Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — all countries

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Ukraine

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Ukraine in 2024 — 10.49%. Ranked 94 in the world out of 131. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 2.62 pp.

2024 10.49% −0.13 pp vs 2023
World rank 94of 131
Period maximum 11.79%2020
Period minimum 5.06%1997

Trend over time

1996–2024 · % of merchandise imports

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Ukraine, 1996–2024468101219961999200220052008201120142017202020231996: 7.87%1997: 5.06%1998: 6.97%1999: 7.42%2000: 6.32%2001: 6.88%2002: 6.38%2003: 9.26%2004: 6.4%2005: 7.19%2006: 6.77%2007: 6.54%2008: 7.3%2009: 10.52%2010: 9.2%2011: 7.4%2012: 8.53%2013: 10.28%2014: 10.76%2015: 9%2016: 9.62%2017: 8.41%2018: 8.57%2019: 9.17%2020: 11.79%2021: 10.56%2022: 10.48%2023: 10.62%2024: 10.49%
Change over the period: +2.62 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Ukraine 10.49%
World 8.89%
Eastern Europe computed 8.89%
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Ukraine, by year Ukraine All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 10.49 −0.13 pp
2023 10.62 +0.14 pp
2022 10.48 −0.08 pp
2021 10.56 −1.22 pp
2020 11.79 +2.62 pp
2019 9.17 +0.6 pp
2018 8.57 +0.16 pp
2017 8.41 −1.2 pp
2016 9.62 +0.61 pp
2015 9 −1.76 pp
2014 10.76 +0.48 pp
2013 10.28 +1.74 pp
2012 8.53 +1.14 pp
2011 7.4 −1.8 pp
2010 9.2 −1.32 pp
2009 10.52 +3.23 pp
2008 7.3 +0.75 pp
2007 6.54 −0.23 pp
2006 6.77 −0.42 pp
2005 7.19 +0.79 pp
2004 6.4 −2.86 pp
2003 9.26 +2.88 pp
2002 6.38 −0.5 pp
2001 6.88 +0.56 pp
2000 6.32 −1.1 pp
1999 7.42 +0.45 pp
1998 6.97 +1.91 pp
1997 5.06 −2.8 pp
1996 7.87

Eastern Europe, 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.