Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Czechia
Czechia: Food imports (% of merchandise imports) was 7.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Food imports in Czechia, 1993–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food imports in Czechia is 7.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Czechia peaked at 8.7% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2002.
Czechia ranks 181st of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 7.9% | — |
| 1994 | 8.7% | +10.6% |
| 1995 | 6.7% | -22.9% |
| 1996 | 7.0% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 6.6% | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 6.0% | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 5.7% | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 4.9% | -14.1% |
| 2001 | 4.7% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | +24.2% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | -14.9% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +14.9% |
| 2024 | 6.7% | +6.2% |
| 2025 | 7.0% | +4.5% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 7.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.9%, 55% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 7.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.4%, 57% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.9% | 5.7% | 8.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.2% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 5.4% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 5.5% | 7.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More private sector data for Czechia
- Merchandise trade 137.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 83.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 253.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 42.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.5% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 90.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 283.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 47.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 26,051 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7253 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in Czechia?
- Food imports in Czechia was 7.0% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 1994.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2002.
- How does Czechia rank for food imports?
- Czechia ranks 181st out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.