Agricultural raw materials imports in Arab World
Arab World: Agricultural raw materials imports was 0.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural raw materials imports in Arab World, 1978–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 0.7% for agricultural raw materials imports in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.8% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural raw materials imports in Arab World peaked at 2.2% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2023.
That places Arab World 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Agricultural raw materials imports in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1.8% | — |
| 1979 | 1.7% | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 2.2% | +24.8% |
| 1981 | 1.8% | -19.1% |
| 1982 | 1.7% | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 1.8% | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | -47.1% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | +32.9% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | +12.1% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -11.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural raw materials imports in Arab World changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -47.1% | 1.8% | 0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2.2% | 4 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 44 Lithuania 1.7% compare
- 45 Liberia 1.7% compare
- 46 Sierra Leone 1.6% compare
- 47 Haiti 1.6% compare
- 48 Ghana 1.6% compare
- 49 Luxembourg 1.6% compare
- 50 Cape Verde 1.6% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Arab World
- Rural population, per capita 0.3996 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 225.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.9% (2025)
- Rural population 201.16 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 40.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0595 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural raw materials imports in Arab World?
- Agricultural raw materials imports in Arab World was 0.7% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest agricultural raw materials imports recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 1980.
- What is the lowest agricultural raw materials imports recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2023.
- How does Arab World rank for agricultural raw materials imports?
- Arab World ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural raw materials imports rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Agricultural raw materials comprise section 2 of SITC Rev. 3 (crude materials, inedible, except fuels) excluding divisions 22 (oil-seeds and oleaginous fruits), 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.