Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Djibouti
Djibouti: Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) was 41 % in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Djibouti, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Djibouti stood at 41 %.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 94.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Djibouti peaked at 809 % in 2013 and was at its lowest, 29 %, in 2017.
Djibouti ranks 46th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 313 % | — |
| 2001 | 336 % | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 381 % | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 389 % | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 378 % | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 440 % | +16.4% |
| 2006 | 537 % | +22.0% |
| 2007 | 617 % | +14.9% |
| 2008 | 631 % | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 696 % | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 719 % | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 783 % | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 764 % | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 809 % | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 156 % | -80.7% |
| 2015 | 61 % | -60.9% |
| 2016 | 36 % | -41.0% |
| 2017 | 29 % | -19.4% |
| 2018 | 33 % | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 39 % | +18.2% |
| 2020 | 44 % | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 43 % | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 41 % | -4.7% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 41 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27 %, 1.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 41 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19 %, 2.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Djibouti 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -80.7% | 809 % | 156 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 471.8 % | 313 % | 696 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 342.9 % | 29 % | 809 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.67 % | 41 % | 44 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
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More agriculture & rural data for Djibouti
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.7373 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 88.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2702 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Djibouti?
- Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Djibouti was 41 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 809 % in 2013.
- What is the lowest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 29 % in 2017.
- How does Djibouti rank for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year)?
- Djibouti ranks 46th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.