Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Poland
Poland: Food imports (% of merchandise imports) was 9.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Food imports in Poland, 1984–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2025, food imports in Poland stood at 9.9%.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Poland peaked at 11.7% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2003.
Poland ranks 160th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Poland, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 11.7% | — |
| 1987 | 11.7% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 11.4% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 11.2% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 10.6% | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 9.6% | -9.7% |
| 1996 | 10.1% | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 8.4% | -17.5% |
| 1998 | 7.7% | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 6.7% | -12.8% |
| 2000 | 6.0% | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 6.3% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | +19.9% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 8.4% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 9.7% | +5.0% |
| 2025 | 9.9% | +1.6% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 9.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.9%, 77% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Poland's 9.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.4%, 79% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.7% | 11.7% | 11.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.5% | 6.7% | 11.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 5.4% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 7.6% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 8.3% | 9.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More private sector data for Poland
- Merchandise trade 80.6% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 77.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 420.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 86.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 15.6% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 77.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 413.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 130.41 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 11,360 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3997 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in Poland?
- Food imports in Poland was 9.9% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 1987.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2003.
- How does Poland rank for food imports?
- Poland ranks 160th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland 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.