Food exports in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Food exports was 13.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Food exports in Caribbean Small States, 1968–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2024, food exports in Caribbean Small States stood at 13.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Caribbean Small States peaked at 20.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1991.
That places Caribbean Small States 19th out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Food exports in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 12.0% | — |
| 1969 | 11.6% | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 14.5% | +24.3% |
| 1971 | 14.2% | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 15.0% | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 13.0% | -13.1% |
| 1974 | 12.4% | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 16.9% | +36.9% |
| 1976 | 12.8% | -24.2% |
| 1977 | 12.3% | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 12.4% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 12.5% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 8.5% | -32.6% |
| 1981 | 9.4% | +11.5% |
| 1982 | 7.7% | -18.5% |
| 1983 | 8.2% | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 9.0% | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 8.4% | -6.3% |
| 1986 | 10.1% | +20.3% |
| 1987 | 10.5% | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 7.0% | -33.6% |
| 1992 | 11.9% | +71.3% |
| 1993 | 13.6% | +14.3% |
| 1994 | 14.6% | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 15.3% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 15.7% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 20.0% | +27.5% |
| 1998 | 19.9% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 16.3% | -18.1% |
| 2000 | 14.8% | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 13.0% | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 14.1% | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 14.3% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 13.4% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 12.8% | +13.5% |
| 2024 | 13.7% | +7.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food exports in Caribbean Small States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +71.3% | 7.0% | 11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.8% | 11.6% | 12.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 13.6% | 12.3% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.0% | 7.7% | 10.5% | 8 |
| 1990s | 14.9% | 7.0% | 20.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 10.5% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 9.6% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 11.3% | 13.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
More private sector data for Caribbean Small States
- Merchandise trade 70.0% (2025)
- Food imports 17.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 63.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 31.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 45.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 30.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,590 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3156 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -3.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 6,841 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Caribbean Small States?
- Food exports in Caribbean Small States was 13.7% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1991.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for food exports?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 19th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States 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.