Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year average) — Value by country
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture...
Countries reporting
198
Highest
20,840 %
Tuvalu
Lowest
3 %
China, Taiwan Province of
Median
15 %
Years covered
23
2000–2022
Data points
5,408
What the numbers show
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year average) — Value is currently reported for 198 countries. The highest value is 20,840 % in Tuvalu; the lowest is 3 % in China, Taiwan Province of.
The median across all reporting countries is 15 %, and the mean is 162.17 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6,947.
Over the past decade 117 countries rose and 57 fell. The largest increase was in Tuvalu (up 10,532.7%), and the largest decrease in Djibouti (down 94.6%).
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuvalu | 20,840 % | 2022 | up 10,532.7% | volatile |
| 1 | Cabo Verde | 489 % | 2022 | up 55.7% | falling |
| 1 | Polynesia | 312 % | 2022 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 2 | Tonga | 715 % | 2022 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 2 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 136 % | 2022 | up 750.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Antigua and Barbuda | 661 % | 2022 | up 337.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Micronesia | 123 % | 2022 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 4 | Yemen | 508 % | 2022 | up 980.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Timor-Leste | 88 % | 2022 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Cook Islands | 433 % | 2022 | up 36.2% | falling |
| 5 | Syrian Arab Republic | 39 % | 2022 | down 58.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Niue | 401 % | 2022 | down 47.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Republic of Moldova | 26 % | 2022 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 7 | Kiribati | 312 % | 2022 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 24 % | 2022 | up 118.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Grenada | 305 % | 2022 | up 107.5% | rising |
| 9 | Samoa | 301 % | 2022 | up 128.0% | falling |
| 9 | United Republic of Tanzania | 15 % | 2022 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 10 | French Polynesia | 275 % | 2022 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 10 | Melanesia | 12 % | 2022 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 10 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 12 % | 2022 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 11 | Somalia | 266 % | 2022 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Dominica | 264 % | 2022 | up 106.2% | rising |
| 12 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 11 % | 2022 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 13 | Comoros | 243 % | 2022 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 13 | Côte d'Ivoire | 11 % | 2022 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 13 | Türkiye | 7 % | 2022 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 14 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 231 % | 2022 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 15 | Sao Tome and Principe | 217 % | 2022 | down 23.0% | flat |
| 15 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 6 % | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 6 % | 2022 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 16 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 206 % | 2022 | up 148.2% | rising |
| 17 | Saint Lucia | 194 % | 2022 | up 193.9% | rising |
| 18 | Afghanistan | 186 % | 2022 | down 59.3% | flat |
| 19 | Maldives | 164 % | 2022 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 19 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4 % | 2022 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Nepal | 161 % | 2022 | up 50.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Vanuatu | 154 % | 2022 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 22 | Haiti | 149 % | 2022 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 23 | Gambia | 137 % | 2022 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 24 | China, Macao SAR | 131 % | 2022 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Montenegro | 121 % | 2022 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 26 | Cuba | 115 % | 2022 | up 228.6% | rising |
| 27 | Bahamas | 106 % | 2022 | up 82.8% | rising |
| 28 | Central African Republic | 90 % | 2022 | up 104.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Barbados | 86 % | 2022 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 30 | Burundi | 81 % | 2022 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 30 | Guinea-Bissau | 81 % | 2022 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 32 | Palestine, State of | 75 % | 2022 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 33 | Lebanon | 71 % | 2022 | up 29.1% | falling |
| 34 | Jamaica | 65 % | 2022 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 35 | South Sudan | 60 % | 2022 | up 566.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Sudan | 57 % | 2022 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 37 | Ethiopia | 54 % | 2022 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 38 | Tajikistan | 53 % | 2022 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 39 | Niger | 49 % | 2022 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 40 | Fiji | 47 % | 2022 | up 74.1% | rising |
| 41 | Belize | 45 % | 2022 | up 73.1% | rising |
| 42 | Kenya | 43 % | 2022 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 42 | Lesotho | 43 % | 2022 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 42 | Mauritius | 43 % | 2022 | up 72.0% | rising |
