Food exports in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Food exports was 72.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1976–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food exports in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 72.5%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 16.7% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 98.2% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 66.8%, in 2003.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 20th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Food exports in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 98.2% | — |
| 1980 | 84.2% | -14.3% |
| 1993 | 89.4% | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 81.4% | -9.0% |
| 1995 | 85.8% | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 84.7% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 87.1% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 89.6% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 89.3% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 86.8% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 89.8% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 90.8% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 66.8% | -26.4% |
| 2004 | 88.6% | +32.6% |
| 2005 | 87.7% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 86.8% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 86.4% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 83.9% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 84.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 82.3% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 82.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 83.8% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 86.4% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 88.5% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 89.8% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 81.4% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 73.3% | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 69.8% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 86.2% | +23.5% |
| 2021 | 85.0% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 72.5% | -16.7% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 72.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.9%, 3.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 72.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.3%, 2.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food exports in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +32.6% | 66.8% | 88.6% |
| 2003 | -26.4% | 90.8% | 66.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 98.2% | 98.2% | 98.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 84.2% | 84.2% | 84.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 86.8% | 81.4% | 89.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 85.2% | 66.8% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.6% | 69.8% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.7% | 72.5% | 87.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
More private sector data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Merchandise trade 43.5% (2025)
- Food imports 26.0% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 61.3% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 509.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 26.6% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 37.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 370.28 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0295 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -35.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 5,094 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Food exports in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 72.5% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 1976.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.8% in 2003.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for food exports?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 20th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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.