Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Tajikistan

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Tajikistan in 2023 — 26.46%. Ranked 11 in the world out of 160. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 16.25 pp.

2023 26.46% +4.33 pp vs 2022
World rank 11of 160
Period maximum 26.46%2023
Period minimum 10.21%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of merchandise imports

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Tajikistan, 2000–202310152025302000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 10.21%2014: 20.74%2015: 23.09%2016: 21.37%2017: 21.9%2018: 19.14%2019: 22.58%2020: 25.56%2021: 22.75%2022: 22.13%2023: 26.46%
Change over the period: +16.25 pp Annual average: 0.71 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Tajikistan 26.46%
World 8.68%
Central Asia computed 11.06%
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Tajikistan, by year Tajikistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 26.46 +4.33 pp
2022 22.13 −0.62 pp
2021 22.75 −2.81 pp
2020 25.56 +2.98 pp
2019 22.58 +3.43 pp
2018 19.14 −2.76 pp
2017 21.9 +0.53 pp
2016 21.37 −1.73 pp
2015 23.09 +2.36 pp
2014 20.74
2000 10.21

Central Asia, 2023

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.