Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Russia

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Russia in 2021 — 10.86%. Ranked 117 in the world out of 166. Since 1996, the indicator has fallen by 7.14 pp.

2021 10.86% −1.22 pp vs 2020
World rank 117of 166
Period maximum 23.21%1998
Period minimum 10.86%2021

Trend over time

1996–2021 · % of merchandise imports

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Russia, 1996–2021101520251996199920022005200820112014201720201996: 18%1997: 18.96%1998: 23.21%1999: 18.73%2000: 20.23%2001: 20.48%2002: 20.87%2003: 19.32%2004: 16.53%2005: 16.09%2006: 14.36%2007: 12.62%2008: 12.05%2009: 15.98%2010: 14.14%2011: 12.33%2012: 12.35%2013: 13.26%2014: 13.47%2015: 13.88%2016: 11.86%2017: 11.06%2018: 11.87%2019: 11.7%2020: 12.07%2021: 10.86%
Change over the period: −7.14 pp Annual average: -0.29 pp

Comparison, 2021

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

Russia 10.86%
World 8.57%
Eastern Europe computed 8.42%
High-income countries computed 8.18%
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Russia, by year Russia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 10.86 −1.22 pp
2020 12.07 +0.38 pp
2019 11.7 −0.17 pp
2018 11.87 +0.81 pp
2017 11.06 −0.81 pp
2016 11.86 −2.02 pp
2015 13.88 +0.42 pp
2014 13.47 +0.21 pp
2013 13.26 +0.91 pp
2012 12.35 +0.02 pp
2011 12.33 −1.81 pp
2010 14.14 −1.83 pp
2009 15.98 +3.93 pp
2008 12.05 −0.57 pp
2007 12.62 −1.74 pp
2006 14.36 −1.73 pp
2005 16.09 −0.44 pp
2004 16.53 −2.79 pp
2003 19.32 −1.55 pp
2002 20.87 +0.4 pp
2001 20.48 +0.25 pp
2000 20.23 +1.5 pp
1999 18.73 −4.48 pp
1998 23.21 +4.25 pp
1997 18.96 +0.96 pp
1996 18

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.