Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) was 28 % in 2022. ▲ Rising
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Eastern Africa, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 28 % for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Eastern Africa peaked at 33 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24 %, in 2005.
Eastern Africa ranks 5th of 37 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26 % | — |
| 2001 | 27 % | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 27 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 26 % | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 26 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 24 % | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 26 % | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 28 % | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 28 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 28 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 27 % | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 28 % | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 28 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 30 % | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 31 % | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 30 % | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 29 % | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 29 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 31 % | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 33 % | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 32 % | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 28 % | -12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.6 % | 24 % | 28 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.3 % | 27 % | 31 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 31 % | 28 % | 33 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
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Frequently asked questions
- What is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Eastern Africa?
- Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Eastern Africa was 28 % 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 33 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 % in 2005.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year)?
- Eastern Africa ranks 5th out of 37 groups with data for 2022.
- Is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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.