Austria vs Poland: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Austria
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 9.9% against 9.7% in Austria, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Poland ahead.
Austria ranks 163rd and Poland ranks 160th of 196 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.3% | 11.7% | 5.4% | Poland |
| 1990s | 5.9% | 9.5% | 3.6% | Poland |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 6.3% | 0.0% | Poland |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 8.4% | 0.9% | Poland |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 9.2% | 0.8% | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Austria or Poland?
- Poland, at 9.9% against 9.7% in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between Austria and Poland?
- 0.2%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Poland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Poland rank globally for food imports?
- Austria ranks 163rd and Poland ranks 160th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.