Food exports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Food exports was 19.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2025, food exports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 19.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.4% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 53.9% in 1967 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2006.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.3% | 47.9% | 53.9% | 8 |
| 1970s | 44.3% | 36.4% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.8% | 17.9% | 29.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 20.0% | 17.3% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 16.1% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 18.1% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 19.4% | 25.4% | 6 |
More private sector data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Food imports 8.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 74.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.40 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise trade 43.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 61.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 1.37 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 213.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 30.2% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 36.3% (2025)
- Commercial service imports 301.91 billion current US$ (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Food exports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 19.4% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 53.9% in 1967.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2006.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). 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 exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-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.