European Union | 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.
| year | value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | |
| 1961 | |
| 1962 | 21.93104301 |
| 1963 | 19.02406796 |
| 1964 | 17.77606627 |
| 1965 | 18.4553117 |
| 1966 | 18.5559392 |
| 1967 | 17.5760725 |
| 1968 | 16.46641903 |
| 1969 | 15.75475241 |
| 1970 | 14.97029797 |
| 1971 | 16.27122974 |
| 1972 | 15.4973891 |
| 1973 | 15.685728 |
| 1974 | 13.21733241 |
| 1975 | 14.26398283 |
| 1976 | 13.40682686 |
| 1977 | 14.79179396 |
| 1978 | 14.3521126 |
| 1979 | 12.93582175 |
| 1980 | 11.6990755 |
| 1981 | 11.89656552 |
| 1982 | 12.19823835 |
| 1983 | 12.2943803 |
| 1984 | 12.04749981 |
| 1985 | 11.78833056 |
| 1986 | 12.38753812 |
| 1987 | 11.87264269 |
| 1988 | 11.80586882 |
| 1989 | 10.68411273 |
| 1990 | 10.43475832 |
| 1991 | 10.73026183 |
| 1992 | 11.018018 |
| 1993 | 11.16657529 |
| 1994 | 11.15598491 |
| 1995 | 10.5248459 |
| 1996 | 10.38470029 |
| 1997 | 9.6018893 |
| 1998 | 9.35087036 |
| 1999 | 8.9550666 |
| 2000 | 7.5101282 |
| 2001 | 7.98077935 |
| 2002 | 8.30167366 |
| 2003 | 8.26998929 |
| 2004 | 7.81208371 |
| 2005 | 7.68693998 |
| 2006 | 7.3192444 |
| 2007 | 7.5761693 |
| 2008 | 8.11743236 |
| 2009 | 9.51258263 |
| 2010 | 8.79104914 |
| 2011 | 8.92972902 |
| 2012 | 9.24136633 |
| 2013 | 9.67319488 |
| 2014 | 9.66708232 |
| 2015 | 9.9724582 |
| 2016 | 10.18992465 |
| 2017 | 9.90916678 |
| 2018 | 9.37699483 |
| 2019 | 9.47682718 |
| 2020 | 10.40918953 |
| 2021 | 9.34199216 |
| 2022 | 8.9102494 |
European Union | 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.