South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | 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
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
Records
63
Source
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
1960
1961
17.54841317 1962
16.9481205 1963
18.63139615 1964
22.54127289 1965
32.73790175 1966
31.45111706 1967
25.17868626 1968
22.42882241 1969
21.97745756 1970
16.50040544 1971
13.41450536 1972
20.61209279 1973
20.98280041 1974
31.29093629 1975
26.73281575 1976
17.26172614 1977
15.39971206 1978
11.71522895 1979
10.92151361 1980
10.40788909 1981
1982
12.82025241 1983
12.59492016 1984
11.15027235 1985
9.62490562 1986
10.48575799 1987
8.05408746 1988
5.49768526 1989
6.41203844 1990
5.32900086 1991
6.46980954 1992
5.59588941 1993
6.49178996 1994
6.67494142 1995
6.72573834 1996
7.54853727 1997
9.80979574 1998
8.12086314 1999
6.642456 2000
7.29403608 2001
7.22778451 2002
7.62124525 2003
6.10594115 2004
5.27699886 2005
5.07735312 2006
5.68950595 2007
5.23060481 2008
6.5730123 2009
6.26292321 2010
6.09620151 2011
5.68502619 2012
5.86060681 2013
5.57480219 2014
7.47846082 2015
7.43641565 2016
7.24148119 2017
5.22866218 2018
5.52789067 2019
7.055519 2020
6.43136597 2021
6.12120283 2022
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | 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
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
Records
63
Source