Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Bermuda
Bermuda: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 1.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Food exports in Bermuda, 1971–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2025, food exports in Bermuda stood at 1.1%.
The figure is down 39.3% on the previous year and down 97.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Bermuda peaked at 66.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1979.
Bermuda ranks 184th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.6% | — |
| 1972 | 11.0% | +94.7% |
| 1973 | 8.4% | -23.2% |
| 1974 | 5.1% | -38.8% |
| 1975 | 0.9% | -82.7% |
| 1976 | 0.8% | -8.3% |
| 1977 | 0.5% | -33.3% |
| 1978 | 0.4% | -19.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4% | -18.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9% | +156.2% |
| 1981 | 2.3% | +147.3% |
| 1982 | 2.2% | -5.4% |
| 1983 | 2.4% | +12.4% |
| 1984 | 0.9% | -61.1% |
| 1985 | 1.7% | +79.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | -58.2% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | +111.9% |
| 2012 | 23.5% | +1467.0% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -91.5% |
| 2014 | 23.8% | +1094.0% |
| 2015 | 44.8% | +88.4% |
| 2016 | 66.1% | +47.5% |
| 2017 | 47.8% | -27.8% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | -59.6% |
| 2019 | 14.5% | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 16.7% | +15.1% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | -51.5% |
| 2022 | 8.3% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 19.1% | +131.6% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | -90.7% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | -39.3% |
Bermuda compared with similar countries
- Bermuda's 1.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.3%, 10% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Bermuda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +1467.0% | 1.5% | 23.5% |
| 2014 | +1094.0% | 2.0% | 23.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.7% | 0.4% | 11.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 0.9% | 2.4% | 6 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 30.2% | 2.0% | 66.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 1.1% | 19.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
More private sector data for Bermuda
- Merchandise trade 14.6% (2024)
- Food imports 22.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 56.5% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 1.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 98.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 43.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 666.1 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0074 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Bermuda?
- Food exports in Bermuda was 1.1% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 66.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1979.
- How does Bermuda rank for food exports?
- Bermuda ranks 184th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bermuda data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-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.