Food exports in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Food exports was 11.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food exports in Luxembourg, 1999–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food exports in Luxembourg is 11.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Luxembourg peaked at 11.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2007.
Luxembourg ranks 123rd of 196 countries 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 Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.8% | — |
| 2000 | 6.7% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 6.5% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | +30.3% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | -12.9% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | -14.1% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | +14.0% |
| 2024 | 11.8% | +7.3% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 11.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.5%, 1.0× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 11.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.0%, 98% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.8% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 6.1% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 8.0% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 9.4% | 11.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 120 Morocco 12.5% compare
- 121 Mozambique 12.3% compare
- 122 Türkiye 12.3% compare
- 124 Kyrgyzstan 11.7% compare
- 125 Romania 11.5% compare
- 126 Uzbekistan 11.4% compare
More private sector data for Luxembourg
- Merchandise trade 46.0% (2025)
- Food imports 14.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 28.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 80.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 18.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 26,770 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1818 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 13.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 41,008 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Luxembourg?
- Food exports in Luxembourg was 11.8% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2007.
- How does Luxembourg rank for food exports?
- Luxembourg ranks 123rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.