{
 "code": "LK.EXT.WDI.TM_VAL_FOOD_ZS_UN.A",
 "name": "Food imports (% of merchandise imports) (World Bank WDI)",
 "unit": "Per cent",
 "frequency": "Annual",
 "base_year": null,
 "producer": "World Bank",
 "publisher": "World Bank",
 "source_url": "https://data.worldbank.org/country/sri-lanka",
 "latest_vintage": "2026-10-08",
 "page": "/data/series/LK.EXT.WDI.TM_VAL_FOOD_ZS_UN.A/",
 "notice": "Compiled by Macro Lab; not an official publication of the source agency. Provided as is, without warranty of any kind. Not investment advice.",
 "licence": "Source: The World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "observations": [
  {"period": "1962", "value": 38.74, "status": null},
  {"period": "1963", "value": 43.25, "status": null},
  {"period": "1964", "value": 51.82, "status": null},
  {"period": "1965", "value": 41.41, "status": null},
  {"period": "1966", "value": 47.86, "status": null},
  {"period": "1967", "value": 45.65, "status": null},
  {"period": "1968", "value": 46.10, "status": null},
  {"period": "1969", "value": 37.81, "status": null},
  {"period": "1970", "value": 46.98, "status": null},
  {"period": "1971", "value": 46.853429, "status": null},
  {"period": "1972", "value": 47.68, "status": null},
  {"period": "1974", "value": 45.95, "status": null},
  {"period": "1975", "value": 50.458248, "status": null},
  {"period": "1976", "value": 36.28, "status": null},
  {"period": "1977", "value": 39.83, "status": null},
  {"period": "1978", "value": 29.71, "status": null},
  {"period": "1979", "value": 23.31, "status": null},
  {"period": "1980", "value": 20.40, "status": null},
  {"period": "1981", "value": 19.36, "status": null},
  {"period": "1982", "value": 12.82, "status": null},
  {"period": "1983", "value": 17.18, "status": null},
  {"period": "1984", "value": 15.28, "status": null},
  {"period": "1985", "value": 19.96, "status": null},
  {"period": "1986", "value": 17.74, "status": null},
  {"period": "1987", "value": 15.60, "status": null},
  {"period": "1990", "value": 19.05, "status": null},
  {"period": "1991", "value": 17.45, "status": null},
  {"period": "1992", "value": 16.23, "status": null},
  {"period": "1993", "value": 13.85, "status": null},
  {"period": "1994", "value": 15.78, "status": null},
  {"period": "1999", "value": 15.26, "status": null},
  {"period": "2000", "value": 13.15, "status": null},
  {"period": "2001", "value": 14.16, "status": null},
  {"period": "2002", "value": 14.06, "status": null},
  {"period": "2003", "value": 13.45, "status": null},
  {"period": "2004", "value": 12.10, "status": null},
  {"period": "2005", "value": 12.40, "status": null},
  {"period": "2006", "value": 12.30, "status": null},
  {"period": "2007", "value": 11.89, "status": null},
  {"period": "2008", "value": 13.73, "status": null},
  {"period": "2009", "value": 15.74, "status": null},
  {"period": "2010", "value": 15.25, "status": null},
  {"period": "2011", "value": 12.89, "status": null},
  {"period": "2012", "value": 11.40, "status": null},
  {"period": "2013", "value": 11.97, "status": null},
  {"period": "2014", "value": 13.20, "status": null},
  {"period": "2015", "value": 13.12, "status": null},
  {"period": "2016", "value": 11.94, "status": null},
  {"period": "2017", "value": 12.96, "status": null},
  {"period": "2019", "value": 11.64, "status": null},
  {"period": "2020", "value": 15.69, "status": null},
  {"period": "2021", "value": 13.38, "status": null},
  {"period": "2022", "value": 13.90, "status": null},
  {"period": "2023", "value": 15.35, "status": null},
  {"period": "2024", "value": 15.29, "status": null},
  {"period": "2025", "value": 14.93, "status": null}
 ]
}