Wheat — Import dependency ratio by country
The food and agricultural trade indicators dataset is based on trade, production and gross domestic product (GDP) data. Agri-food trade data are collected, processed and disseminated by FAO according to the standard International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) Methodology. The data is mainly provided by UNSD,...
What the numbers show
Wheat — Import dependency ratio is currently reported for 103 countries. The highest value is 1 in United Arab Emirates; the lowest is -11.62 in Ukraine.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.57, and the mean is -0.006.
Over the past decade 53 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Zambia (up 1,020.0%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 1,389.7%).
Wheat — Import dependency ratio: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cameroon | 1 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Colombia | 1 | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 1 | Guatemala | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Honduras | 1 | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malta | 1 | 2024 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 1 | Malawi | 1 | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 1 | Qatar | 1 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Thailand | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1 | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 1 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.92 | 2024 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 2 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.28 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Türkiye | 0.16 | 2024 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 4 | Republic of Moldova | -4.54 | 2024 | down 632.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Botswana | 0.99 | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 12 | Ecuador | 0.99 | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Madagascar | 0.99 | 2022 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 12 | Mozambique | 0.99 | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 12 | Oman | 0.99 | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 12 | Republic of Korea | 0.99 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 18 | Jordan | 0.97 | 2021 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 18 | Uganda | 0.97 | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 20 | Israel | 0.95 | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 20 | Yemen | 0.95 | 2019 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 22 | Lesotho | 0.94 | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 22 | Portugal | 0.94 | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 22 | Rwanda | 0.94 | 2020 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 25 | Angola | 0.92 | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 26 | Peru | 0.91 | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 27 | Mali | 0.9 | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 28 | Burundi | 0.89 | 2021 | up 71.2% | rising |
| 28 | Namibia | 0.89 | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 30 | Kenya | 0.87 | 2023 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 30 | Montenegro | 0.87 | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 30 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.87 | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 33 | Japan | 0.84 | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 34 | Lebanon | 0.83 | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 35 | Myanmar | 0.82 | 2020 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 36 | Saudi Arabia | 0.8 | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 37 | Belgium | 0.77 | 2024 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 37 | Algeria | 0.77 | 2017 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 39 | Palestine | 0.75 | 2022 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 40 | Armenia | 0.72 | 2024 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 41 | Georgia | 0.69 | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 42 | Cyprus | 0.67 | 2024 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 43 | Luxembourg | 0.66 | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 43 | Niger | 0.66 | 2015 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 43 | Norway | 0.66 | 2024 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 46 | Mexico | 0.62 | 2024 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 46 | Tunisia | 0.62 | 2022 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 48 | Italy | 0.6 | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 49 | Morocco | 0.59 | 2023 | up 110.7% | rising |
| 50 | Egypt | 0.58 | 2024 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 51 | Ireland | 0.57 | 2024 | up 171.4% | rising |
| 52 | Switzerland | 0.56 | 2024 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 52 | New Zealand | 0.56 | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 54 | Spain | 0.51 | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 55 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.47 | 2024 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 56 | Zambia | 0.46 | 2024 | up 1,020.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Chile | 0.45 | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 58 | South Africa | 0.44 | 2024 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 59 | Albania | 0.43 | 2016 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 59 | Azerbaijan | 0.43 | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 61 | Uzbekistan | 0.42 | 2024 | up 162.5% | rising |
| 62 | Zimbabwe | 0.37 | 2024 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 63 | Brazil | 0.33 | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 64 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.27 | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 65 | Slovenia | 0.25 | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 66 | Greece | 0.22 | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 67 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.21 | 2024 | up 425.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Austria | 0.18 | 2024 | up 460.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Ethiopia | 0.18 | 2022 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 70 | North Macedonia | 0.13 | 2024 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 71 | Nepal | 0.11 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Pakistan | 0.09 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 73 | China, mainland | 0.07 | 2024 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Belarus | 0.06 | 2021 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 75 | India | 0 | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Germany | -0.05 | 2024 | up 84.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Denmark | -0.05 | 2024 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 78 | Finland | -0.07 | 2024 | up 63.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Sweden | -0.07 | 2024 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Kazakhstan | -0.3 | 2024 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Argentina | -0.56 | 2024 | down 124.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Russian Federation | -0.56 | 2021 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 83 | Poland | -0.58 | 2024 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Serbia | -0.74 | 2024 | down 270.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Croatia | -0.81 | 2024 | down 912.5% | falling |
| 86 | France | -1.27 | 2024 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 87 | Australia | -1.36 | 2024 | up 47.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Uruguay | -1.56 | 2023 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Hungary | -1.84 | 2024 | down 174.6% | falling |
| 90 | Czechia | -1.92 | 2024 | down 163.0% | falling |
| 91 | Bulgaria | -2.21 | 2024 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Romania | -2.3 | 2024 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Estonia | -2.37 | 2024 | down 233.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Canada | -2.43 | 2024 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Paraguay | -2.46 | 2024 | down 339.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Slovakia | -3.59 | 2024 | down 734.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Latvia | -4.57 | 2024 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 98 | Lithuania | -5.29 | 2024 | down 85.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Ukraine | -11.62 | 2024 | down 1,389.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America -0.57
About this data
The food and agricultural trade indicators dataset is based on trade, production and gross domestic product (GDP) data. Agri-food trade data are collected, processed and disseminated by FAO according to the standard International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) Methodology. The data is mainly provided by UNSD, Eurostat, and other national authorities as needed. The source data is checked for outliers, trade partner data is used for non-reporting countries or missing cells, and data on food aid is added to take total cross-border trade flows into account. The trade database includes the following variables: export quantity, export value, import quantity, and import value. It includes all food and agricultural products imported/exported annually by all countries in the world. Production data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL and GDP data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/MK