Food exports in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Food exports was 11.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Food exports in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1996–2021
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food exports in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) is 11.3%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% on the previous year and up 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 12.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2004.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 24th of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Food exports in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 9.8% | — |
| 1997 | 9.2% | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 8.2% | -11.4% |
| 1999 | 7.3% | -10.3% |
| 2000 | 5.9% | -19.5% |
| 2001 | 6.4% | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | +31.3% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | +15.7% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | -10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.6% | 7.3% | 9.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 5.9% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 7.4% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 11.3% | 12.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More private sector data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Merchandise trade 47.8% (2025)
- Food imports 9.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 69.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.78 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 49.6% (2021)
- Merchandise exports 1.60 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,468 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2266 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 3,842 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Food exports in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 11.3% in 2021, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2004.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for food exports?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 24th out of 46 groups with data for 2021.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.