economic2025
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — series 2
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
16.8%
Median: 15.1%
Countries Covered
198
with available data
Highest
Eritrea
45.6%
Lowest
Hong Kong
3.3%
Top 5 Countries
1Eritrea45.6%
2Comoros42.1%
3Guinea-Bissau41.7%
4Kiribati41.4%
5Yemen39.1%
By Region
Other20.1%(118 countries)
Africa14.4%(9 countries)
Asia13.0%(26 countries)
South America11.2%(7 countries)
Europe11.0%(32 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 (45.6%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 16.8%)
Other (118)
Africa (9)
Asia (26)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
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 country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. 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 | Eritrea | 45.6% |
| 2 | Comoros | 42.1% |
| 3 | Guinea-Bissau | 41.7% |
| 4 | Kiribati | 41.4% |
| 5 | Yemen | 39.1% |
| 6 | Djibouti | 38.6% |
| 7 | Niger | 37.9% |
| 8 | Haiti | 37.3% |
| 9 | Benin | 33.3% |
| 10 | Cape Verde | 32.6% |
| 11 | Sierra Leone | 32.3% |
| 12 | Sao Tome and Principe | 31.8% |
| 13 | Equatorial Guinea | 31.8% |
| 14 | State of Palestine | 30.9% |
| 15 | Aruba | 30.7% |
| 16 | Sudan | 29.9% |
| 17 | Samoa | 29.6% |
| 18 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 29.5% |
| 19 | Timor-Leste | 28.1% |
| 20 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 27.8% |
| 21 | Antigua and Barbuda | 27.7% |
| 22 | Saint Lucia | 27.6% |
| 23 | Tonga | 27.5% |
| 24 | Afghanistan | 26.9% |
| 25 | Guinea | 26.6% |
| 26 | Tajikistan | 26.5% |
| 27 | Seychelles | 26.1% |
| 28 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 26.0% |
| 29 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 25.4% |
| 30 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 25.3% |
| 31 | Cuba | 25.2% |
| 32 | Dominica | 25.2% |
| 33 | Vanuatu | 25.0% |
| 34 | Chad | 24.3% |
| 35 | Grenada | 24.2% |
| 36 | Mauritania | 23.9% |
| 37 | Montenegro | 23.6% |
| 38 | Liberia | 23.1% |
| 39 | Palau | 23.0% |
| 40 | Lesotho | 23.0% |
| 41 | Barbados | 22.7% |
| 42 | Somalia | 22.4% |
| 43 | Rwanda | 22.4% |
| 44 | Solomon Islands | 22.2% |
| 45 | Republic of The Gambia | 22.0% |
| 46 | Cameroon | 21.7% |
| 47 | Libya | 21.6% |
| 48 | Tuvalu | 21.5% |
| 49 | Bermuda | 21.5% |
| 50 | Andorra | 21.4% |
| 51 | Cayman Islands | 21.3% |
| 52 | Maldives | 21.2% |
| 53 | Republic of the Congo | 21.2% |
| 54 | Mauritius | 21.2% |
| 55 | Syrian Arab Republic | 21.0% |
| 56 | Central African Republic | 20.9% |
| 57 | Jordan | 20.7% |
| 58 | Jamaica | 20.5% |
| 59 | Cote d'Ivoire | 20.5% |
| 60 | Egypt | 20.4% |
| 61 | Algeria | 20.2% |
| 62 | El Salvador | 20.1% |
| 63 | Bahamas | 20.0% |
| 64 | Greenland | 19.8% |
| 65 | Mozambique | 19.6% |
| 66 | Eswatini | 19.6% |
| 67 | Honduras | 19.5% |
| 68 | Belize | 19.3% |
| 69 | Senegal | 19.0% |
| 70 | Fiji | 19.0% |
| 71 | Zimbabwe | 19.0% |
| 72 | Panama | 18.7% |
| 73 | Lebanon | 18.5% |
| 74 | Macao | 18.5% |
| 75 | Venezuela | 18.4% |
| 76 | Madagascar | 18.4% |
| 77 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18.2% |
| 78 | Nepal | 18.0% |
| 79 | Latvia | 17.9% |
| 80 | Togo | 17.6% |
| 81 | Kuwait | 17.5% |
| 82 | Guatemala | 17.4% |
| 83 | Dominican Republic | 17.2% |
| 84 | Faroe Islands | 17.1% |
| 85 | Albania | 16.6% |
| 86 | Nicaragua | 16.6% |
