Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Mexico
Mexico: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 7.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Food exports in Mexico, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2025, food exports in Mexico stood at 7.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Mexico peaked at 46.6% in 1967 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2000.
Mexico ranks 143rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 36.8% | — |
| 1963 | 31.6% | -14.1% |
| 1964 | 44.9% | +42.1% |
| 1965 | 44.4% | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 41.3% | -6.9% |
| 1967 | 46.6% | +12.8% |
| 1968 | 41.8% | -10.3% |
| 1969 | 40.4% | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 39.7% | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 38.3% | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 42.5% | +10.9% |
| 1973 | 35.0% | -17.5% |
| 1974 | 33.5% | -4.5% |
| 1975 | 31.0% | -7.4% |
| 1976 | 32.7% | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 33.0% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 30.8% | -6.8% |
| 1979 | 25.2% | -18.2% |
| 1980 | 12.4% | -50.5% |
| 1981 | 8.9% | -28.3% |
| 1982 | 8.0% | -10.0% |
| 1983 | 7.4% | -8.2% |
| 1984 | 8.0% | +8.6% |
| 1985 | 8.1% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 15.4% | +90.3% |
| 1987 | 13.1% | -15.0% |
| 1989 | 12.3% | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 11.6% | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 12.6% | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 7.0% | -44.6% |
| 1993 | 7.3% | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 7.1% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 7.7% | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 6.4% | -16.7% |
| 1997 | 6.2% | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 6.2% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 5.4% | -13.6% |
| 2000 | 4.8% | -9.5% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | +24.8% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | -13.4% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | +15.5% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 8.3% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 8.4% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 7.5% | -11.6% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 7.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.9%, 38% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 7.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.3%, 23% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Mexico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +90.3% | 8.1% | 15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.0% | 31.6% | 46.6% | 8 |
| 1970s | 34.2% | 25.2% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.4% | 7.4% | 15.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 5.4% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 4.8% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 5.8% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 7.5% | 9.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 140 Zambia 8.7% compare
- 141 Bahrain 8.7% compare
- 142 Trinidad and Tobago 7.9% compare
- 144 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.4% compare
- 145 Ireland 7.4% compare
- 146 French Polynesia 7.4% compare
More private sector data for Mexico
- Merchandise trade 73.5% (2025)
- Food imports 6.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 78.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 683.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 77.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 81.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 664.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 65.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,039 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3628 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Mexico?
- Food exports in Mexico was 7.5% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 46.6% in 1967.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for food exports?
- Mexico ranks 143rd out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico 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.