Agricultural raw materials imports in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Agricultural raw materials imports was 1.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural raw materials imports in Upper middle income, 1984–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 1.9% for agricultural raw materials imports in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural raw materials imports in Upper middle income peaked at 5.5% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2023.
Upper middle income ranks 7th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Agricultural raw materials imports in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 5.3% | — |
| 1985 | 4.4% | -17.8% |
| 1986 | 4.2% | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 5.5% | +29.8% |
| 1992 | 3.9% | -27.9% |
| 1993 | 3.1% | -20.9% |
| 1994 | 3.7% | +18.0% |
| 1995 | 4.1% | +11.6% |
| 1996 | 3.9% | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 3.7% | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 3.3% | -11.5% |
| 1999 | 3.2% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | +0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural raw materials imports in Upper middle income 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +29.8% | 4.2% | 5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.8% | 4.2% | 5.5% | 4 |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.1% | 4.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.4% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 4 Pakistan 4.3% compare
- 5 Tajikistan 4.1% compare
- 6 Faroe Islands 3.1% compare
- 7 Cambodia 3.0% compare
- 8 Iran, Islamic Republic of 3.0% compare
- 9 Estonia 2.7% compare
- 10 Malawi 2.7% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Upper middle income
- Rural population, per capita 0.3177 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.31 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.9% (2025)
- Rural population 978.15 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 31.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0687 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9329 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural raw materials imports in Upper middle income?
- Agricultural raw materials imports in Upper middle income was 1.9% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest agricultural raw materials imports recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 1987.
- What is the lowest agricultural raw materials imports recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2023.
- How does Upper middle income rank for agricultural raw materials imports?
- Upper middle income ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural raw materials imports rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.
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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.