Food imports in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Food imports was 14.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food imports in Luxembourg, 1999–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 14.8% for food imports in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Luxembourg peaked at 14.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2001.
That places Luxembourg 101st out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
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 | 13.2% | 11.9% | 14.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More private sector data for Luxembourg
- Merchandise exports 18.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 80.4% (2024)
- Food exports 11.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 28.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 65.2% (2024)
- Merchandise trade 46.0% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 165.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 5.0% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 41.4% (2025)
- Commercial service imports 132.25 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in Luxembourg?
- Food imports in Luxembourg was 14.8% in 2024, 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 14.8% in 2024.
- 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 101st out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. 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.