Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) was 13 % in 2022. ▲ Rising
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Sub-Saharan 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 Sub-Saharan Africa is 13 %, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 15 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9 %, in 2004.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 11th out of 37 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10 % | — |
| 2001 | 11 % | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 11 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 % | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 9 % | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 9 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 % | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 10 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9 % | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 10 % | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 11 % | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 12 % | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 13 % | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 15 % | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 14 % | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 13 % | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 13 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14 % | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 14 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13 % | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 13 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9 % | 9 % | 11 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.4 % | 9 % | 15 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.33 % | 13 % | 14 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 8 Grenada 305 % compare
- 9 Samoa 301 % compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 15 % compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5534 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1791 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 299.6 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 395.96 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.9% (2025)
- Rural population 731.42 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Sub-Saharan Africa was 13 % 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 15 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 % in 2004.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th out of 37 groups with data for 2022.
- Is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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.