Food exports in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Food exports was 17.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food exports in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1996–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2024, food exports in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 17.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 18.3% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.2% | 12.8% | 18.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 8.5% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 10.2% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 14.4% | 17.5% | 5 |
More private sector data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Food imports 8.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 64.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 796.25 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 52.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 584.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 233.45 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 34.5% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 34.2% (2024)
- Commercial service imports 154.60 billion current US$ (2024)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Food exports in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 17.5% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 1996.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2008.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). 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 exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-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.