Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — New Caledonia

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in New Caledonia in 2015 — 15.76%. Ranked 61 in the world out of 171. Since 1962, the indicator has fallen by 6.94 pp.

2015 15.76% +2.34 pp vs 2014
World rank 61of 171
Period maximum 22.76%1978
Period minimum 10.61%2007

Trend over time

1962–2015 · % of merchandise imports

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — New Caledonia, 1962–20151015202519621968197419801986199219982004201020151962: 22.71%1975: 18.74%1976: 21.04%1977: 20.96%1978: 22.76%1979: 20.93%1980: 18.85%1981: 20.41%1982: 21.82%1983: 22.75%1999: 15.78%2000: 15.09%2001: 15.36%2002: 15.24%2003: 12.21%2004: 13.62%2005: 13.15%2006: 12.01%2007: 10.61%2008: 11.65%2009: 12.06%2010: 11.03%2011: 11.65%2012: 13.12%2013: 13.52%2014: 13.43%2015: 15.76%
Change over the period: −6.94 pp Annual average: -0.13 pp

Comparison, 2015

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

New Caledonia 15.76%
World 8.37%
Melanesia computed 17.77%
High-income countries computed 8.36%
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — New Caledonia, by year New Caledonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2015 15.76 +2.34 pp
2014 13.43 −0.09 pp
2013 13.52 +0.4 pp
2012 13.12 +1.48 pp
2011 11.65 +0.61 pp
2010 11.03 −1.03 pp
2009 12.06 +0.41 pp
2008 11.65 +1.04 pp
2007 10.61 −1.39 pp
2006 12.01 −1.15 pp
2005 13.15 −0.47 pp
2004 13.62 +1.42 pp
2003 12.21 −3.04 pp
2002 15.24 −0.12 pp
2001 15.36 +0.27 pp
2000 15.09 −0.69 pp
1999 15.78
1983 22.75 +0.92 pp
1982 21.82 +1.41 pp
1981 20.41 +1.56 pp
1980 18.85 −2.08 pp
1979 20.93 −1.83 pp
1978 22.76 +1.81 pp
1977 20.96 −0.08 pp
1976 21.04 +2.29 pp
1975 18.74
1962 22.71

Melanesia, 2015

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.