Food exports in Grenada
Grenada: Food exports was 69.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Grenada, 1977–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food exports in Grenada is 69.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 12.0% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Grenada peaked at 97.0% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 35.4%, in 2000.
That places Grenada 21st out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Food exports in Grenada, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 96.1% | — |
| 1978 | 95.4% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 96.8% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 92.2% | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 95.5% | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 95.5% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 97.0% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 96.7% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 80.2% | -17.0% |
| 1994 | 84.1% | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 84.9% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 87.0% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 78.5% | -9.8% |
| 1998 | 55.8% | -28.8% |
| 1999 | 85.2% | +52.6% |
| 2000 | 35.4% | -58.4% |
| 2001 | 48.8% | +37.8% |
| 2002 | 75.5% | +54.8% |
| 2003 | 76.3% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 81.4% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 80.3% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 73.7% | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 43.1% | -41.5% |
| 2008 | 58.4% | +35.4% |
| 2010 | 82.9% | +42.0% |
| 2011 | 86.4% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 82.1% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 79.8% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 75.6% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 80.2% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 71.8% | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 80.5% | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 70.0% | -13.1% |
| 2019 | 76.8% | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 81.4% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 76.6% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 82.7% | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 61.7% | -25.3% |
| 2024 | 69.1% | +12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 96.1% | 95.4% | 96.8% | 3 |
| 1980s | 95.4% | 92.2% | 97.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 79.4% | 55.8% | 87.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 63.7% | 35.4% | 81.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 78.6% | 70.0% | 86.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 61.7% | 82.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
- 18 Ethiopia 80.4% compare
- 19 Panama 73.6% compare
- 20 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 72.5% compare
- 22 Paraguay 69.1% compare
- 23 New Zealand 69.0% compare
- 24 Guinea-Bissau 68.5% compare
More private sector data for Grenada
- Merchandise trade 48.4% (2025)
- Food imports 24.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 653.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 28.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 35.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 298.37 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -18.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 5,567 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Grenada?
- Food exports in Grenada was 69.1% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 1986.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.4% in 2000.
- How does Grenada rank for food exports?
- Grenada ranks 21st out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Grenada 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.