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