Food exports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Food exports was 19.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2025, food exports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 19.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.4% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 53.9% in 1967 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2006.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 46 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Food exports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 49.2% | — |
| 1963 | 47.9% | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 53.7% | +12.1% |
| 1965 | 52.9% | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 51.7% | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 53.9% | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 51.5% | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 49.4% | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 49.6% | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 49.0% | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 50.1% | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 44.7% | -10.8% |
| 1974 | 42.4% | -5.1% |
| 1975 | 41.6% | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 43.5% | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 44.5% | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 40.7% | -8.5% |
| 1979 | 36.4% | -10.6% |
| 1980 | 29.7% | -18.4% |
| 1981 | 26.8% | -9.9% |
| 1982 | 25.3% | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 25.9% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 25.5% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 25.1% | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 29.7% | +18.7% |
| 1987 | 25.9% | -12.9% |
| 1989 | 17.9% | -30.8% |
| 1990 | 17.3% | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 18.1% | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 18.8% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 20.2% | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 21.7% | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 21.3% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 20.6% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 21.3% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 21.0% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 19.7% | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 16.4% | -17.1% |
| 2001 | 18.0% | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 17.7% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 18.2% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 17.5% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 16.1% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 17.4% | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 16.8% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 19.8% | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 18.1% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 18.3% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 19.2% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 20.8% | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 22.8% | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 23.6% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 21.8% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 22.6% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 25.4% | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 22.8% | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 23.6% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 24.3% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 23.8% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 19.4% | -18.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.3% | 47.9% | 53.9% | 8 |
| 1970s | 44.3% | 36.4% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.8% | 17.9% | 29.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 20.0% | 17.3% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 16.1% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 18.1% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 19.4% | 25.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More private sector data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 43.4% (2025)
- Food imports 8.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 74.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.40 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 61.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 1.37 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,178 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2093 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 2,233 current US$ per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Food exports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 19.4% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 53.9% in 1967.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2006.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for food exports?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 8th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.