Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Sweden

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Sweden in 2024 — 11.15%. Ranked 86 in the world out of 131. Since 1962, the indicator has fallen by 1.78 pp.

2024 11.15% +0.27 pp vs 2023
World rank 86of 131
Period maximum 13.14%1964
Period minimum 5.92%2000

Trend over time

1962–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Sweden, 1962–202446810121419621969197619831990199720042011201820241962: 12.93%1964: 13.14%1966: 12.8%1968: 11.73%1970: 10.81%1972: 10.38%1974: 8.15%1976: 8.46%1978: 9.22%1980: 7.1%1982: 6.95%1984: 7.14%1986: 7.36%1988: 6.57%1990: 6.13%1992: 7.42%1994: 7.83%1996: 7.2%1998: 6.8%2000: 5.92%2002: 7.72%2004: 7.58%2006: 7.42%2008: 7.86%2010: 8.77%2012: 9.15%2014: 10.64%2016: 11.37%2018: 10.39%2020: 11.28%2022: 10.05%2024: 11.15%
Change over the period: −1.78 pp Annual average: -0.03 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Sweden 11.15%
World 8.89%
Northern Europe computed 10.85%
High-income countries computed 8.94%
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Sweden, by year Sweden All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 11.15 +0.27 pp
2023 10.88 +0.82 pp
2022 10.05 +0.07 pp
2021 9.98 −1.3 pp
2020 11.28 +0.62 pp
2019 10.66 +0.27 pp
2018 10.39 −0.31 pp
2017 10.7 −0.67 pp
2016 11.37 +0.53 pp
2015 10.84 +0.21 pp
2014 10.64 +0.22 pp
2013 10.42 +1.26 pp
2012 9.15 +0.59 pp
2011 8.56 −0.21 pp
2010 8.77 −1.1 pp
2009 9.87 +2.02 pp
2008 7.86 +0.44 pp
2007 7.42 +0.01 pp
2006 7.42 +0.04 pp
2005 7.38 −0.21 pp
2004 7.58 −0.21 pp
2003 7.79 +0.07 pp
2002 7.72 +0.67 pp
2001 7.05 +1.12 pp
2000 5.92 −1.26 pp
1999 7.18 +0.38 pp
1998 6.8 −0.43 pp
1997 7.23 +0.03 pp
1996 7.2 +0.52 pp
1995 6.68 −1.15 pp
1994 7.83 +0.18 pp
1993 7.65 +0.23 pp
1992 7.42 +0.44 pp
1991 6.98 +0.85 pp
1990 6.13 +0.13 pp
1989 6 −0.57 pp
1988 6.57 −0.06 pp
1987 6.63 −0.73 pp
1986 7.36 +0.77 pp
1985 6.58 −0.56 pp
1984 7.14 +0.16 pp
1983 6.98 +0.03 pp
1982 6.95 −0.12 pp
1981 7.08 −0.03 pp
1980 7.1 −0.57 pp
1979 7.67 −1.55 pp
1978 9.22 +0.38 pp
1977 8.84 +0.38 pp
1976 8.46 +0.51 pp
1975 7.95 −0.2 pp
1974 8.15 −1.84 pp
1973 9.99 −0.39 pp
1972 10.38 −0.2 pp
1971 10.58 −0.23 pp
1970 10.81 +0.16 pp
1969 10.65 −1.08 pp
1968 11.73 −0.47 pp
1967 12.19 −0.61 pp
1966 12.8 +0.8 pp
1965 11.99 −1.14 pp
1964 13.14 +0.05 pp
1963 13.08 +0.16 pp
1962 12.93

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.