| 45 | Sierra Leone | 42 % | 2022 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Djibouti | 41 % | 2022 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 46 | El Salvador | 41 % | 2022 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 48 | Liberia | 40 % | 2022 | down 43.7% | falling |
| 49 | Naoero | 39 % | 2022 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Egypt | 38 % | 2022 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 51 | Senegal | 37 % | 2022 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 51 | Seychelles | 37 % | 2022 | up 94.7% | rising |
| 53 | Cyprus | 33 % | 2022 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 54 | Dominican Republic | 32 % | 2022 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Jordan | 32 % | 2022 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 56 | Guatemala | 31 % | 2022 | up 63.2% | rising |
| 56 | Kyrgyzstan | 31 % | 2022 | down 27.9% | rising |
| 56 | Togo | 31 % | 2022 | up 82.4% | rising |
| 59 | Mauritania | 30 % | 2022 | up 57.9% | falling |
| 60 | Benin | 29 % | 2022 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 60 | Cameroon | 29 % | 2022 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 60 | Rwanda | 29 % | 2022 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 63 | Bhutan | 28 % | 2022 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 63 | Eritrea | 28 % | 2022 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Madagascar | 27 % | 2022 | up 17.4% | falling |
| 65 | Pakistan | 27 % | 2022 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 67 | Georgia | 26 % | 2022 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 67 | Malawi | 26 % | 2022 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 69 | Albania | 25 % | 2022 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 69 | Solomon Islands | 25 % | 2022 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 69 | Uzbekistan | 25 % | 2022 | up 108.3% | rising |
| 72 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 24 % | 2022 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 73 | Malta | 23 % | 2022 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 74 | Honduras | 21 % | 2022 | up 40.0% | falling |
| 74 | Philippines | 21 % | 2022 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 76 | Algeria | 20 % | 2022 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 76 | Mozambique | 20 % | 2022 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 76 | Uganda | 20 % | 2022 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 79 | Bangladesh | 19 % | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 79 | Croatia | 19 % | 2022 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 79 | Morocco | 19 % | 2022 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 79 | New Caledonia | 19 % | 2022 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 83 | Sri Lanka | 18 % | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 83 | Nicaragua | 18 % | 2021 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 83 | Eswatini | 18 % | 2022 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 86 | Latvia | 17 % | 2022 | up 21.4% | falling |
| 86 | Zimbabwe | 17 % | 2022 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 88 | Botswana | 16 % | 2022 | up 77.8% | rising |
| 88 | Greece | 16 % | 2022 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 88 | Luxembourg | 16 % | 2022 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 91 | Guinea | 15 % | 2022 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 91 | Mali | 15 % | 2022 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 91 | Namibia | 15 % | 2022 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 91 | Portugal | 15 % | 2022 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 91 | Uruguay | 15 % | 2022 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 96 | Colombia | 14 % | 2022 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 96 | Ghana | 14 % | 2022 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 96 | Panama | 14 % | 2022 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Tunisia | 14 % | 2022 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 100 | Costa Rica | 13 % | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 100 | North Macedonia | 13 % | 2022 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 100 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 13 % | 2022 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 103 | Armenia | 12 % | 2022 | down 73.3% | falling |
| 103 | Burkina Faso | 12 % | 2022 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Bulgaria | 12 % | 2022 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 103 | Iraq | 12 % | 2022 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 103 | Romania | 12 % | 2022 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 103 | Ukraine | 12 % | 2022 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 109 | Congo | 11 % | 2022 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 109 | Israel | 11 % | 2022 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 109 | Libya | 11 % | 2022 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Nigeria | 11 % | 2022 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 109 | Suriname | 11 % | 2022 | up 22.2% | falling |
| 109 | Trinidad and Tobago | 11 % | 2022 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 115 | Spain | 10 % | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 115 | Estonia | 10 % | 2022 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 115 | France | 10 % | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 115 | Iceland | 10 % | 2022 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 115 | Lithuania | 10 % | 2022 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 115 | New Zealand | 10 % | 2022 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 115 | Serbia | 10 % | 2022 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 122 | Chile | 9 % | 2022 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 122 | Myanmar | 9 % | 2022 | down 43.8% | rising |
