Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Slovakia
Slovakia: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 4.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Slovakia, 1994–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food exports in Slovakia is 4.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Slovakia peaked at 6.2% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2003.
That places Slovakia 159th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 5.8% | — |
| 1995 | 6.2% | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 5.3% | -15.2% |
| 1997 | 4.5% | -13.4% |
| 1998 | 4.2% | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 4.0% | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 3.2% | -19.1% |
| 2001 | 3.6% | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +21.5% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | +22.3% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | +28.6% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | +13.5% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -16.0% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 4.7% | -0.1% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 4.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.3%, 41% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 4.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.8%, 36% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 4.0% | 6.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.1% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 3.5% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.0% | 4.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More private sector data for Slovakia
- Merchandise trade 160.5% (2025)
- Food imports 7.2% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 81.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 122.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 14.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 88.9% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 125.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 14.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 23,171 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8118 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Slovakia?
- Food exports in Slovakia was 4.7% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 1995.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2003.
- How does Slovakia rank for food exports?
- Slovakia ranks 159th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.