Food imports in Mexico
Mexico: Food imports was 6.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Food imports in Mexico, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 6.3% for food imports in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Mexico peaked at 20.6% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1969.
Mexico ranks 185th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Food imports in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 6.4% | — |
| 1963 | 7.9% | +23.6% |
| 1964 | 5.4% | -32.6% |
| 1965 | 5.2% | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 4.7% | -10.0% |
| 1967 | 4.2% | -11.1% |
| 1968 | 3.8% | -9.8% |
| 1969 | 3.7% | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 7.4% | +97.1% |
| 1971 | 6.5% | -11.1% |
| 1972 | 7.9% | +20.3% |
| 1973 | 11.3% | +44.0% |
| 1974 | 16.5% | +45.3% |
| 1975 | 13.0% | -21.3% |
| 1976 | 7.5% | -42.4% |
| 1977 | 13.1% | +75.0% |
| 1978 | 11.4% | -13.2% |
| 1979 | 9.2% | -19.0% |
| 1980 | 16.1% | +75.4% |
| 1981 | 14.0% | -13.4% |
| 1982 | 11.4% | -18.5% |
| 1983 | 20.6% | +80.7% |
| 1984 | 16.0% | -22.0% |
| 1985 | 12.4% | -22.4% |
| 1986 | 9.1% | -27.2% |
| 1987 | 10.8% | +19.1% |
| 1989 | 16.0% | +47.9% |
| 1990 | 14.6% | -8.2% |
| 1991 | 10.9% | -25.3% |
| 1992 | 9.0% | -18.0% |
| 1993 | 8.1% | -9.3% |
| 1994 | 8.3% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 6.3% | -24.0% |
| 1996 | 7.6% | +20.6% |
| 1997 | 6.1% | -20.4% |
| 1998 | 5.8% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 5.3% | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | -10.5% |
| 2001 | 5.8% | +22.8% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 6.3% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.2% | 3.7% | 7.9% | 8 |
| 1970s | 10.4% | 6.5% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.0% | 9.1% | 20.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 8.2% | 5.3% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 4.7% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.5% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 6.2% | 6.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More private sector data for Mexico
- Merchandise trade 73.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 78.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 683.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 7.5% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 81.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 664.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,039 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3628 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 5,176 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in Mexico?
- Food imports in Mexico was 6.3% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 1983.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1969.
- How does Mexico rank for food imports?
- Mexico ranks 185th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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.