Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — all countries

Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — Eastern Europe

Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Eastern Europe in 2024 — 12.22%. Since 1994, the indicator has risen by 1.08 pp.

2024 12.22% +0.14 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 12.22%2024
Period minimum 4.27%2000

Trend over time

1994–2024 · % of merchandise exports

Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — Eastern Europe, 1994–2024051015199419972000200320062009201220152018202120241994: 11.14%1995: 10.77%1996: 7.41%1997: 6.45%1998: 6.1%1999: 5.18%2000: 4.27%2001: 4.72%2002: 5%2003: 4.87%2004: 4.62%2005: 4.89%2006: 4.59%2007: 5.16%2008: 5.33%2009: 7.08%2010: 6.14%2011: 6.23%2012: 7.39%2013: 7.79%2014: 8.06%2015: 8.83%2016: 9.46%2017: 9.31%2018: 8.84%2019: 9.51%2020: 11.09%2021: 10.19%2022: 11.76%2023: 12.08%2024: 12.22%
Change over the period: +1.08 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe 12.22%
World 9.14%
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) — Eastern Europe, by year Eastern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 12.22 +0.14 pp
2023 12.08 +0.32 pp
2022 11.76 +1.57 pp
2021 10.19 −0.91 pp
2020 11.09 +1.58 pp
2019 9.51 +0.68 pp
2018 8.84 −0.48 pp
2017 9.31 −0.15 pp
2016 9.46 +0.63 pp
2015 8.83 +0.76 pp
2014 8.06 +0.27 pp
2013 7.79 +0.4 pp
2012 7.39 +1.16 pp
2011 6.23 +0.09 pp
2010 6.14 −0.94 pp
2009 7.08 +1.75 pp
2008 5.33 +0.18 pp
2007 5.16 +0.57 pp
2006 4.59 −0.31 pp
2005 4.89 +0.28 pp
2004 4.62 −0.26 pp
2003 4.87 −0.13 pp
2002 5 +0.28 pp
2001 4.72 +0.45 pp
2000 4.27 −0.92 pp
1999 5.18 −0.91 pp
1998 6.1 −0.35 pp
1997 6.45 −0.96 pp
1996 7.41 −3.37 pp
1995 10.77 −0.37 pp
1994 11.14

About the indicator

The share of food in merchandise exports: grain, meat, dairy products, fish, fruit, beverages, oils. Unlike dependence on fuel and metals, a food specialization is not considered a vulnerability of the same kind — demand for food grows with population and is not subject to technological substitution. The largest shares come not from the biggest producers but from small countries with a single export crop: coffee, cocoa, bananas.

Important: It includes beverages and vegetable oils but not agricultural raw materials such as cotton, rubber and hides — those have a separate indicator.

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