Food imports in Iceland
Iceland: Food imports was 11.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Food imports in Iceland, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food imports in Iceland is 11.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Iceland peaked at 14.7% in 1969 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2006.
Iceland ranks 144th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Food imports in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 13.3% | — |
| 1963 | 11.9% | -10.3% |
| 1964 | 12.3% | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 12.6% | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 11.2% | -11.3% |
| 1967 | 12.2% | +9.3% |
| 1968 | 13.5% | +10.2% |
| 1969 | 14.7% | +8.9% |
| 1970 | 14.0% | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 10.3% | -26.3% |
| 1972 | 11.6% | +12.0% |
| 1973 | 10.6% | -8.1% |
| 1974 | 9.9% | -7.1% |
| 1975 | 11.3% | +14.6% |
| 1976 | 12.5% | +10.2% |
| 1977 | 10.4% | -16.3% |
| 1978 | 10.3% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 10.1% | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 10.0% | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 9.8% | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 10.2% | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 11.6% | +13.5% |
| 1984 | 11.2% | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 10.3% | -7.8% |
| 1986 | 9.8% | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 8.1% | -17.4% |
| 1988 | 8.6% | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 9.9% | +15.1% |
| 1990 | 9.3% | -5.8% |
| 1991 | 9.2% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 9.7% | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 11.7% | +20.4% |
| 1994 | 11.6% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 11.8% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 10.7% | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 10.3% | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 10.1% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 10.4% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 9.4% | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 10.2% | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 11.6% | +13.6% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 9.9% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | -21.6% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | +16.6% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | +30.4% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 10.5% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | +17.8% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | +17.1% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | -14.7% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | +12.7% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 11.1% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.7% | 11.2% | 14.7% | 8 |
| 1970s | 11.1% | 9.9% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.9% | 8.1% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.5% | 9.2% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 6.8% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 9.6% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 10.0% | 13.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More private sector data for Iceland
- Merchandise trade 46.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 71.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 10.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 46.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 14.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 7.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 18,264 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1858 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 27,890 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in Iceland?
- Food imports in Iceland was 11.1% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 1969.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2006.
- How does Iceland rank for food imports?
- Iceland ranks 144th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland 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.