| COUNTRY | 1997/98 or 1998 | 1998/99 or 1999 | |||||
| Actual imports | Total import requirements (excluding re-exports) | Import position | |||||
| Commercial purchases | Food aid | Total commercial | Total commercial and aid | Food aid allocated committed or shipped | Commercial purchases | ||
| ASIA | 38 047.0 | 2 094.1 | 40 141.1 | 39 673.0 | 21 556.7 | 3 809.1 | 17 747.6 |
| Afghanistan | 562.0 | 138.0 | 700.0 | 740.0 | 28.7 | 20.7 | 8.0 |
| Bangladesh | 2 698.3 | 549.4 | 3 247.7 | 3 500.0 | 3 707.6 | 1 369.4 | 2 338.2 |
| Bhutan | 15.0 | 0.0 | 15.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Cambodia | 43.5 | 16.5 | 60.0 | 60.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| China 3/ | 10 810.0 | 90.1 | 10 900.1 | 12 680.0 | 4 376.2 | 206.5 | 4 169.7 |
| India | 2 263.9 | 208.4 | 2 472.3 | 1 511.0 | 1 676.2 | 385.8 | 1 290.4 |
| Indonesia | 6 857.9 | 0.0 | 6 857.9 | 8 185.0 | 5 990.3 | 1 270.0 | 4 720.3 |
| Korea, D.P.R. 5/ | 955.5 | 749.4 | 1 704.9 | 1 800.0 | 79.5 | 79.5 | 0.0 |
| Laos | 53.7 | 4.3 | 58.0 | 60.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.0 |
| Maldives | 32.3 | 2.7 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Mongolia | 170.0 | 30.0 | 200.0 | 200.0 | 60.0 | 60.0 | 0.0 |
| Nepal | 24.0 | 4.9 | 28.9 | 99.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Pakistan 4/ | 4 147.9 | 173.1 | 4 321.0 | 2 221.0 | 2 161.8 | 365.2 | 1 796.6 |
| Philippines | 4 599.7 | 8.5 | 4 608.2 | 3 700.0 | 2 859.4 | 2.5 | 2 856.9 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 222.8 | 81.5 | 1 304.3 | 1 200.0 | 201.5 | 1.5 | 200.0 |
| Syria | 886.8 | 21.0 | 907.8 | 790.0 | 116.9 | 11.1 | 105.8 |
| Yemen | 2 703.7 | 16.3 | 2 720.0 | 2 870.0 | 280.4 | 20.4 | 260.0 |
| CENTRAL AMERICA | 4 373.2 | 208.7 | 4 581.9 | 4 758.0 | 858.2 | 376.5 | 481.7 |
| Cuba 5/ | 1 523.8 | 31.2 | 1 555.0 | 1 625.0 | 139.5 | 0.0 | 139.5 |
| Dominican Rep. | 928.2 | 0.1 | 928.3 | 990.0 | 155.8 | 133.0 | 22.8 |
| Guatemala | 972.2 | 12.5 | 984.7 | 935.0 | 181.8 | 55.5 | 126.3 |
| Haiti | 412.2 | 112.4 | 524.6 | 480.0 | 140.4 | 105.6 | 34.8 |
| Honduras | 370.8 | 23.0 | 393.8 | 550.0 | 136.2 | 28.5 | 107.7 |
| Nicaragua | 166.0 | 29.5 | 195.5 | 178.0 | 104.5 | 53.9 | 50.6 |
| SOUTH AMERICA | 1 386.1 | 74.5 | 1 460.6 | 1 126.0 | 159.2 | 144.3 | 14.9 |
| Bolivia | 321.8 | 68.0 | 389.8 | 501.0 | 144.3 | 144.3 | 0.0 |
| Ecuador | 1 014.3 | 6.5 | 1 020.8 | 575.0 | 14.9 | 0.0 | 14.9 |
| Suriname 5/ | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| OCEANIA | 330.0 | 8.0 | 338.0 | 339.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 |
| Kiribati | 8.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Papua New Guinea | 267.0 | 8.0 | 275.0 | 275.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 |
| Samoa | 17.0 | 0.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Solomon Isl. | 26.0 | 0.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tokelau 5/ | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tuvalu | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Vanuatu | 11.0 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| EUROPE / CIS 6/ | 3 203.9 | 608.5 | 3 812.4 | 3 447.0 | 1 298.3 | 429.3 | 869.0 |
| Armenia | 208.0 | 153.0 | 361.0 | 338.0 | 63.0 | 50.0 | 13.0 |
| Albania | 365.7 | 2.3 | 368.0 | 368.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 0.0 |
| Azerbaijan | 364.0 | 60.0 | 424.0 | 520.0 | 249.0 | 19.0 | 230.0 |
| Bosnia&Herzegovina 5/ | 214.3 | 36.1 | 250.4 | 275.0 | 89.3 | 89.3 | 0.0 |
| Georgia | 425.0 | 164.0 | 589.0 | 606.0 | 208.0 | 129.0 | 79.0 |
| Macedonia, FYR | 240.0 | 0.0 | 240.0 | 240.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Kyrgyz Republic | 59.0 | 68.0 | 127.0 | 145.0 | 116.0 | 58.0 | 58.0 |
| Tajikistan | 269.9 | 125.1 | 395.0 | 360.0 | 203.0 | 52.0 | 151.0 |
| Turkmenistan | 223.0 | 0.0 | 223.0 | 70.0 | 41.0 | 0.0 | 41.0 |
| Uzbekistan | 835.0 | 0.0 | 835.0 | 525.0 | 297.0 | 0.0 | 297.0 |
| TOTAL | 72 512.2 | 4 920.0 | 77 428.2 | 74 521.0 | 33 476.8 | 6 202.1 | 27 274.7 |
SOURCE: FAO