Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) was 54 % in 2022. ▲ Rising
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Ethiopia, 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 Ethiopia stood at 54 %.
That represents a change of down 40.0% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Ethiopia peaked at 92 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 31 %, in 2004.
That places Ethiopia 37th out of 181 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58 % | — |
| 2001 | 80 % | +37.9% |
| 2002 | 54 % | -32.5% |
| 2003 | 39 % | -27.8% |
| 2004 | 31 % | -20.5% |
| 2005 | 33 % | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 56 % | +69.7% |
| 2007 | 63 % | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 64 % | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 56 % | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 51 % | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 49 % | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 45 % | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 51 % | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 59 % | +15.7% |
| 2015 | 64 % | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 68 % | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 63 % | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 69 % | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 81 % | +17.4% |
| 2020 | 92 % | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 90 % | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 54 % | -40.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 54 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 45.5 %, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 54 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29 %, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.4 % | 31 % | 80 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 60 % | 45 % | 81 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.67 % | 54 % | 92 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More agriculture & rural data for Ethiopia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -20.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3282 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 306.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7589 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Ethiopia?
- Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Ethiopia was 54 % 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 92 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31 % in 2004.
- How does Ethiopia rank for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year)?
- Ethiopia ranks 37th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.