economic2026
Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
15.6%
Median: 13.9%
Countries Covered
168
with available data
Highest
Comoros
42.1%
Lowest
Hong Kong
3.3%
Top 5 Countries
1Comoros42.1%
2Kiribati41.4%
3Djibouti38.6%
4Niger37.9%
5Benin33.3%
By Region
Other18.9%(94 countries)
Africa13.7%(8 countries)
Asia11.5%(22 countries)
South America11.3%(7 countries)
Europe11.2%(31 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (3.3%)High (42.1%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 15.6%)
Other (94)
Africa (8)
Asia (22)
South America (7)
Europe (31)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comoros | 42.1% |
| 2 | Kiribati | 41.4% |
| 3 | Djibouti | 38.6% |
| 4 | Niger | 37.9% |
| 5 | Benin | 33.3% |
| 6 | Cape Verde | 32.6% |
| 7 | Sao Tome and Principe | 31.8% |
| 8 | State of Palestine | 30.9% |
| 9 | Aruba | 30.7% |
| 10 | Samoa | 29.6% |
| 11 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 29.5% |
| 12 | Timor-Leste | 28.1% |
| 13 | Antigua and Barbuda | 27.7% |
| 14 | Saint Lucia | 27.6% |
| 15 | Tonga | 27.5% |
| 16 | Tajikistan | 26.5% |
| 17 | Seychelles | 26.1% |
| 18 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 26.0% |
| 19 | Cuba | 25.2% |
| 20 | Dominica | 25.2% |
| 21 | Grenada | 24.2% |
| 22 | Mauritania | 23.9% |
| 23 | Montenegro | 23.6% |
| 24 | Liberia | 23.1% |
| 25 | Lesotho | 23.0% |
| 26 | Barbados | 22.7% |
| 27 | Rwanda | 22.4% |
| 28 | Republic of The Gambia | 22.0% |
| 29 | Cameroon | 21.7% |
| 30 | Bermuda | 21.5% |
| 31 | Andorra | 21.4% |
| 32 | Cayman Islands | 21.3% |
| 33 | Maldives | 21.2% |
| 34 | Republic of the Congo | 21.2% |
| 35 | Mauritius | 21.2% |
| 36 | Central African Republic | 20.9% |
| 37 | Jordan | 20.7% |
| 38 | Jamaica | 20.5% |
| 39 | Cote d'Ivoire | 20.5% |
| 40 | Egypt | 20.4% |
| 41 | El Salvador | 20.1% |
| 42 | Bahamas | 20.0% |
| 43 | Mozambique | 19.6% |
| 44 | Eswatini | 19.6% |
| 45 | Honduras | 19.5% |
| 46 | Latvia | 19.3% |
| 47 | Senegal | 19.0% |
| 48 | Fiji | 19.0% |
| 49 | Zimbabwe | 19.0% |
| 50 | Panama | 18.7% |
| 51 | Lebanon | 18.5% |
| 52 | Belize | 18.5% |
| 53 | Macao | 18.5% |
| 54 | Madagascar | 18.4% |
| 55 | Nepal | 18.0% |
| 56 | Bhutan | 17.8% |
| 57 | Togo | 17.6% |
| 58 | Kuwait | 17.5% |
| 59 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17.4% |
| 60 | Guatemala | 17.4% |
| 61 | Dominican Republic | 17.2% |
| 62 | Albania | 16.6% |
| 63 | Nicaragua | 16.6% |
| 64 | Papua New Guinea | 16.5% |
| 65 | Trinidad and Tobago | 16.4% |
| 66 | Kenya | 16.3% |
| 67 | Botswana | 16.2% |
| 68 | French Polynesia | 15.9% |
| 69 | Angola | 15.7% |
| 70 | Gabon | 15.7% |
| 71 | Suriname | 15.5% |
| 72 | Moldova, Republic of | 15.4% |
| 73 | Sri Lanka | 15.3% |
| 74 | Portugal | 15.3% |
