Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per unit of GDP by country
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
188
Highest
0.0004 tonnes per US$ of GDP
Gambia
Lowest
0 tonnes per US$ of GDP
Argentina
Median
0 tonnes per US$ of GDP
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
9,319
What the numbers show
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per unit of GDP is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 0.0004 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Gambia; the lowest is 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Argentina.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP, and the mean is 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,590.
Over the past decade 93 countries rose and 87 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 1,061.1%), and the largest decrease in Guyana (down 72.2%).
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per unit: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gambia | 0.0004 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 80.4% | rising |
| 2 | Djibouti | 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 3 | Liberia | 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 86.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Afghanistan | 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 158.6% | falling |
| 5 | East Timor | 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 102.8% | falling |
| 6 | Yemen | 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2018 | up 102.7% | falling |
| 7 | Somalia | 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 11.9% | flat |
| 8 | Lesotho | 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 28.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 74.5% | rising |
| 10 | Benin | 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Comoros | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 111.8% | rising |
| 12 | Tuvalu | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | — | rising |
| 13 | Senegal | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 14 | Syria | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 134.9% | rising |
| 15 | Sierra Leone | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 76.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Tajikistan | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Togo | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 122.2% | rising |
| 18 | Mozambique | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 19 | Guinea | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Tunisia | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Burkina Faso | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Mauritania | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 23 | Eswatini | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 85.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Morocco | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 48.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Niger | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Bhutan | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | — | falling |
| 27 | Haiti | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 44.0% | falling |
| 28 | Kiribati | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 29 | Namibia | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 118.6% | rising |
| 30 | Madagascar | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 31 | Cape Verde | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Solomon Islands | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 11.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Lebanon | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 108.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Jordan | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 35 | Nicaragua | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 36 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Honduras | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 38 | Botswana | 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Vanuatu | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 13.9% | falling |
| 40 | Vietnam | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 106.2% | rising |
| 41 | Uzbekistan | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 81.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Nepal | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Kenya | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Fiji | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Algeria | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Egypt | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Latvia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 92.8% | volatile |
| 48 | El Salvador | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 49 | Jamaica | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Burundi | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 45.5% | rising |
| 51 | Sudan | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 34.1% | rising |
| 52 | Cameroon | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 53 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 33.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Grenada | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 28.6% | falling |
| 55 | Marshall Islands | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 57 | Mali | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Rwanda | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Tonga | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | — | falling |
| 60 | Montenegro | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 38.0% | rising |
| 61 | Mauritius | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Zimbabwe | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Slovenia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 98.6% | falling |
| 64 | Congo | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 113.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Venezuela | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 75.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 61.3% | falling |
| 68 | Cuba | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2019 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Papua New Guinea | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 102.4% | rising |
| 70 | Samoa | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Turkey | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 92.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Georgia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Guatemala | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 74 | Iraq | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Philippines | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 94.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Ghana | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 14.9% | falling |
| 77 | Uganda | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Armenia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Tanzania | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Central African Republic | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 81 | Bangladesh | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Libya | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 49.7% | flat |
| 83 | Oman | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 39.0% | falling |
| 84 | Colombia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 48.6% | falling |
| 85 | Belgium | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 86 | Mongolia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 71.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Malaysia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Azerbaijan | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Peru | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 91 | Portugal | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Netherlands | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Cambodia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 86.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Cyprus | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Costa Rica | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Albania | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 60.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Iran | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Dominican Republic | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 99 | Uruguay | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 58.8% | volatile |
| 100 | North Macedonia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Nauru | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | — | rising |
| 102 | Micronesia (country) | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | — | falling |
| 103 | Kazakhstan | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 1,061.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Gabon | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 105 | Laos | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 329.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Spain | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 92.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Seychelles | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 108 | Ecuador | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 62.2% | falling |
| 109 | Suriname | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 50.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Sri Lanka | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Turkmenistan | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 259.3% | volatile |
| 112 | South Africa | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Maldives | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Angola | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Thailand | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 99.8% | flat |
| 117 | Mexico | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 20.2% | falling |
| 118 | Saint Lucia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Romania | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Indonesia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Chile | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Malawi | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Belize | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Panama | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Barbados | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Ethiopia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Dominica | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 192.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Greece | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Nigeria | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Saudi Arabia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Lithuania | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 132 | United Arab Emirates | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 40.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Moldova | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Slovakia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Hungary | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Croatia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 88.5% | rising |
| 137 | French Polynesia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 138 | South Korea | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Kuwait | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Ireland | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Italy | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Israel | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Malta | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Pakistan | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 274.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Chad | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Austria | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Myanmar | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 97.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Guyana | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Norway | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Bahrain | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | — | falling |
| 153 | New Caledonia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Bolivia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Zambia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 164.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Qatar | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | — | falling |
| 157 | Japan | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Estonia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Poland | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Czechia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Belarus | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Bulgaria | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Brunei | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2009 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 164 | Iceland | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Brazil | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 166 | Germany | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Paraguay | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Bahamas | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 169 | Denmark | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 170 | New Zealand | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Canada | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 32.8% | volatile |
| 172 | China | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 123.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Luxembourg | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 174 | United Kingdom | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 175 | Serbia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 176 | Hong Kong | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Macao | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 178 | France | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Ukraine | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 180 | Sweden | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 181 | Switzerland | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 182 | Finland | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 183 | Bermuda | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2009 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 184 | Australia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 185 | United States | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 25.3% | rising |
| 186 | Russia | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 187 | India | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 188 | Argentina | 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.