Sesame seed — Import dependency ratio by country
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,...
What the numbers show
Sesame seed — Import dependency ratio is currently reported for 62 countries. The highest value is 4.61 in Nicaragua; the lowest is -2.55 in Paraguay.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.175, and the mean is 0.1513.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 3,300.0%), and the largest decrease in Brazil (down 842.9%).
Sesame seed — Import dependency ratio: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicaragua | 4.61 | 2023 | up 139.8% | volatile |
| 1 | Türkiye | 0.93 | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 2 | Gambia | 1.35 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.69 | 2022 | up 97.1% | rising |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | -1.08 | 2024 | down 620.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Togo | 1.18 | 2024 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 0.6 | 2023 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Panama | 1 | 2024 | up 733.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Cyprus | 1 | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 4 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 1 | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 4 | Japan | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 4 | Israel | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 4 | Jordan | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 4 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -0.06 | 2023 | down 250.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | -0.91 | 2023 | up 90.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | -2.4 | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 7 | United Republic of Tanzania | -2.55 | 2024 | down 810.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Lebanon | 0.99 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Greece | 0.98 | 2017 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 13 | North Macedonia | 0.97 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | Morocco | 0.97 | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 13 | Palestine | 0.97 | 2019 | up 79.6% | rising |
| 16 | Italy | 0.96 | 2017 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 16 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0.96 | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 18 | Peru | 0.95 | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 19 | Ecuador | 0.93 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | Saudi Arabia | 0.93 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 21 | Republic of Korea | 0.9 | 2024 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 22 | China, mainland | 0.75 | 2024 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 23 | Tajikistan | 0.67 | 2023 | up 404.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 0.62 | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 25 | El Salvador | 0.34 | 2024 | up 1,033.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Uzbekistan | 0.32 | 2024 | up 3,300.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Mexico | 0.27 | 2024 | up 68.8% | flat |
| 28 | Thailand | 0.26 | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 29 | Colombia | 0.09 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 30 | Honduras | 0.06 | 2024 | up 101.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Angola | 0.01 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Cameroon | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Yemen | 0 | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Sri Lanka | -0.01 | 2024 | up 96.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Niger | -0.03 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 36 | Cambodia | -0.03 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Benin | -0.08 | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Zimbabwe | -0.13 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | India | -0.14 | 2024 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Myanmar | -0.16 | 2022 | down 128.6% | falling |
| 42 | Uganda | -0.17 | 2024 | up 55.3% | flat |
| 43 | Malawi | -0.18 | 2024 | down 118.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Senegal | -0.19 | 2024 | up 64.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Guatemala | -0.19 | 2024 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Burkina Faso | -0.22 | 2024 | up 47.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Afghanistan | -0.3 | 2019 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 48 | Ethiopia | -0.38 | 2023 | up 96.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Kenya | -0.76 | 2023 | down 317.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Mali | -1.43 | 2022 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Brazil | -1.56 | 2024 | down 842.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Mozambique | -1.73 | 2024 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Pakistan | -1.8 | 2024 | down 101.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Egypt | -1.84 | 2024 | down 734.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Paraguay | -2.55 | 2024 | up 38.3% | 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