Food imports in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Food imports was 17.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food imports in Caribbean Small States, 1973–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2024, food imports in Caribbean Small States stood at 17.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Caribbean Small States peaked at 20.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 1974.
Caribbean Small States ranks 5th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Food imports in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 15.4% | — |
| 1974 | 10.8% | -29.9% |
| 1975 | 12.4% | +15.0% |
| 1976 | 11.3% | -9.1% |
| 1977 | 15.1% | +33.4% |
| 1978 | 16.1% | +7.2% |
| 1979 | 16.2% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 12.5% | -22.9% |
| 1981 | 12.4% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 11.9% | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 15.5% | +29.9% |
| 1984 | 18.2% | +17.4% |
| 1985 | 19.5% | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 16.4% | -15.5% |
| 1987 | 19.3% | +17.5% |
| 1992 | 17.2% | -11.2% |
| 1994 | 18.7% | +8.9% |
| 1995 | 17.0% | -9.0% |
| 1996 | 15.6% | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 14.3% | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 14.5% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 15.0% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 12.8% | -15.0% |
| 2001 | 13.3% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 13.5% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 13.2% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 12.9% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 12.4% | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 14.3% | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 13.5% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 15.9% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 19.7% | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 16.6% | -17.3% |
| 2024 | 17.2% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.9% | 10.8% | 16.2% | 7 |
| 1980s | 15.7% | 11.9% | 19.5% | 8 |
| 1990s | 16.0% | 14.3% | 18.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 11.3% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 13.1% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 16.6% | 20.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
More private sector data for Caribbean Small States
- Merchandise trade 70.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 63.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 31.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 45.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 30.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,590 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3156 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -3.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 6,841 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in Caribbean Small States?
- Food imports in Caribbean Small States was 17.2% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 1974.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for food imports?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States 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.