Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) was 7 % in 2022. ▲ Rising
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Middle Africa, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Middle Africa is 7 %, measured in 2022.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Middle Africa peaked at 9 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5 %, in 2005.
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 Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8 % | — |
| 2001 | 9 % | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 8 % | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 7 % | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 6 % | -14.3% |
| 2005 | 5 % | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 % | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 6 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 % | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 8 % | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 9 % | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 9 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 % | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 7 % | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 8 % | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 8 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 % | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 7 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4 % | 5 % | 9 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.6 % | 6 % | 9 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.33 % | 7 % | 8 % | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Middle Africa?
- Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Middle Africa was 7 % 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 Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 9 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 % in 2005.
- How does Middle Africa rank for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year)?
- Middle Africa ranks 13th out of 19 groups with data for 2022.
- Is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle 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.