Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2023 — 26%. Ranked 12 in the world out of 160. Since 1976, the indicator has fallen by 11.3 pp.

2023 26% −1.26 pp vs 2022
World rank 12of 160
Period maximum 37.3%1976
Period minimum 20.22%2006

Trend over time

1976–2023 · % of merchandise imports

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1976–2023202530354019761981198619911996200120062011201620211976: 37.3%1980: 35.2%1993: 25.44%1994: 22.66%1995: 22.51%1997: 25.39%1998: 25.35%1999: 22.99%2000: 26.66%2001: 23.15%2002: 24.87%2003: 21.6%2004: 22.01%2005: 21.52%2006: 20.22%2007: 21.76%2008: 23.2%2009: 23.52%2010: 22.16%2011: 24.18%2012: 24.65%2013: 25.19%2014: 26.12%2015: 27.98%2016: 27.22%2017: 28.07%2018: 26.29%2019: 28.4%2020: 29.1%2021: 28.21%2022: 27.26%2023: 26%
Change over the period: −11.3 pp Annual average: -0.24 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 26%
World 8.68%
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, by year Saint Vincent and the Grenadines All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 26 −1.26 pp
2022 27.26 −0.96 pp
2021 28.21 −0.88 pp
2020 29.1 +0.7 pp
2019 28.4 +2.11 pp
2018 26.29 −1.78 pp
2017 28.07 +0.85 pp
2016 27.22 −0.76 pp
2015 27.98 +1.86 pp
2014 26.12 +0.93 pp
2013 25.19 +0.54 pp
2012 24.65 +0.47 pp
2011 24.18 +2.02 pp
2010 22.16 −1.36 pp
2009 23.52 +0.31 pp
2008 23.2 +1.44 pp
2007 21.76 +1.54 pp
2006 20.22 −1.3 pp
2005 21.52 −0.49 pp
2004 22.01 +0.41 pp
2003 21.6 −3.27 pp
2002 24.87 +1.72 pp
2001 23.15 −3.52 pp
2000 26.66 +3.67 pp
1999 22.99 −2.36 pp
1998 25.35 −0.04 pp
1997 25.39
1995 22.51 −0.15 pp
1994 22.66 −2.78 pp
1993 25.44
1980 35.2
1976 37.3

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.