Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Upper-middle-income economies
Upper-middle-income economies: Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) was 6 % in 2022. ▲ Rising
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Upper-middle-income economies, 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 Upper-middle-income economies is 6 %, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 14.3% 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 Upper-middle-income economies peaked at 7 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4 %, in 2004.
That places Upper-middle-income economies 32nd out of 37 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom 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 Upper-middle-income economies, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5 % | — |
| 2001 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4 % | -20.0% |
| 2005 | 4 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 % | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 % | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 6 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 % | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 6 % | -14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7 % | 4 % | 5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6 % | 5 % | 6 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.33 % | 6 % | 7 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Upper-middle-income economies
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Frequently asked questions
- What is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Upper-middle-income economies?
- Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Upper-middle-income economies was 6 % 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 Upper-middle-income economies?
- The highest recorded value was 7 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Upper-middle-income economies?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 % in 2004.
- How does Upper-middle-income economies rank for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year)?
- Upper-middle-income economies ranks 32nd out of 37 groups with data for 2022.
- Is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) rising or falling in Upper-middle-income economies?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper-middle-income economies 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.