Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Mexico
Mexico: Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) was 6 % in 2022. ▼ Falling
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Mexico, 2000–2022
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 Mexico is 6 %, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Mexico peaked at 12 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5 %, in 2015.
Mexico ranks 148th of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11 % | — |
| 2001 | 12 % | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 12 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 11 % | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 10 % | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 8 % | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 7 % | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 7 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 % | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 6 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 % | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 % | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 6 % | +0.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 6 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14 %, 43% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 6 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21 %, 29% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9 % | 6 % | 12 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5 % | 5 % | 6 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.67 % | 5 % | 6 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More agriculture & rural data for Mexico
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4963 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0388 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 539.47 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5998 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1996 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Mexico?
- Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Mexico was 6 % 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 12 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 % in 2015.
- How does Mexico rank for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year)?
- Mexico ranks 148th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.