Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Germany
Germany: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 6.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Food exports in Germany, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2025, food exports in Germany stood at 6.6%. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Germany peaked at 6.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1962.
Germany ranks 150th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2.1% | — |
| 1963 | 2.1% | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 2.3% | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 2.6% | +12.9% |
| 1966 | 2.2% | -14.4% |
| 1967 | 2.6% | +17.1% |
| 1968 | 2.7% | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 2.9% | +8.3% |
| 1970 | 3.2% | +10.4% |
| 1971 | 3.8% | +19.8% |
| 1972 | 3.7% | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 4.2% | +13.9% |
| 1974 | 4.2% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 4.6% | +7.9% |
| 1976 | 4.3% | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 5.3% | +22.9% |
| 1978 | 4.9% | -8.8% |
| 1979 | 5.0% | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 5.3% | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 5.8% | +10.2% |
| 1982 | 5.6% | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 5.5% | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 5.5% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 5.2% | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 5.1% | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 4.9% | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 5.0% | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 4.9% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 4.8% | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 5.3% | +10.7% |
| 1992 | 5.4% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 5.5% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 5.4% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 5.1% | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 5.2% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 4.9% | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 4.9% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 4.7% | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 4.2% | -11.0% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 4.4% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | +19.5% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | +16.5% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 6.3% | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 6.6% | +5.2% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 6.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.3%, 59% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Germany's 6.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.8%, 51% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.9% | 8 |
| 1970s | 4.3% | 3.2% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 4.9% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 4.7% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.1% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 5.3% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.5% | 6.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More private sector data for Germany
- Merchandise trade 65.5% (2025)
- Food imports 9.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 74.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 1.54 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 600.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 83.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 1.76 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 512.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 21,130 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3493 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Germany?
- Food exports in Germany was 6.6% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1962.
- How does Germany rank for food exports?
- Germany ranks 150th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.