Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | 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.
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The World Bank
Origin
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Records
63
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Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
1960
1961
1962 10.71002925
1963 11.55428057
1964 12.04556167
1965 10.81824985
1966 10.45882844
1967 10.18379787
1968 9.49902944
1969 8.98882797
1970 9.72140625
1971 9.17993935
1972 9.97799002
1973 12.42138494
1974 14.05844983
1975 11.27286757
1976 9.8402766
1977 11.04007338
1978 11.28667783
1979 10.79387578
1980 13.38838995
1981 11.75734315
1982 10.95611719
1983 15.43500733
1984 13.26808182
1985 11.08995344
1986 10.64260661
1987 9.80231054
1988
1989
1990 11.98524523
1991 10.26325474
1992 9.41843528
1993 9.0032367
1994 9.68060916
1995 8.7265537
1996 9.83387677
1997 8.41504831
1998 8.65662417
1999 8.19816482
2000 7.3252064
2001 7.7856363
2002 8.17199145
2003 8.47660582
2004 7.63934379
2005 6.86622279
2006 6.35034564
2007 6.99304763
2008 7.56219457
2009 8.185425
2010 7.44810123
2011 7.6107785
2012 7.34749904
2013 7.53469959
2014 7.3451987
2015 7.40986839
2016 8.30081626
2017 8.00310283
2018 7.78189268
2019 7.92214519
2020 9.49213629
2021 8.81036285
2022 8.32851452
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | 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
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Records
63
Source