Czechia vs Slovakia: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Czechia
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 7.2% against 7.0% in Czechia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Slovakia ahead.
Czechia ranks 181st and Slovakia ranks 179th of 196 countries.
Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.8% | 7.6% | 0.8% | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 5.5% | 0.5% | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 6.0% | 0.2% | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 6.5% | 0.3% | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Czechia or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 7.2% against 7.0% in Czechia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between Czechia and Slovakia?
- 0.2%, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Slovakia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
- How do Czechia and Slovakia rank globally for food imports?
- Czechia ranks 181st and Slovakia ranks 179th 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.