Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Peru

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Peru in 2024 — 11.93%. Ranked 75 in the world out of 131. Since 1962, the indicator has fallen by 4.51 pp.

2024 11.93% −0.62 pp vs 2023
World rank 75of 131
Period maximum 25.17%1983
Period minimum 8.24%2013

Trend over time

1962–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Peru, 1962–2024010203019621969197619831990199720042011201820241962: 16.44%1963: 16.09%1964: 17.39%1965: 17.29%1966: 16.47%1967: 16.78%1968: 21.79%1969: 21.72%1970: 20.14%1971: 17.27%1972: 18.17%1973: 13.37%1974: 15.05%1975: 15.75%1976: 13.97%1977: 14.95%1978: 17.46%1979: 20.25%1980: 19.77%1982: 17.77%1983: 25.17%1984: 23.54%1985: 19.45%1986: 22.71%1987: 19.47%1992: 21.87%1993: 19.64%1994: 17.63%1995: 13.55%1996: 16.61%1997: 14.23%1998: 16.3%1999: 14.67%2000: 11.65%2001: 13.33%2002: 13.48%2003: 12.59%2004: 12.71%2005: 11.45%2006: 10.22%2007: 10.44%2008: 9.98%2009: 11%2010: 8.9%2011: 10.18%2012: 8.55%2013: 8.24%2014: 10.52%2015: 10.02%2016: 11.62%2017: 12.12%2018: 11.39%2019: 11.39%2020: 13.98%2021: 12.52%2022: 11.91%2023: 12.55%2024: 11.93%
Change over the period: −4.51 pp Annual average: -0.07 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Peru 11.93%
World 8.89%
South America computed 8.93%
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Peru, by year Peru All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 11.93 −0.62 pp
2023 12.55 +0.64 pp
2022 11.91 −0.61 pp
2021 12.52 −1.46 pp
2020 13.98 +2.59 pp
2019 11.39 −0.01 pp
2018 11.39 −0.73 pp
2017 12.12 +0.51 pp
2016 11.62 +1.6 pp
2015 10.02 −0.5 pp
2014 10.52 +2.28 pp
2013 8.24 −0.31 pp
2012 8.55 −1.63 pp
2011 10.18 +1.27 pp
2010 8.9 −2.1 pp
2009 11 +1.01 pp
2008 9.98 −0.45 pp
2007 10.44 +0.22 pp
2006 10.22 −1.23 pp
2005 11.45 −1.26 pp
2004 12.71 +0.12 pp
2003 12.59 −0.89 pp
2002 13.48 +0.15 pp
2001 13.33 +1.68 pp
2000 11.65 −3.02 pp
1999 14.67 −1.63 pp
1998 16.3 +2.07 pp
1997 14.23 −2.38 pp
1996 16.61 +3.07 pp
1995 13.55 −4.08 pp
1994 17.63 −2.02 pp
1993 19.64 −2.22 pp
1992 21.87
1987 19.47 −3.25 pp
1986 22.71 +3.26 pp
1985 19.45 −4.09 pp
1984 23.54 −1.63 pp
1983 25.17 +7.39 pp
1982 17.77
1980 19.77 −0.48 pp
1979 20.25 +2.79 pp
1978 17.46 +2.51 pp
1977 14.95 +0.98 pp
1976 13.97 −1.79 pp
1975 15.75 +0.7 pp
1974 15.05 +1.69 pp
1973 13.37 −4.8 pp
1972 18.17 +0.9 pp
1971 17.27 −2.87 pp
1970 20.14 −1.58 pp
1969 21.72 −0.06 pp
1968 21.79 +5 pp
1967 16.78 +0.31 pp
1966 16.47 −0.83 pp
1965 17.29 −0.09 pp
1964 17.39 +1.29 pp
1963 16.09 −0.35 pp
1962 16.44

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.