Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Serbia

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Serbia in 2007 — 5.78%. Ranked 152 in the world out of 174. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 3.12 pp.

2007 5.78% −0.84 pp vs 2006
World rank 152of 174
Period maximum 14.24%1996
Period minimum 5.78%2007

Trend over time

1992–2007 · % of merchandise imports

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Serbia, 1992–200757.51012.5151992199419961998200020022004200620071992: 8.9%1996: 14.24%1997: 14.17%1998: 11.6%1999: 10.31%2000: 9.34%2001: 12.71%2002: 11.42%2004: 8.23%2005: 7.08%2006: 6.62%2007: 5.78%
Change over the period: −3.12 pp Annual average: -0.21 pp

Comparison, 2007

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

Serbia 5.78%
World 6.53%
Southern Europe computed 9.01%
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Serbia, by year Serbia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2007 5.78 −0.84 pp
2006 6.62 −0.46 pp
2005 7.08 −1.15 pp
2004 8.23
2002 11.42 −1.29 pp
2001 12.71 +3.37 pp
2000 9.34 −0.97 pp
1999 10.31 −1.29 pp
1998 11.6 −2.57 pp
1997 14.17 −0.07 pp
1996 14.24
1992 8.9

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.