Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Food imports (% of merchandise imports) was 15.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Food imports in Luxembourg, 1999–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 15.0% for food imports in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Luxembourg peaked at 15.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2001.
That places Luxembourg 98th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.7% | — |
| 2000 | 9.8% | -8.6% |
| 2001 | 9.3% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 10.6% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 11.9% | +26.4% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 13.6% | +14.0% |
| 2024 | 14.8% | +8.6% |
| 2025 | 15.0% | +1.3% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 15.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.9%, 1.2× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 15.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.4%, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.7% | 10.7% | 10.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 9.3% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 9.7% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 11.9% | 15.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More private sector data for Luxembourg
- Merchandise trade 46.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 66.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 28.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 147.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 12.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 78.6% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 18.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 177.05 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in Luxembourg?
- Food imports in Luxembourg was 15.0% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2001.
- How does Luxembourg rank for food imports?
- Luxembourg ranks 98th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. 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 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.