Mexico vs United States: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Mexico
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 6.7% against 6.3% in Mexico, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was United States ahead.
Mexico ranks 186th and United States ranks 183rd of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 4 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.2% | 19.7% | 14.6% | United States |
| 1970s | 10.4% | 11.9% | 1.5% | United States |
| 1980s | 14.0% | 7.2% | 6.8% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 8.2% | 5.2% | 3.0% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 4.4% | 1.8% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.6% | 0.5% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 6.7% | 0.4% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Mexico or United States?
- United States, at 6.7% against 6.3% in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between Mexico and United States?
- 0.4%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and United States rank globally for food imports?
- Mexico ranks 186th and United States ranks 183rd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.