Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Slovenia
Slovenia: Food imports (% of merchandise imports) was 5.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Food imports in Slovenia, 1992–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food imports in Slovenia is 5.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Slovenia peaked at 9.0% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2024.
That places Slovenia 190th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Slovenia, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 9.0% | — |
| 1993 | 8.4% | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 7.8% | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 7.8% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 7.5% | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 6.8% | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 6.3% | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 6.0% | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 6.2% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | +28.1% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | -15.8% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | -11.4% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +10.4% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | -14.8% |
| 2025 | 5.7% | +7.2% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 5.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.9%, 44% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 5.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.4%, 46% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.7% | 6.3% | 9.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 5.9% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 7.2% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 5.3% | 7.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More private sector data for Slovenia
- Merchandise trade 237.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 82.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 92.53 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 10.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 3.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 88.9% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 96.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 15.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 45,329 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.21 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in Slovenia?
- Food imports in Slovenia was 5.7% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 1992.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2024.
- How does Slovenia rank for food imports?
- Slovenia ranks 190th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovenia 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.