Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Uganda
Uganda: Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) was 20 % in 2022. ▼ Falling
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Uganda, 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 Uganda is 20 %, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 16.7% on the previous year and down 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Uganda peaked at 37 % in 2003 and was at its lowest, 20 %, in 2022.
That places Uganda 76th out of 181 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23 % | — |
| 2001 | 28 % | +21.7% |
| 2002 | 36 % | +28.6% |
| 2003 | 37 % | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 34 % | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 30 % | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 31 % | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 31 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 34 % | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 33 % | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 34 % | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 33 % | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 34 % | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 31 % | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 29 % | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 27 % | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 26 % | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 24 % | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 22 % | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 23 % | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 26 % | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 24 % | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 20 % | -16.7% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 20 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 45.5 %, 44% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 20 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29 %, 69% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.7 % | 23 % | 37 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.3 % | 22 % | 34 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.33 % | 20 % | 26 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 73 Malta 23 % compare
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- 74 Philippines 21 % compare
- 76 Algeria 20 % compare
- 76 Mozambique 20 % compare
- 79 Bangladesh 19 % compare
- 79 Croatia 19 % compare
- 79 Morocco 19 % compare
- 79 New Caledonia 19 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Uganda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 22.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2613 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 315.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6806 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 26.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 26.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Uganda?
- Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Uganda was 20 % 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 37 % in 2003.
- What is the lowest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 % in 2022.
- How does Uganda rank for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year)?
- Uganda ranks 76th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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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About this data
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.