Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Caribbean

Caribbean: Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) was 40 % in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
40 %
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
2nd
of 37 countries
All-time high
40 %
in 2022
All-time low
23 %
in 2011
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Caribbean, 2000–2022

0102030402000201120222000: 33 %2001: 33 %2002: 32 %2003: 29 %2004: 26 %2005: 25 %2006: 24 %2007: 25 %2008: 25 %2009: 25 %2010: 24 %2011: 23 %2012: 25 %2013: 26 %2014: 29 %2015: 33 %2016: 33 %2017: 33 %2018: 36 %2019: 39 %2020: 39 %2021: 39 %2022: 40 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Caribbean is 40 %, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 60.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Caribbean peaked at 40 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 23 %, in 2011.

Caribbean ranks 2nd of 37 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Caribbean, 2000 to 2022.
Year % Change
2000 33 %
2001 33 % +0.0%
2002 32 % -3.0%
2003 29 % -9.4%
2004 26 % -10.3%
2005 25 % -3.8%
2006 24 % -4.0%
2007 25 % +4.2%
2008 25 % +0.0%
2009 25 % +0.0%
2010 24 % -4.0%
2011 23 % -4.2%
2012 25 % +8.7%
2013 26 % +4.0%
2014 29 % +11.5%
2015 33 % +13.8%
2016 33 % +0.0%
2017 33 % +0.0%
2018 36 % +9.1%
2019 39 % +8.3%
2020 39 % +0.0%
2021 39 % +0.0%
2022 40 % +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27.7 % 24 % 33 % 10
2010s 30.1 % 23 % 39 % 10
2020s 39.33 % 39 % 40 % 3

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  4. 2 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 136 % compare
  5. 2 Tonga 715 % compare
  6. 3 Antigua and Barbuda 661 % compare
  7. 3 Micronesia 123 % compare
  8. 4 Timor-Leste 88 % compare
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  10. 5 Cook Islands 433 % compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Caribbean?
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Caribbean was 40 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 40 % in 2022.
What is the lowest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 23 % in 2011.
How does Caribbean rank for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year)?
Caribbean ranks 2nd out of 37 countries with data for 2022.
Is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) rising or falling in Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Caribbean data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year average) — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
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