Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Bermuda
Bermuda: Food imports (% of merchandise imports) was 22.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Food imports in Bermuda, 1971–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2025, food imports in Bermuda stood at 22.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Bermuda peaked at 29.1% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2010.
Bermuda ranks 42nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 25.2% | — |
| 1972 | 27.7% | +9.6% |
| 1973 | 29.1% | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 28.0% | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 26.4% | -5.7% |
| 1976 | 28.5% | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 24.7% | -13.3% |
| 1978 | 25.3% | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 24.9% | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 21.1% | -15.0% |
| 1981 | 22.7% | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 20.4% | -10.1% |
| 1983 | 20.4% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 20.0% | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 19.7% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 20.7% | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 20.5% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | -13.5% |
| 2006 | 17.7% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | -23.2% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | +29.6% |
| 2012 | 20.6% | +21.7% |
| 2013 | 19.2% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 20.8% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 20.7% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 21.0% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 20.4% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 19.3% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 23.8% | +23.2% |
| 2021 | 21.8% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 21.5% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 21.5% | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 22.8% | +5.9% |
Bermuda compared with similar countries
- Bermuda's 22.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.9%, 1.8× the median. (71 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.6% | 24.7% | 29.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 20.7% | 19.7% | 22.7% | 6 |
| 1990s | 20.6% | 20.5% | 20.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 17.0% | 17.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 13.1% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 21.5% | 23.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
More private sector data for Bermuda
- Merchandise trade 14.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 56.5% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 1.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 98.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 43.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 666.1 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0074 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in Bermuda?
- Food imports in Bermuda was 22.8% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 1973.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2010.
- How does Bermuda rank for food imports?
- Bermuda ranks 42nd out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bermuda data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.