Countries That Spend the Most of Their Imports on Food 2023
Source:
World Bank
Key Findings
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Comoros leads in Food imports (% of merchandise imports) with 42.10 in 2023.
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Average Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in 2023: 28.18 · median: 26.75.
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Gap in 2023: Comoros is 1.9× larger than Mauritius.
About This Dataset
Countries That Spend the Most of Their Imports on Food 2023
The 20 countries where food makes up the largest share of goods imported in 2023. Comoros is highest at 42.1% of merchandise imports, followed by Djibouti at 38.6% and Benin at 32.7%. Data covers 160 countries.
Analysis
The median country spends 13.7% of its import bill on food. A high share signals food import dependence: these countries cannot feed themselves from domestic production and are directly exposed to world food prices.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- World Bank
- Coverage
- 20 entities · 2023 · 20 observations
- Measure
- Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
- Last updated
- 31 August 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2023.
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