| 87 | Papua New Guinea | 16.5% |
| 88 | Trinidad and Tobago | 16.4% |
| 89 | Kenya | 16.3% |
| 90 | Botswana | 16.2% |
| 91 | French Polynesia | 15.9% |
| 92 | Portugal | 15.9% |
| 93 | New Caledonia | 15.8% |
| 94 | Angola | 15.7% |
| 95 | Gabon | 15.7% |
| 96 | Suriname | 15.5% |
| 97 | Moldova, Republic of | 15.4% |
| 98 | Sri Lanka | 15.3% |
| 99 | Cyprus | 15.3% |
| 100 | Bahrain | 15.0% |
| 101 | Philippines | 15.0% |
| 102 | Luxembourg | 14.8% |
| 103 | Croatia | 14.3% |
| 104 | Estonia | 14.2% |
| 105 | Pakistan | 14.1% |
| 106 | Uruguay | 14.1% |
| 107 | Oman | 13.9% |
| 108 | Ethiopia | 13.8% |
| 109 | Colombia | 13.7% |
| 110 | Ghana | 13.7% |
| 111 | Burundi | 13.7% |
| 112 | Denmark | 13.6% |
| 113 | Mali | 13.5% |
| 114 | Netherlands | 13.3% |
| 115 | Costa Rica | 13.2% |
| 116 | Namibia | 13.2% |
| 117 | Bulgaria | 13.2% |
| 118 | Lithuania | 13.1% |
| 119 | Greece | 13.1% |
| 120 | Bangladesh | 13.0% |
| 121 | Saudi Arabia | 13.0% |
| 122 | New Zealand | 12.8% |
| 123 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 12.7% |
| 124 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.6% |
| 125 | Spain | 12.5% |
| 126 | Georgia | 12.5% |
| 127 | Uzbekistan | 12.4% |
| 128 | Azerbaijan | 12.4% |
| 129 | Ecuador | 12.2% |
| 130 | Malta | 11.9% |
| 131 | Peru | 11.9% |
| 132 | Belgium | 11.8% |
| 133 | Malawi | 11.8% |
| 134 | Turkmenistan | 11.7% |
| 135 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 11.7% |
| 136 | Chile | 11.6% |
| 137 | Tunisia | 11.5% |
| 138 | Bhutan | 11.4% |
| 139 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 11.3% |
| 140 | Italy | 11.2% |
| 141 | Burkina Faso | 11.2% |
| 142 | Qatar | 11.2% |
| 143 | Morocco | 11.2% |
| 144 | Sweden | 11.2% |
| 145 | Norway | 11.1% |
| 146 | Iceland | 11.1% |
| 147 | Nigeria | 11.0% |
| 148 | Mongolia | 11.0% |
| 149 | Kazakhstan | 11.0% |
| 150 | Russian Federation | 10.9% |
| 151 | Uganda | 10.7% |
| 152 | Romania | 10.7% |
| 153 | France | 10.6% |
| 154 | Israel | 10.6% |
| 155 | Ukraine | 10.5% |
| 156 | Belarus | 10.3% |
| 157 | Indonesia | 10.2% |
| 158 | United Kingdom | 9.8% |
| 159 | Japan | 9.8% |
| 160 | Myanmar | 9.7% |
| 161 | Poland | 9.7% |
| 162 | Austria | 9.5% |
| 163 | Ireland | 9.4% |
| 164 | Canada | 9.2% |
| 165 | United Republic of Tanzania | 9.2% |
| 166 | Germany | 9.2% |
| 167 | Argentina | 9.1% |
| 168 | Finland | 8.8% |
| 169 | Vietnam | 8.8% |
| 170 | Armenia | 8.4% |
| 171 | Malaysia | 8.3% |
| 172 | Brunei Darussalam | 8.2% |
| 173 | People's Republic of China | 8.1% |
| 174 | Zambia | 7.8% |
| 175 | Paraguay | 7.8% |
| 176 | Bolivia | 7.5% |
| 177 | Cambodia | 7.5% |
| 178 | Slovakia | 7.3% |
| 179 | Iraq | 7.2% |
| 180 | South Africa | 7.2% |
| 181 | Hungary | 7.0% |
| 182 | United States of America | 6.9% |
| 183 | Czech Republic | 6.7% |
| 184 | Thailand | 6.6% |
| 185 | Australia | 6.5% |
| 186 | Guyana | 6.5% |
| 187 | Mexico | 6.3% |
| 188 | South Korea | 6.3% |
| 189 | Türkiye | 6.2% |
| 190 | Serbia | 5.8% |
| 191 | Brazil | 5.5% |
| 192 | Slovenia | 5.3% |
| 193 | India | 5.1% |
| 194 | United Arab Emirates | 5.0% |
| 195 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4.8% |
| 196 | Switzerland | 4.6% |
| 197 | Singapore | 3.7% |
| 198 | Hong Kong | 3.3% |
Showing 198 of 198 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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