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Bananas: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in bananas totaled $15.6 billion (23.6 million tonnes). The top exporters were Ecuador (28%), Colombia (11%) and Costa Rica (11%); the top importers were the United States (20%), Japan (6%) and Germany (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 8%.

Summary

World trade
$15.6billion
Tonnes
23.6million tonnes
Price per tonne
$662
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Ecuador$4.4 billion · 28.3%
    see destinations
  2. Colombia$1.7 billion · 10.9%
    see destinations
  3. Costa Rica$1.7 billion · 10.7%
    see destinations
  4. Guatemala$1.6 billion · 10.1%
    see destinations
  5. Philippines$1.4 billion · 9.2%
    see destinations
  6. Vietnam$380 million · 2.4%
  7. Côte d'Ivoire$353 million · 2.3%
  8. India$323 million · 2.1%
  9. Mexico$311 million · 2%
  10. Panama$293 million · 1.9%
  11. Honduras$283 million · 1.8%
  12. Dominican Republic$273 million · 1.8%
  13. Netherlands$260 million · 1.7%
    re-exports
  14. Belgium$232 million · 1.5%
    re-exports
  15. Germany$227 million · 1.5%
  16. Spain$226 million · 1.5%
  17. Cameroon$177 million · 1.1%
  18. Cambodia$170 million · 1.1%
  19. Peru$163 million · 1%
  20. Ghana$98 million · 0.62%

Top importers

  1. United States$3.1 billion · 19.5%
    see sources
  2. Japan$951 million · 6.1%
  3. Germany$931 million · 6%
  4. Netherlands$914 million · 5.8%
    re-exports
  5. China$867 million · 5.5%
  6. France$731 million · 4.7%
  7. United Kingdom$645 million · 4.1%
  8. Russia$625 million · 4%
  9. Belgium$601 million · 3.8%
    re-exports
  10. Italy$561 million · 3.6%
  11. South Korea$375 million · 2.4%
  12. Canada$358 million · 2.3%
  13. Spain$318 million · 2%
  14. Argentina$267 million · 1.7%
  15. Poland$247 million · 1.6%
  16. Saudi Arabia$246 million · 1.6%
  17. Iraq$201 million · 1.3%
  18. Romania$187 million · 1.2%
  19. Austria$169 million · 1.1%
  20. Portugal$167 million · 1.1%

Trend

Who sells it

Ecuador was the top exporter throughout the period

Value in USD billions. The five largest exporters in 2024.

  • Ecuador 4.4
  • Colombia 1.7
  • Costa Rica 1.7
  • Guatemala 1.6
  • Philippines 1.4

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Ecuador1.34.4
Colombia0.561.7
Costa Rica1.11.7
Guatemala0.191.6
Philippines0.451.4

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 35% since 1995

Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.

  • 2024: $662

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearUSD per tonne
1995$490
1996$482
1997$468
1998$484
1999$433
2000$386
2001$413
2002$428
2003$459
2004$558
2005$593
2006$501
2007$530
2008$635
2009$587
2010$581
2011$622
2012$615
2013$616
2014$616
2015$613
2016$601
2017$596
2018$601
2019$593
2020$590
2021$610
2022$622
2023$710
2024$662

What it includes

Includes plantains.

  • 0803 · Bananas

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Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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