Which has higher food imports, Poland or United Kingdom?

United Kingdom, at 9.8% against 9.7% in Poland as of 2025.

What is the difference in food imports between Poland and United Kingdom?

0.1%, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and United Kingdom?

35 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.

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.

Poland vs United Kingdom: Food imports

Poland

9.7%

in 2024

United Kingdom

9.8%

in 2025

Poland rank

159th

United Kingdom rank

156th

Food imports over time

Poland
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 9.8% against 9.7% in Poland, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1984 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Poland ranks 159th and United Kingdom ranks 156th of 196 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Poland	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1980s	11.7%	11.9%	0.2%	United Kingdom
1990s	9.5%	10.0%	0.6%	United Kingdom
2000s	6.3%	8.6%	2.4%	United Kingdom
2010s	8.4%	9.4%	1.0%	United Kingdom
2020s	9.0%	9.8%	0.7%	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Poland or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 9.8% against 9.7% in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in food imports between Poland and United Kingdom?: 0.1%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and United Kingdom?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Poland and United Kingdom rank globally for food imports?: Poland ranks 159th and United Kingdom ranks 156th 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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Indicator: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Unit: % of merchandise imports
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 9,994 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.