Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Seychelles

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in the Seychelles in 2024 — 26.11%. Ranked 6 in the world out of 131. Since 1971, the indicator has fallen by 2.72 pp.

2024 26.11% +0.9 pp vs 2023
World rank 6of 131
Period maximum 33.14%1974
Period minimum 9.64%2017

Trend over time

1971–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Seychelles, 1971–202401020304019711977198319891995200120072013201920241971: 28.83%1972: 24.19%1973: 28.14%1974: 33.14%1975: 29.45%1976: 24.6%1977: 24.28%1978: 24.33%1979: 18.79%1980: 20.86%1981: 20.72%1982: 21.4%1983: 19.03%1984: 20.78%1985: 17.89%1986: 19.62%1987: 21.8%1992: 21.88%1993: 19.96%1994: 21.26%1995: 21.24%1996: 19.67%1997: 25.86%1998: 23.97%1999: 22.19%2000: 10.14%2001: 22.57%2002: 30.41%2003: 30.21%2004: 27.3%2005: 23.81%2006: 26.64%2007: 23.68%2008: 20.66%2009: 13.27%2010: 17.11%2011: 15.52%2012: 25.6%2013: 27.48%2014: 26.01%2015: 24.48%2016: 18.09%2017: 9.64%2018: 20.35%2019: 19.02%2020: 13.18%2021: 19.52%2022: 15.26%2023: 25.2%2024: 26.11%
Change over the period: −2.72 pp Annual average: -0.05 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Seychelles 26.11%
World 8.89%
High-income countries computed 8.94%
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Seychelles, by year Seychelles All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 26.11 +0.9 pp
2023 25.2 +9.95 pp
2022 15.26 −4.26 pp
2021 19.52 +6.34 pp
2020 13.18 −5.84 pp
2019 19.02 −1.33 pp
2018 20.35 +10.71 pp
2017 9.64 −8.45 pp
2016 18.09 −6.39 pp
2015 24.48 −1.53 pp
2014 26.01 −1.47 pp
2013 27.48 +1.88 pp
2012 25.6 +10.08 pp
2011 15.52 −1.59 pp
2010 17.11 +3.84 pp
2009 13.27 −7.39 pp
2008 20.66 −3.02 pp
2007 23.68 −2.96 pp
2006 26.64 +2.82 pp
2005 23.81 −3.49 pp
2004 27.3 −2.9 pp
2003 30.21 −0.21 pp
2002 30.41 +7.85 pp
2001 22.57 +12.43 pp
2000 10.14 −12.05 pp
1999 22.19 −1.78 pp
1998 23.97 −1.88 pp
1997 25.86 +6.19 pp
1996 19.67 −1.57 pp
1995 21.24 −0.02 pp
1994 21.26 +1.29 pp
1993 19.96 −1.92 pp
1992 21.88
1987 21.8 +2.18 pp
1986 19.62 +1.73 pp
1985 17.89 −2.88 pp
1984 20.78 +1.74 pp
1983 19.03 −2.37 pp
1982 21.4 +0.68 pp
1981 20.72 −0.13 pp
1980 20.86 +2.07 pp
1979 18.79 −5.54 pp
1978 24.33 +0.05 pp
1977 24.28 −0.32 pp
1976 24.6 −4.85 pp
1975 29.45 −3.69 pp
1974 33.14 +5 pp
1973 28.14 +3.95 pp
1972 24.19 −4.64 pp
1971 28.83

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.