Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Portugal

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Portugal in 2025 — 15.9%. Ranked 4 in the world out of 24. Since 1962, the indicator has risen by 1.4 pp.

2025 15.9% +0.61 pp vs 2024
World rank 4of 24
Period maximum 23.08%1975
Period minimum 10.22%2004

Trend over time

1962–2025 · % of merchandise imports

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Portugal, 1962–20251015202519621969197619831990199720042011201820251962: 14.49%1964: 16%1966: 17.32%1968: 15.7%1970: 13.66%1972: 17.21%1974: 19.46%1976: 19.98%1978: 16.54%1980: 13.67%1982: 14.03%1984: 17.06%1986: 13.43%1988: 12.67%1990: 11.51%1992: 12.19%1994: 14.25%1996: 13.35%1998: 12.54%2000: 11.23%2002: 12.5%2004: 10.22%2006: 11.36%2008: 12.31%2010: 13.59%2012: 15.08%2014: 14.64%2016: 15.3%2018: 14.14%2020: 15.36%2022: 13.73%2024: 15.29%2025: 15.9%
Change over the period: +1.4 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Portugal, by year Portugal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 15.9 +0.61 pp
2024 15.29 +0.06 pp
2023 15.23 +1.49 pp
2022 13.73 −0.38 pp
2021 14.11 −1.24 pp
2020 15.36 +1.72 pp
2019 13.64 −0.5 pp
2018 14.14 −0.68 pp
2017 14.83 −0.48 pp
2016 15.3 +0.27 pp
2015 15.03 +0.39 pp
2014 14.64 −0.85 pp
2013 15.49 +0.41 pp
2012 15.08 +0.47 pp
2011 14.62 +1.02 pp
2010 13.59 −0.87 pp
2009 14.46 +2.15 pp
2008 12.31 +0.22 pp
2007 12.1 +0.74 pp
2006 11.36 −0.03 pp
2005 11.38 +1.16 pp
2004 10.22 −2.43 pp
2003 12.65 +0.15 pp
2002 12.5 +0.38 pp
2001 12.13 +0.9 pp
2000 11.23 −1.11 pp
1999 12.34 −0.2 pp
1998 12.54 −0.01 pp
1997 12.54 −0.8 pp
1996 13.35 −0.25 pp
1995 13.59 −0.66 pp
1994 14.25 +0.61 pp
1993 13.64 +1.45 pp
1992 12.19 −0.62 pp
1991 12.81 +1.3 pp
1990 11.51 −0.58 pp
1989 12.09 −0.58 pp
1988 12.67 −0.56 pp
1987 13.23 −0.2 pp
1986 13.43 −1.39 pp
1985 14.82 −2.24 pp
1984 17.06 +2.69 pp
1983 14.37 +0.34 pp
1982 14.03 −1.72 pp
1981 15.75 +2.08 pp
1980 13.67 −3.33 pp
1979 16.99 +0.45 pp
1978 16.54 −1.35 pp
1977 17.89 −2.09 pp
1976 19.98 −3.11 pp
1975 23.08 +3.62 pp
1974 19.46 +2.87 pp
1973 16.59 −0.62 pp
1972 17.21 +1.78 pp
1971 15.43 +1.77 pp
1970 13.66 −1.26 pp
1969 14.92 −0.78 pp
1968 15.7 −3.25 pp
1967 18.96 +1.63 pp
1966 17.32 +0.84 pp
1965 16.48 +0.48 pp
1964 16 +0.15 pp
1963 15.85 +1.36 pp
1962 14.49

Southern Europe, 2025

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.