Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Czechia
Czechia: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 5.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Czechia, 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 Czechia is 5.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Czechia peaked at 8.1% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2002.
That places Czechia 156th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 8.1% | — |
| 1994 | 7.1% | -12.9% |
| 1995 | 6.0% | -15.5% |
| 1996 | 5.5% | -8.5% |
| 1997 | 5.3% | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 4.6% | -13.6% |
| 1999 | 4.2% | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 4.1% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | +15.8% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | +15.9% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +11.7% |
| 2024 | 5.4% | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 5.5% | +1.1% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 5.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.3%, 49% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 5.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.8%, 43% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.8% | 4.2% | 8.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.4% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.9% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.5% | 5.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More private sector data for Czechia
- Merchandise trade 137.3% (2025)
- Food imports 7.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 83.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 253.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 42.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 90.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 283.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 47.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 26,051 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7253 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Czechia?
- Food exports in Czechia was 5.5% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 1993.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2002.
- How does Czechia rank for food exports?
- Czechia ranks 156th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia 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.