Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Austria
Austria: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 8.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Food exports in Austria, 1963–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2025, food exports in Austria stood at 8.9%. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Austria peaked at 8.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 1991.
That places Austria 138th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 5.6% | — |
| 1964 | 4.7% | -15.5% |
| 1965 | 5.5% | +16.1% |
| 1966 | 4.8% | -12.8% |
| 1967 | 5.9% | +23.5% |
| 1968 | 4.7% | -19.4% |
| 1969 | 4.6% | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 4.7% | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 4.8% | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 5.5% | +13.7% |
| 1973 | 4.5% | -17.7% |
| 1974 | 3.8% | -15.4% |
| 1975 | 4.2% | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 4.3% | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 3.8% | -11.8% |
| 1978 | 4.0% | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 4.0% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 4.2% | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 4.4% | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 4.7% | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 4.6% | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 4.7% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 4.3% | -8.1% |
| 1986 | 3.9% | -9.4% |
| 1987 | 3.5% | -10.6% |
| 1988 | 3.5% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 3.7% | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 3.3% | -9.9% |
| 1991 | 3.3% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 3.3% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 3.5% | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 3.8% | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 3.8% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 4.5% | +17.3% |
| 1997 | 4.8% | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 4.8% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 5.4% | +12.8% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | -12.9% |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | +11.6% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 8.6% | +7.0% |
| 2025 | 8.9% | +3.8% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 8.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.3%, 79% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Austria's 8.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.8%, 70% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.1% | 4.6% | 5.9% | 7 |
| 1970s | 4.4% | 3.8% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 3.5% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 3.3% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 4.7% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 6.9% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 8.0% | 8.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More private sector data for Austria
- Merchandise trade 77.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.7% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 74.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 228.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 98.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 77.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 222.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 104.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 24,112 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3832 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Austria?
- Food exports in Austria was 8.9% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 1991.
- How does Austria rank for food exports?
- Austria ranks 138th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria 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.