Food imports in Grenada
Grenada: Food imports was 24.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food imports in Grenada, 1977–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2024, food imports in Grenada stood at 24.2%.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Grenada peaked at 36.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2005.
Grenada ranks 34th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Food imports in Grenada, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 33.4% | — |
| 1978 | 36.5% | +9.2% |
| 1979 | 32.7% | -10.4% |
| 1980 | 32.9% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 30.6% | -7.1% |
| 1985 | 27.3% | -10.8% |
| 1986 | 25.1% | -8.2% |
| 1987 | 27.2% | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 25.5% | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 26.6% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 27.5% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 26.2% | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 23.3% | -10.9% |
| 1998 | 20.3% | -12.7% |
| 1999 | 20.2% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 18.4% | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 20.1% | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 21.6% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 17.9% | -17.4% |
| 2004 | 23.6% | +32.2% |
| 2005 | 16.4% | -30.3% |
| 2006 | 18.7% | +13.7% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 20.9% | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 24.1% | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 23.4% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 25.4% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 24.6% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 36.7% | +49.1% |
| 2014 | 27.3% | -25.6% |
| 2015 | 25.3% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 21.2% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 23.3% | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 24.6% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 24.0% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 24.3% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 23.7% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 24.2% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.2% | 32.7% | 36.5% | 3 |
| 1980s | 28.6% | 25.1% | 32.9% | 5 |
| 1990s | 24.2% | 20.2% | 27.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 20.0% | 16.4% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 21.2% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 23.7% | 24.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
More private sector data for Grenada
- Merchandise trade 48.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 56.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 653.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 69.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 28.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 35.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 298.37 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -18.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 5,567 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in Grenada?
- Food imports in Grenada was 24.2% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2005.
- How does Grenada rank for food imports?
- Grenada ranks 34th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Grenada 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.