Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Singapore

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Singapore in 2024 — 3.65%. Ranked 130 in the world out of 131. Since 1962, the indicator has fallen by 18.03 pp.

2024 3.65% −0.37 pp vs 2023
World rank 130of 131
Period maximum 23.81%1964
Period minimum 2.24%2006

Trend over time

1962–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Singapore, 1962–2024010203019621969197619831990199720042011201820241962: 21.69%1964: 23.81%1966: 22.58%1968: 20.64%1970: 16.4%1972: 14.19%1974: 10.35%1976: 10.39%1978: 10.03%1980: 8.48%1982: 7.8%1984: 10.11%1986: 9.46%1989: 6.77%1991: 6.31%1993: 5.88%1995: 4.58%1997: 4.3%1999: 4%2001: 3.65%2003: 3.51%2005: 2.43%2007: 2.53%2009: 2.91%2011: 3.31%2013: 3.33%2015: 3.95%2017: 3.86%2019: 3.7%2021: 3.92%2023: 4.03%2024: 3.65%
Change over the period: −18.03 pp Annual average: -0.29 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Singapore 3.65%
World 8.89%
South-Eastern Asia computed 7.72%
High-income countries computed 8.94%
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Singapore, by year Singapore All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 3.65 −0.37 pp
2023 4.03 +0.36 pp
2022 3.67 −0.25 pp
2021 3.92 −0.2 pp
2020 4.11 +0.41 pp
2019 3.7 +0.07 pp
2018 3.62 −0.24 pp
2017 3.86 −0.2 pp
2016 4.06 +0.11 pp
2015 3.95 +0.42 pp
2014 3.53 +0.2 pp
2013 3.33 +0.08 pp
2012 3.25 −0.05 pp
2011 3.31 +0.18 pp
2010 3.13 +0.22 pp
2009 2.91 +0.4 pp
2008 2.51 −0.02 pp
2007 2.53 +0.29 pp
2006 2.24 −0.2 pp
2005 2.43 −0.63 pp
2004 3.06 −0.45 pp
2003 3.51 −0.1 pp
2002 3.6 −0.05 pp
2001 3.65 +0.41 pp
2000 3.24 −0.76 pp
1999 4 −0.37 pp
1998 4.37 +0.06 pp
1997 4.3 −0.1 pp
1996 4.41 −0.17 pp
1995 4.58 −0.64 pp
1994 5.22 −0.65 pp
1993 5.88 −0.48 pp
1992 6.36 +0.04 pp
1991 6.31 +0.25 pp
1990 6.06 −0.71 pp
1989 6.77
1987 7.98 −1.48 pp
1986 9.46 −0.13 pp
1985 9.59 −0.51 pp
1984 10.11 +2.31 pp
1983 7.8 −0 pp
1982 7.8 +0.26 pp
1981 7.55 −0.93 pp
1980 8.48 −1.19 pp
1979 9.66 −0.37 pp
1978 10.03 −1.47 pp
1977 11.5 +1.11 pp
1976 10.39 −0.37 pp
1975 10.76 +0.41 pp
1974 10.35 −2.38 pp
1973 12.73 −1.45 pp
1972 14.19 −1.34 pp
1971 15.53 −0.87 pp
1970 16.4 −1.65 pp
1969 18.05 −2.59 pp
1968 20.64 −1.39 pp
1967 22.03 −0.55 pp
1966 22.58 −1.16 pp
1965 23.73 −0.08 pp
1964 23.81 +0.32 pp
1963 23.49 +1.8 pp
1962 21.69

South-Eastern Asia, 2024

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.