Food imports in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Food imports was 21.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food imports in Cayman Islands, 1980–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 21.3% for food imports in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 143.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Cayman Islands peaked at 21.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2015.
Cayman Islands ranks 50th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Food imports in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 19.1% | — |
| 2013 | 8.7% | -54.2% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | +153.3% |
| 2021 | 19.3% | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 20.4% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 21.2% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 21.3% | +0.2% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 21.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.8%, 1.7× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 21.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.4%, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.1% | 19.1% | 19.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 8.3% | 8.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 19.3% | 21.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
More private sector data for Cayman Islands
- Merchandise trade 26.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 3.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 26.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 25.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 329.62 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -63.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 27,807 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in Cayman Islands?
- Food imports in Cayman Islands was 21.3% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2015.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for food imports?
- Cayman Islands ranks 50th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 143.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cayman Islands 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.