| 75 | Cyprus | 15.3% |
| 76 | Bahrain | 15.0% |
| 77 | Philippines | 15.0% |
| 78 | Luxembourg | 14.8% |
| 79 | Croatia | 14.3% |
| 80 | Estonia | 14.2% |
| 81 | Pakistan | 14.1% |
| 82 | Uruguay | 14.1% |
| 83 | Denmark | 13.9% |
| 84 | Oman | 13.9% |
| 85 | Ethiopia | 13.8% |
| 86 | Colombia | 13.7% |
| 87 | Ghana | 13.7% |
| 88 | Burundi | 13.7% |
| 89 | Mali | 13.5% |
| 90 | Azerbaijan | 13.4% |
| 91 | Netherlands | 13.3% |
| 92 | Costa Rica | 13.2% |
| 93 | Namibia | 13.2% |
| 94 | Bulgaria | 13.2% |
| 95 | Greece | 13.1% |
| 96 | Saudi Arabia | 13.0% |
| 97 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 12.7% |
| 98 | Lithuania | 12.7% |
| 99 | New Zealand | 12.5% |
| 100 | Spain | 12.5% |
| 101 | Georgia | 12.5% |
| 102 | Uzbekistan | 12.4% |
| 103 | Chile | 12.3% |
| 104 | Ecuador | 12.2% |
| 105 | Malta | 11.9% |
| 106 | Peru | 11.9% |
| 107 | Indonesia | 11.9% |
| 108 | Belgium | 11.8% |
| 109 | Malawi | 11.8% |
| 110 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 11.7% |
| 111 | Iceland | 11.5% |
| 112 | Tunisia | 11.5% |
| 113 | Italy | 11.2% |
| 114 | Burkina Faso | 11.2% |
| 115 | Qatar | 11.2% |
| 116 | Morocco | 11.2% |
| 117 | Sweden | 11.2% |
| 118 | Nigeria | 11.0% |
| 119 | Mongolia | 11.0% |
| 120 | Kazakhstan | 11.0% |
| 121 | Russian Federation | 10.9% |
| 122 | Uganda | 10.7% |
| 123 | Norway | 10.7% |
| 124 | Romania | 10.7% |
| 125 | France | 10.6% |
| 126 | Israel | 10.6% |
| 127 | Ukraine | 10.5% |
| 128 | United Kingdom | 10.3% |
| 129 | Belarus | 10.3% |
| 130 | Myanmar | 9.7% |
| 131 | Poland | 9.7% |
| 132 | Austria | 9.5% |
| 133 | Japan | 9.5% |
| 134 | Ireland | 9.4% |
| 135 | Canada | 9.2% |
| 136 | United Republic of Tanzania | 9.2% |
| 137 | Germany | 9.2% |
| 138 | Argentina | 9.1% |
| 139 | Kyrgyzstan | 9.0% |
| 140 | Finland | 8.8% |
| 141 | Vietnam | 8.8% |
| 142 | Malaysia | 8.5% |
| 143 | Armenia | 8.4% |
| 144 | Brunei Darussalam | 8.2% |
| 145 | People's Republic of China | 8.1% |
| 146 | Paraguay | 7.9% |
| 147 | Zambia | 7.8% |
| 148 | Bolivia | 7.5% |
| 149 | Guyana | 7.5% |
| 150 | Cambodia | 7.5% |
| 151 | Slovakia | 7.3% |
| 152 | South Africa | 7.2% |
| 153 | Hungary | 6.9% |
| 154 | United States of America | 6.9% |
| 155 | Czech Republic | 6.7% |
| 156 | Thailand | 6.6% |
| 157 | Australia | 6.4% |
| 158 | Mexico | 6.4% |
| 159 | South Korea | 6.3% |
| 160 | Türkiye | 6.2% |
| 161 | Brazil | 5.7% |
| 162 | Slovenia | 5.3% |
| 163 | India | 5.1% |
| 164 | United Arab Emirates | 5.0% |
| 165 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4.8% |
| 166 | Switzerland | 4.6% |
| 167 | Singapore | 3.7% |
| 168 | Hong Kong | 3.3% |
Showing 168 of 168 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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