Africa Western and Central | Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food comprises the commodities in SITC sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and SITC division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). Limitations and exceptions: Previous editions contained data based on the SITC revision 1. Data for earlier years in previous editions may differ because of the change in methodology. Concordance tables are available to convert data reported in one system to another. Statistical concept and methodology: The classification of commodity groups is based on the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Africa Western and Central
Records
63
Source
Africa Western and Central | Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
1960
1961
1962 18.03296237
1963 16.41342911
1964 15.59231341
1965 14.12376783
1966 15.93490395
1967 15.63116427
1968 14.94071512
1969 14.10546829
1970 15.883404
1971 14.9682729
1972 16.21606441
1973 17.19272902
1974 17.06109924
1975 13.68758849
1976 12.73028286
1977 14.23513732
1978 16.03461379
1979 16.91917662
1980
1981 17.13843053
1982
1983 20.44530378
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996 17.53514278
1997 17.7007367
1998 19.49054415
1999 22.93568496
2000 19.10090329
2001 21.05499471
2002 20.81194543
2003 18.55813098
2004
2005
2006 18.54447887
2007 18.15850707
2008 14.77199199
2009 16.22950536
2010 14.02327786
2011 22.8179032
2012 18.96806957
2013 17.27382375
2014 17.19360767
2015 16.61664584
2016 16.13633835
2017 18.83017578
2018 16.64597586
2019 16.17414131
2020 19.8333029
2021 19.54562626
2022
Africa Western and Central | Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food comprises the commodities in SITC sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and SITC division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). Limitations and exceptions: Previous editions contained data based on the SITC revision 1. Data for earlier years in previous editions may differ because of the change in methodology. Concordance tables are available to convert data reported in one system to another. Statistical concept and methodology: The classification of commodity groups is based on the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Africa Western and Central
Records
63
Source