Food imports · World
Published World Bank series · Food · TM.VAL.FOOD.ZS.UN
8.88 % of merchandise imports · 2025
Latest available observation in the connected snapshot. Annual statistics do not change every second. Source revisions and reporting delays can affect these figures.
Reported history
| Year | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.88 | % of merchandise imports |
| 2024 | 9 | % of merchandise imports |
| 2023 | 8.78 | % of merchandise imports |
| 2022 | 8.31 | % of merchandise imports |
| 2021 | 8.58 | % of merchandise imports |
| 2020 | 9.21 | % of merchandise imports |
| 2019 | 8.28 | % of merchandise imports |
| 2018 | 8.11 | % of merchandise imports |
| 2017 | 8.54 | % of merchandise imports |
| 2016 | 8.71 | % of merchandise imports |
| 2015 | 8.38 | % of merchandise imports |
| 2014 | 7.96 | % of merchandise imports |
Source & interpretation
World Bank: original dataset and methodology ↗
Values are displayed in % of merchandise imports. Source totals are divided by 1 for this display. This page describes the world aggregate; it is not a national estimate.
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