Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — North Macedonia

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in North Macedonia in 2024 — 11.73%. Ranked 79 in the world out of 131. Since 1994, the indicator has fallen by 9.02 pp.

2024 11.73% +1.17 pp vs 2023
World rank 79of 131
Period maximum 20.75%1994
Period minimum 9.16%2022

Trend over time

1994–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — North Macedonia, 1994–2024510152025199419972000200320062009201220152018202120241994: 20.75%1995: 17.4%1996: 15.92%1997: 19.42%1998: 16.32%1999: 15.3%2000: 12.06%2001: 13.8%2002: 14.53%2003: 14.09%2004: 13.82%2005: 12.74%2006: 11.66%2007: 11.6%2008: 10.92%2009: 13.14%2010: 12.42%2011: 11.77%2012: 12.97%2013: 12.7%2014: 11.37%2015: 11.69%2016: 11.24%2017: 10.8%2018: 10.01%2019: 9.64%2020: 10.46%2021: 9.52%2022: 9.16%2023: 10.56%2024: 11.73%
Change over the period: −9.02 pp Annual average: -0.3 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

North Macedonia 11.73%
World 8.89%
Southern Europe computed 11.96%
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — North Macedonia, by year North Macedonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 11.73 +1.17 pp
2023 10.56 +1.4 pp
2022 9.16 −0.36 pp
2021 9.52 −0.94 pp
2020 10.46 +0.82 pp
2019 9.64 −0.37 pp
2018 10.01 −0.78 pp
2017 10.8 −0.44 pp
2016 11.24 −0.45 pp
2015 11.69 +0.31 pp
2014 11.37 −1.32 pp
2013 12.7 −0.27 pp
2012 12.97 +1.2 pp
2011 11.77 −0.64 pp
2010 12.42 −0.72 pp
2009 13.14 +2.22 pp
2008 10.92 −0.68 pp
2007 11.6 −0.06 pp
2006 11.66 −1.08 pp
2005 12.74 −1.08 pp
2004 13.82 −0.27 pp
2003 14.09 −0.44 pp
2002 14.53 +0.73 pp
2001 13.8 +1.74 pp
2000 12.06 −3.24 pp
1999 15.3 −1.03 pp
1998 16.32 −3.1 pp
1997 19.42 +3.5 pp
1996 15.92 −1.48 pp
1995 17.4 −3.35 pp
1994 20.75

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.