Food imports (current US$) by country
Food imports, cif (includes freight and insurance costs) in current US dollars.
Countries reporting
47
Highest
4.64 billion current US$
Egypt
Lowest
-58.49 million current US$
Guinea-Bissau
Median
235.86 million current US$
Years covered
47
1965–2011
Data points
1,518
What the numbers show
Food imports (current US$) is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 4.64 billion current US$ in Egypt; the lowest is -58.49 million current US$ in Guinea-Bissau.
The median across all reporting countries is 235.86 million current US$, and the mean is 736.75 million current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 79.
Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Niger (up 1,076.7%), and the largest decrease in Guinea-Bissau (down 497.2%).
Food imports: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 4.64 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 214.9% | rising |
| 2 | Morocco | 4.43 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 225.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Nigeria | 3.59 billion current US$ | 2005 | up 238.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Algeria | 3.57 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 5 | South Africa | 3.02 billion current US$ | 2004 | up 127.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Ghana | 2.55 billion current US$ | 2010 | up 295.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Tunisia | 1.62 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 148.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Sudan | 1.24 billion current US$ | 2008 | up 369.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.02 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 87.1% | rising |
| 10 | Mauritius | 772.75 million current US$ | 2011 | up 165.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Botswana | 700.84 million current US$ | 2011 | up 176.0% | rising |
| 12 | Lesotho | 669.17 million current US$ | 2011 | up 272.3% | rising |
| 13 | Kenya | 655.35 million current US$ | 2011 | up 217.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Senegal | 544.77 million current US$ | 2011 | up 51.5% | rising |
| 15 | Tanzania | 539.25 million current US$ | 2011 | up 249.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Zimbabwe | 512.50 million current US$ | 2011 | up 653.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Mauritania | 445.78 million current US$ | 2011 | up 294.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Angola | 365.00 million current US$ | 1997 | up 89.1% | flat |
| 19 | Cameroon | 357.91 million current US$ | 2007 | up 131.1% | rising |
| 20 | Mozambique | 261.21 million current US$ | 2011 | up 136.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Sierra Leone | 254.88 million current US$ | 2011 | up 390.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Ethiopia | 250.00 million current US$ | 2011 | up 127.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Malawi | 240.96 million current US$ | 2009 | up 96.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Togo | 235.86 million current US$ | 1999 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 25 | Niger | 216.90 million current US$ | 2005 | up 1,076.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Rwanda | 207.63 million current US$ | 2011 | up 370.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Burkina Faso | 177.59 million current US$ | 2011 | up 142.9% | rising |
| 28 | Liberia | 171.60 million current US$ | 2008 | up 217.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Madagascar | 163.48 million current US$ | 2011 | up 95.4% | rising |
| 30 | Seychelles | 146.80 million current US$ | 2010 | up 81.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Djibouti | 145.33 million current US$ | 2006 | up 79.9% | rising |
| 32 | Benin | 142.79 million current US$ | 2001 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 33 | Gabon | 136.50 million current US$ | 1988 | — | flat |
| 34 | Eswatini | 128.14 million current US$ | 2011 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Eritrea | 119.40 million current US$ | 2006 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 36 | Mali | 118.49 million current US$ | 2001 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 37 | Cape Verde | 90.61 million current US$ | 2003 | up 70.1% | rising |
| 38 | Congo | 83.41 million current US$ | 2011 | up 246.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Gambia | 64.90 million current US$ | 2004 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Sao Tome and Principe | 33.53 million current US$ | 2011 | up 325.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Comoros | 23.37 million current US$ | 2009 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 42 | Burundi | 18.70 million current US$ | 2005 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 43 | Zambia | 14.53 million current US$ | 2003 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Chad | 3.92 million current US$ | 1999 | down 74.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Guinea | 163.8 current US$ | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Namibia | 0 current US$ | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Guinea-Bissau | -58.49 million current US$ | 2011 | down 497.2% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa 21.62 billion current US$
- North Africa 14.26 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 7.36 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 7.36 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa 7.36 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 7.36 billion current US$
About this data
Food imports, cif (includes freight and insurance costs) in current US dollars.