| 122 | Paraguay | 9 % | 2022 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 125 | Denmark | 8 % | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 125 | Indonesia | 8 % | 2022 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 125 | Italy | 8 % | 2022 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 125 | Peru | 8 % | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 125 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 8 % | 2022 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 130 | Argentina | 7 % | 2022 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Austria | 7 % | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 130 | Azerbaijan | 7 % | 2022 | up 75.0% | flat |
| 130 | Belgium | 7 % | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 130 | Bahrain | 7 % | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 130 | Belarus | 7 % | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 130 | Canada | 7 % | 2022 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 130 | Ecuador | 7 % | 2022 | up 40.0% | falling |
| 130 | Equatorial Guinea | 7 % | 2022 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 130 | India | 7 % | 2022 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 130 | Japan | 7 % | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 130 | Kazakhstan | 7 % | 2022 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 130 | Oman | 7 % | 2022 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 130 | Papua New Guinea | 7 % | 2022 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 130 | Poland | 7 % | 2022 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 130 | Saudi Arabia | 7 % | 2022 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 130 | Sweden | 7 % | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 130 | Chad | 7 % | 2022 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Angola | 6 % | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 148 | Germany | 6 % | 2022 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 148 | Finland | 6 % | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 148 | Gabon | 6 % | 2022 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 148 | Kuwait | 6 % | 2022 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 148 | Mexico | 6 % | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 148 | Mongolia | 6 % | 2022 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 148 | Malaysia | 6 % | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 148 | Slovakia | 6 % | 2022 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 157 | China | 5 % | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 157 | Czechia | 5 % | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 157 | Hungary | 5 % | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 157 | Ireland | 5 % | 2022 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 157 | Cambodia | 5 % | 2022 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 157 | Slovenia | 5 % | 2022 | down 28.6% | flat |
| 157 | South Africa | 5 % | 2022 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 157 | Zambia | 5 % | 2022 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Republic of Korea | 5 % | 2022 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 157 | Russian Federation | 5 % | 2022 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 157 | Australia and New Zealand | 5 % | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 157 | China, mainland | 5 % | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 169 | United Arab Emirates | 4 % | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 169 | Australia | 4 % | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 169 | Brazil | 4 % | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 169 | Thailand | 4 % | 2022 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 169 | Turkmenistan | 4 % | 2022 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 169 | Brunei Darussalam | 4 % | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 175 | Switzerland | 3 % | 2022 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 175 | Guyana | 3 % | 2022 | down 83.3% | falling |
| 175 | Norway | 3 % | 2022 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 175 | Qatar | 3 % | 2022 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 175 | Singapore | 3 % | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 175 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 3 % | 2022 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 175 | China, Taiwan Province of | 3 % | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Caribbean 40 %
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 33 %
- Low-income economies 32 %
- Eastern Africa 28 %
- Northern Africa 23 %
- Africa 16 %
- Western Africa 16 %
- Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand 16 %
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 20 %
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 14 %
- Sub-Saharan Africa 13 %
- Lower-middle-income economies 12 %
- Central Asia 11 %
- Southern Asia 11 %
- Central Asia and Southern Asia 11 %
- Middle Africa 7 %
- Asia 6 %
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 6 %
- Northern Europe 9 %
- Southern Europe 9 %
- United States of America 9 %
- Western Asia and Northern Africa 9 %
- Latin America and the Caribbean 8 %
- Northern America 8 %
- Northern America and Europe 8 %
- World 7 %
- Europe 7 %
- South America 7 %
- Western Europe 7 %
- Southern Africa 7 %
- Central America 7 %
- Western Asia 7 %
- High-income economies 7 %
- Eastern Europe 6 %
- South-Eastern Asia 6 %
- Upper-middle-income economies 6 %
- Oceania 5 %
- Eastern Asia 5 %
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 5 %
About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.