Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 10.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Food exports in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1993–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food exports in Central Europe and the Baltics is 10.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 11.3% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2003.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 26th of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 11.3% | — |
| 1994 | 11.0% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 10.3% | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 10.5% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 9.6% | -8.5% |
| 1998 | 8.3% | -13.9% |
| 1999 | 7.2% | -13.4% |
| 2000 | 6.1% | -15.1% |
| 2001 | 6.3% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | +17.7% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 10.4% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 10.7% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.7% | 7.2% | 11.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 6.0% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 8.1% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 9.5% | 10.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
More private sector data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Merchandise trade 100.1% (2025)
- Food imports 9.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 76.6% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 1.41 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 275.14 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 80.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 1.36 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 399.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 13,615 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4919 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Food exports in Central Europe and the Baltics was 10.7% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 1993.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2003.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for food exports?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 26th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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.