Low & middle income | 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
Low & middle income
Records
63
Source
Low & middle income | Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
1960
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1965
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1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
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1978
1979
1980
1981
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1983
1984 10.7321361
1985 8.35731051
1986 8.25274179
1987 9.08785819
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992 6.93047671
1993 5.81776131
1994 7.1393697
1995 8.22043859
1996 8.71974584
1997 8.23258608
1998 8.45346953
1999 8.01267381
2000 7.34975924
2001 7.61780205
2002 7.5441325
2003 7.67645668
2004 7.03934339
2005 6.36965813
2006 6.09124854
2007 6.8107079
2008 6.96715336
2009 7.71413333
2010 7.3904814
2011 7.68244597
2012 7.61050602
2013 7.74514251
2014 8.03399809
2015 8.57223627
2016 8.98623377
2017 8.80782426
2018 8.16079091
2019 8.53119833
2020 9.75563736
2021 9.33178577
2022 8.80035409

Low & middle income | 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
Low & middle income
Records
63
Source