Food exports in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Food exports was 24.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Latin America & Caribbean, 1962–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 24.7% for food exports in 2024.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 50.9% in 1967 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 2006.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.3% | 44.9% | 50.9% | 8 |
| 1970s | 42.0% | 35.2% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.3% | 25.8% | 30.4% | 8 |
| 1990s | 21.0% | 17.8% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 17.2% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 19.0% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 22.8% | 25.9% | 5 |
More private sector data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Food imports 9.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.66 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise trade 44.2% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 46.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 1.67 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 319.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 30.8% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 36.0% (2025)
- Commercial service imports 376.35 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Food exports in Latin America & Caribbean was 24.7% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 50.9% in 1967.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2006.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.