Table 5.

Share of less-healthy food groups in total ultra-processed foods (2014–2018)

Country	Share of ultra-processed foods in total food imports	Share of food type within ultra-processed* food imports
		Sugar-sweetened food	Sugar-sweetened beverage	High-saturated fat	Other ultra-processed
Marshall Islands	50%	3%	14%	68%	15%
French Polynesia	47%	14%	13%	62%	12%
Vanuatu	46%	8%	20%	56%	16%
Tonga	40%	6%	19%	56%	19%
Papua New Guinea	37%	11%	28%	47%	13%
Kiribati	34%	6%	23%	45%	26%
Micronesia	34%	4%	16%	59%	21%
Philippines	33%	16%	33%	41%	10%
East Timor	33%	6%	40%	24%	29%
Samoa	32%	7%	22%	42%	29%
Solomon Islands	29%	8%	22%	37%	33%
Fiji	23%	13%	32%	41%	13%
Malaysia	22%	22%	29%	37%	12%
Indonesia	20%	16%	40%	37%	7%

Source: Authors’ calculations using BACI International trade database at the product level

Note: A few items, which are not ultra-processed (e.g. butter, cheese, and sweetened milk), are included to reflect sugar-sweetened food and beverage, and high-saturated fat food groups