Food exports in Armenia
Armenia: Food exports was 9.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food exports in Armenia, 1997–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food exports in Armenia is 9.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 28.0% on the previous year and down 68.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Armenia peaked at 31.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 1999.
That places Armenia 136th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Food exports in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 10.8% | — |
| 1999 | 7.7% | -28.9% |
| 2000 | 13.5% | +76.3% |
| 2001 | 22.6% | +67.7% |
| 2002 | 13.4% | -40.7% |
| 2003 | 13.9% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 11.5% | -14.1% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | -31.0% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | +134.1% |
| 2009 | 18.9% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | -14.2% |
| 2011 | 17.9% | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 24.4% | +36.4% |
| 2013 | 28.4% | +16.8% |
| 2014 | 29.8% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 28.7% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 30.8% | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 30.5% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 30.2% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 31.7% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 31.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 30.8% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 23.4% | -24.0% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | -44.1% |
| 2024 | 9.4% | -28.0% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 9.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.9%, 47% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 9.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.0%, 78% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food exports in Armenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +134.1% | 7.9% | 18.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.2% | 7.7% | 10.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 7.9% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 16.2% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 9.4% | 31.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More private sector data for Armenia
- Merchandise trade 73.3% (2025)
- Food imports 8.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 43.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 13.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 29.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,720 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2871 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -35.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 4,223 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Armenia?
- Food exports in Armenia was 9.4% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 1999.
- How does Armenia rank for food exports?
- Armenia ranks 136th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-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.