Food imports excluding fish (FAO, current US$) by country
Food imports excludes fish. Data are expressed in current U.S. dollar at cost-insurance-freight (cif) prices. Excludes fish.
Countries reporting
53
Highest
10.12 billion FAO, current US$
Egypt
Lowest
22.82 million FAO, current US$
Sao Tome and Principe
Median
313.48 million FAO, current US$
Years covered
50
1961–2010
Data points
2,918
What the numbers show
Food imports excluding fish (FAO, current US$) is currently reported for 53 countries. The highest value is 10.12 billion FAO, current US$ in Egypt; the lowest is 22.82 million FAO, current US$ in Sao Tome and Principe.
The median across all reporting countries is 313.48 million FAO, current US$, and the mean is 973.78 million FAO, current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 444.
Over the past decade 52 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 988.8%), and the largest decrease in Namibia (down 0.0%).
Food imports excluding fish: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 10.12 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 269.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Algeria | 5.28 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 133.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Nigeria | 5.14 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 405.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Morocco | 3.17 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 146.8% | volatile |
| 5 | South Africa | 3.15 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 259.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Libya | 1.90 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 92.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Sudan | 1.84 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 429.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Angola | 1.79 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 434.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Tunisia | 1.72 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 221.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Kenya | 1.29 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 188.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 1.17 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 295.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Ghana | 1.13 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 311.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Senegal | 1.10 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 212.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.07 billion FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 246.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Zimbabwe | 944.05 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 988.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 875.75 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 352.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Tanzania | 771.53 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 150.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Mozambique | 673.74 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 246.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Cameroon | 664.13 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 208.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Botswana | 523.89 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 70.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Mauritius | 514.60 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 124.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Uganda | 509.33 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 358.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Djibouti | 441.61 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 470.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Benin | 420.92 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 295.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Gabon | 379.96 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 168.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Guinea | 374.37 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 205.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Somalia | 313.48 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 137.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Mali | 311.81 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 279.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Mauritania | 298.69 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 121.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Madagascar | 287.15 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 186.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Niger | 285.37 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 205.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Malawi | 274.41 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 856.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Congo | 257.80 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 89.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Liberia | 251.48 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 199.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Burkina Faso | 229.33 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 79.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Togo | 204.94 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 466.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Zambia | 195.74 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 214.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Namibia | 180.65 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Eswatini | 177.06 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Cape Verde | 171.26 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 207.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Sierra Leone | 158.41 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 55.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Rwanda | 157.91 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 217.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Gambia | 137.43 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 127.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Chad | 133.75 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 317.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Lesotho | 126.03 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Eritrea | 95.22 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 47 | Guinea-Bissau | 73.04 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 108.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Comoros | 69.52 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 420.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Seychelles | 66.33 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 49.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Equatorial Guinea | 61.25 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 560.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Burundi | 52.20 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 131.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Central African Republic | 50.35 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 185.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Sao Tome and Principe | 22.82 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 276.1% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa 51.61 billion FAO, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa 28.97 billion FAO, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 28.91 billion FAO, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 25.82 billion FAO, current US$
- North Africa 22.64 billion FAO, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 20.68 billion FAO, current US$
About this data
Food imports excludes fish. Data are expressed in current U.S. dollar at cost-insurance-freight (cif) prices. Excludes fish.