Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) was 11 % in 2022. ▲ Rising
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Southern Asia, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 11 % for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Southern Asia peaked at 12 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7 %, in 2003.
Southern Asia ranks 13th of 37 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9 % | — |
| 2001 | 9 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8 % | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 7 % | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 7 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8 % | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 8 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 % | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 9 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 % | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 11 % | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 12 % | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 11 % | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 10 % | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 11 % | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 12 % | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 12 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11 % | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8 % | 7 % | 9 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3 % | 8 % | 12 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.67 % | 11 % | 12 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 10 French Polynesia 275 % compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 12 % compare
- 10 Melanesia 12 % compare
- 11 Somalia 266 % compare
- 12 Dominica 264 % compare
- 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 11 % compare
- 13 Comoros 243 % compare
- 13 Côte d'Ivoire 11 % compare
- 13 Türkiye 7 % compare
- 14 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 231 % compare
- 15 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 6 % compare
- 15 Sao Tome and Principe 217 % compare
- 15 Viet Nam 6 % compare
- 16 Saint Kitts and Nevis 206 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Southern Asia?
- Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Southern Asia was 11 % 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 12 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 % in 2003.
- How does Southern Asia rank for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year)?
- Southern Asia ranks 13th out of 37 groups with data for 2022.
- Is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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.