Arab World | 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
Arab World
Records
63
Source
Arab World | Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978 14.0850989
1979 14.62369147
1980 15.89384883
1981 15.80034947
1982 14.15357685
1983 14.95487486
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992 15.38540649
1993 14.98038869
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999 16.14326422
2000 15.20964626
2001 14.23883012
2002 13.90774115
2003 13.5474655
2004 12.75814692
2005 11.89481282
2006 11.34649409
2007 11.98329942
2008 11.35676629
2009 11.88625469
2010 12.28347159
2011 13.2611638
2012 12.06758754
2013 11.3739679
2014 11.84453774
2015 12.13362166
2016 13.07902071
2017 13.72388733
2018 12.5746139
2019 12.27186205
2020 13.42485791
2021 12.0294368
2022
Arab World | 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
Arab World
Records
63
Source