Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Greece
Greece: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 24.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Greece, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Greece recorded 24.1% for food exports in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Greece peaked at 67.5% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2022.
That places Greece 71st 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 64 years of available data.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 58.8% | — |
| 1963 | 67.5% | +14.9% |
| 1964 | 65.4% | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 66.4% | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 62.6% | -5.8% |
| 1967 | 61.0% | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 53.2% | -12.9% |
| 1969 | 46.0% | -13.5% |
| 1970 | 41.2% | -10.4% |
| 1971 | 42.2% | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 42.4% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 30.5% | -28.0% |
| 1974 | 30.5% | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 32.3% | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 31.8% | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 32.6% | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 32.5% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 29.8% | -8.4% |
| 1980 | 25.8% | -13.6% |
| 1981 | 26.5% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 29.3% | +10.7% |
| 1983 | 33.1% | +12.9% |
| 1984 | 30.4% | -8.1% |
| 1985 | 28.2% | -7.4% |
| 1986 | 31.6% | +12.1% |
| 1987 | 30.1% | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 24.6% | -18.1% |
| 1989 | 30.5% | +24.0% |
| 1990 | 29.5% | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 30.5% | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 33.5% | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 29.8% | -11.3% |
| 1994 | 29.5% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 29.5% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 29.6% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 27.1% | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 27.4% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 27.9% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 21.8% | -22.0% |
| 2001 | 23.8% | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 24.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 22.0% | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 20.0% | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 20.3% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 19.9% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 19.3% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 22.7% | +17.5% |
| 2010 | 20.2% | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 17.1% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 17.8% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 20.8% | +19.3% |
| 2016 | 22.7% | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 19.8% | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | +23.7% |
| 2021 | 18.8% | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 16.7% | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 20.2% | +21.3% |
| 2024 | 21.7% | +7.4% |
| 2025 | 24.1% | +10.9% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 24.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.3%, 2.1× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Greece's 24.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.8%, 1.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.1% | 46.0% | 67.5% | 8 |
| 1970s | 34.6% | 29.8% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.0% | 24.6% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.4% | 27.1% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 19.3% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 17.1% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 16.7% | 24.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More private sector data for Greece
- Merchandise trade 52.5% (2025)
- Food imports 14.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 58.6% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 92.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 31.59 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 38.5% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 54.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 58.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,259 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1952 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Greece?
- Food exports in Greece was 24.1% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 67.5% in 1963.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2022.
- How does Greece rank for food exports?
- Greece ranks 71st out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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.