Maize (corn) — Import dependency ratio by country
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What the numbers show
Maize (corn) — Import dependency ratio is currently reported for 130 countries. The highest value is 10.77 in Ukraine; the lowest is -1.26 in Argentina.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.32, and the mean is 0.4625.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 68 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 777.4%), and the largest decrease in Kazakhstan (down 700.0%).
Maize (corn) — Import dependency ratio: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 10.77 | 2024 | up 777.4% | volatile |
| 1 | Cabo Verde | 1 | 2017 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 1 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.97 | 2022 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 2 | Myanmar | 3.9 | 2024 | up 118.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 0.64 | 2023 | up 88.2% | rising |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.02 | 2024 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Barbados | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Algeria | 1 | 2016 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Estonia | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Finland | 1 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 3 | Ireland | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Jordan | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Japan | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Saint Lucia | 1 | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Latvia | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Morocco | 1 | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 3 | Malaysia | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Suriname | 1 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Türkiye | 0.32 | 2024 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 4 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.27 | 2023 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.02 | 2021 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 6 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | -0.01 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 7 | United Republic of Tanzania | -0.04 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 8 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -0.41 | 2023 | down 141.2% | falling |
| 9 | Republic of Moldova | -0.69 | 2024 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 0.99 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Jamaica | 0.99 | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 16 | Lebanon | 0.99 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Mauritius | 0.99 | 2021 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 16 | Oman | 0.99 | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 0.99 | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 16 | Republic of Korea | 0.99 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Qatar | 0.98 | 2022 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 23 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.98 | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 25 | United Arab Emirates | 0.96 | 2023 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 25 | Israel | 0.96 | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 25 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0.96 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | Dominican Republic | 0.94 | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 28 | Yemen | 0.94 | 2019 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 30 | Guyana | 0.93 | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 31 | Namibia | 0.92 | 2024 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 32 | Botswana | 0.89 | 2023 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 32 | Kuwait | 0.89 | 2022 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 34 | Panama | 0.86 | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 35 | Montenegro | 0.84 | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 36 | Chile | 0.83 | 2024 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 37 | Colombia | 0.82 | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 38 | Belgium | 0.77 | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 39 | Sweden | 0.74 | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 40 | Denmark | 0.73 | 2024 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 40 | Portugal | 0.73 | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 40 | Zimbabwe | 0.73 | 2024 | up 217.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Spain | 0.72 | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 44 | Peru | 0.71 | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 45 | Eswatini | 0.69 | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 46 | Uruguay | 0.67 | 2023 | up 368.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Luxembourg | 0.66 | 2024 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Lesotho | 0.64 | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 49 | Italy | 0.6 | 2024 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 50 | Switzerland | 0.59 | 2024 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 51 | Honduras | 0.57 | 2024 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 52 | Nicaragua | 0.56 | 2023 | up 229.4% | rising |
| 53 | Sri Lanka | 0.53 | 2024 | up 96.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Egypt | 0.52 | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 55 | Mexico | 0.49 | 2024 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 56 | Bahamas | 0.48 | 2019 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 56 | El Salvador | 0.48 | 2024 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 58 | Guatemala | 0.47 | 2024 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 59 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.46 | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 60 | Greece | 0.42 | 2024 | up 162.5% | rising |
| 61 | Senegal | 0.4 | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 62 | Niger | 0.32 | 2023 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 63 | Germany | 0.31 | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 63 | Lithuania | 0.31 | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 65 | Thailand | 0.3 | 2024 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 66 | North Macedonia | 0.26 | 2024 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 67 | Rwanda | 0.23 | 2022 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 67 | Tajikistan | 0.23 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Austria | 0.22 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 69 | Azerbaijan | 0.22 | 2024 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 69 | Slovenia | 0.22 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 72 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.2 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 73 | Philippines | 0.19 | 2024 | up 171.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Georgia | 0.17 | 2024 | up 70.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Ecuador | 0.13 | 2024 | up 85.7% | volatile |
| 75 | New Zealand | 0.13 | 2024 | down 58.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Nepal | 0.12 | 2022 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 78 | Indonesia | 0.1 | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Kenya | 0.1 | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Mozambique | 0.08 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 81 | Zambia | 0.07 | 2024 | up 333.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Burundi | 0.06 | 2023 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Cambodia | 0.06 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Angola | 0.04 | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 84 | Fiji | 0.04 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 84 | China, mainland | 0.04 | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Cameroon | 0.02 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 87 | Czechia | 0.02 | 2024 | up 107.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Malawi | 0.02 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Belarus | 0.01 | 2021 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Ghana | 0.01 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 90 | India | 0.01 | 2024 | up 105.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Benin | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Burkina Faso | 0 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Canada | 0 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Ethiopia | 0 | 2021 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Madagascar | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Mali | 0 | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Togo | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Belize | -0.01 | 2022 | up 94.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Kyrgyzstan | -0.02 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Uganda | -0.04 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 103 | Sudan | -0.07 | 2018 | up 96.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Slovakia | -0.12 | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Pakistan | -0.15 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Kazakhstan | -0.24 | 2024 | down 700.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Russian Federation | -0.24 | 2021 | down 140.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Australia | -0.25 | 2024 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 109 | France | -0.34 | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 110 | South Africa | -0.37 | 2024 | down 117.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Brazil | -0.5 | 2024 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 112 | Poland | -0.52 | 2024 | down 372.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Hungary | -0.56 | 2024 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Romania | -0.66 | 2024 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Serbia | -0.71 | 2024 | down 65.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Paraguay | -0.91 | 2024 | up 67.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Croatia | -0.94 | 2024 | down 452.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Bulgaria | -0.95 | 2024 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Argentina | -1.26 | 2024 | down 37.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
About this data
The food and agricultural trade indicators dataset is based on trade, production and gross domestic product (GDP) data. Agri-food trade data are collected, processed and disseminated by FAO according to the standard International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) Methodology. The data is mainly provided by UNSD, Eurostat, and other national authorities as needed. The source data is checked for outliers, trade partner data is used for non-reporting countries or missing cells, and data on food aid is added to take total cross-border trade flows into account. The trade database includes the following variables: export quantity, export value, import quantity, and import value. It includes all food and agricultural products imported/exported annually by all countries in the world. Production data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL and GDP data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/MK