, 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.