Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in the Cayman Islands in 2024 — 3.83%. Ranked 114 in the world out of 131. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 40.22 pp.
1980–2024 · % of merchandise exports
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cayman Islands
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.83 | −4.02 pp |
| 2023 | 7.85 | +2.6 pp |
| 2022 | 5.25 | −0.18 pp |
| 2021 | 5.43 | +3.59 pp |
| 2020 | 1.84 | — |
| 1980 | 44.05 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The share of food in merchandise exports: grain, meat, dairy products, fish, fruit, beverages, oils. Unlike dependence on fuel and metals, a food specialization is not considered a vulnerability of the same kind — demand for food grows with population and is not subject to technological substitution. The largest shares come not from the biggest producers but from small countries with a single export crop: coffee, cocoa, bananas.
Important: It includes beverages and vegetable oils but not agricultural raw materials such as cotton, rubber and hides — those have a separate indicator.
Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
What part of merchandise exports is cotton, rubber, timber, hides and other non-food raw materials.
Trade Food imports (% of merchandise imports)What part of merchandise imports a country spends on food — a measure of food dependence.
Economy Agriculture value addedHow much agriculture, forestry and fishing create in money terms.
