China | 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
People's Republic of China
Records
63
Source
China | Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
1960
1961
1962
1963
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1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984 9.02561602
1985 4.09832091
1986 4.39376389
1987 7.33601825
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992 4.89049287
1993 2.86866652
1994 4.39212345
1995 6.99286331
1996 5.90004278
1997 5.04487432
1998 4.76664012
1999 4.059056
2000 4.14156705
2001 3.98143235
2002 3.52833072
2003 3.85895678
2004 4.03754201
2005 3.5594403
2006 3.18720738
2007 3.72213323
2008 4.75813477
2009 4.92007621
2010 4.61715951
2011 4.65196557
2012 5.40612376
2013 5.49827654
2014 5.81787478
2015 6.66132361
2016 6.7970383
2017 6.60739484
2018 6.18908396
2019 7.02820185
2020 8.2101712
2021 8.12589936
2022 8.50986399

China | 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
People's Republic of China
Records
63
Source