Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 11.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Food exports in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1996–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2025, food exports in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 11.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.8% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 18.3% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2008.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 22nd out of 46 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 18.3% | — |
| 1997 | 16.2% | -11.7% |
| 1998 | 13.7% | -15.3% |
| 1999 | 12.8% | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 9.8% | -23.3% |
| 2001 | 11.0% | +12.6% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 9.2% | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 8.5% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | +33.7% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 11.1% | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 12.4% | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 14.6% | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 14.4% | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 16.2% | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 17.5% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 11.4% | -34.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.2% | 12.8% | 18.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 8.5% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 10.2% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 11.4% | 17.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 19 Grenada 69.1% compare
- 20 Paraguay 69.1% compare
- 21 New Zealand 68.8% compare
- 22 Guinea-Bissau 68.5% compare
- 23 Aruba 67.3% compare
- 24 Uruguay 65.3% compare
- 25 Afghanistan 63.9% compare
More private sector data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Food imports 8.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 63.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 796.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 169.72 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 57.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 584.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 250.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,309 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2077 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Food exports in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 11.4% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 1996.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2008.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for food exports?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 22nd out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.