Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Cyprus
Cyprus: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 15.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Cyprus, 1970–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2025, food exports in Cyprus stood at 15.9%. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.5% on the previous year and down 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Cyprus peaked at 63.2% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 2025.
That places Cyprus 104th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 49.8% | — |
| 1971 | 60.8% | +22.1% |
| 1972 | 63.2% | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 59.8% | -5.4% |
| 1974 | 53.8% | -10.1% |
| 1975 | 44.8% | -16.6% |
| 1976 | 49.7% | +11.0% |
| 1977 | 47.0% | -5.4% |
| 1978 | 42.9% | -8.9% |
| 1979 | 38.1% | -11.1% |
| 1980 | 33.6% | -11.9% |
| 1981 | 32.9% | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 37.3% | +13.2% |
| 1983 | 32.9% | -11.7% |
| 1984 | 34.9% | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 32.1% | -8.0% |
| 1986 | 36.7% | +14.2% |
| 1987 | 32.2% | -12.4% |
| 1989 | 37.7% | +17.1% |
| 1990 | 42.0% | +11.6% |
| 1991 | 40.8% | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 37.8% | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 38.3% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 39.2% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 45.7% | +16.6% |
| 1996 | 43.0% | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 36.4% | -15.5% |
| 1998 | 38.6% | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 38.7% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 33.3% | -14.0% |
| 2001 | 33.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 35.4% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 41.5% | +17.0% |
| 2004 | 46.2% | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 45.1% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 39.6% | -12.2% |
| 2007 | 39.8% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 37.8% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 37.1% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 34.4% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 37.1% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 33.7% | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 36.1% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 34.3% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 31.4% | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 32.2% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 27.7% | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 23.8% | -14.1% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | +31.1% |
| 2020 | 33.4% | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 30.3% | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 29.2% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 21.4% | -26.7% |
| 2024 | 22.6% | +5.5% |
| 2025 | 15.9% | -29.5% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 15.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.3%, 1.4× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 15.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.8%, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.0% | 38.1% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.5% | 32.1% | 37.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 40.1% | 36.4% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.9% | 33.3% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.2% | 23.8% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 15.9% | 33.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More private sector data for Cyprus
- Merchandise trade 52.1% (2025)
- Food imports 15.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 56.5% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 15.29 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 25.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 16.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 6.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 35.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,513 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1501 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Cyprus?
- Food exports in Cyprus was 15.9% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 63.2% in 1972.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 2025.
- How does Cyprus rank for food exports?
- Cyprus ranks 104th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.