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Citrus fruit: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in citrus fruit totaled $17.3 billion (17.5 million tonnes). The top exporters were Spain (22%), South Africa (14%) and China (9%); the top importers were the United States (12%), Germany (8%) and France (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 16%.

Summary

World trade
$17.3billion
Tonnes
17.5million tonnes
Price per tonne
$988
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Spain$3.7 billion · 21.7%
    see destinations
  2. South Africa$2.4 billion · 13.7%
    see destinations
  3. China$1.5 billion · 8.6%
    see destinations
  4. Egypt$1.4 billion · 8%
  5. Turkey$1.2 billion · 7%
  6. Mexico$933 million · 5.4%
  7. United States$812 million · 4.7%
  8. Morocco$595 million · 3.5%
  9. Chile$502 million · 2.9%
  10. Australia$474 million · 2.8%
  11. Peru$403 million · 2.3%
  12. Netherlands$362 million · 2.1%
    re-exports
  13. Germany$323 million · 1.9%
  14. Italy$322 million · 1.9%
  15. Greece$319 million · 1.9%
  16. Brazil$265 million · 1.5%
  17. Argentina$171 million · 0.99%
  18. Israel$161 million · 0.93%
  19. Colombia$159 million · 0.92%
  20. Pakistan$149 million · 0.86%

Top importers

  1. United States$2.1 billion · 12.1%
    see sources
  2. Germany$1.4 billion · 8.1%
  3. France$1.3 billion · 7.3%
  4. Russia$1.1 billion · 6.2%
  5. Netherlands$981 million · 5.7%
    re-exports
  6. United Kingdom$814 million · 4.7%
  7. Canada$679 million · 3.9%
  8. Poland$515 million · 3%
  9. China$420 million · 2.4%
  10. Vietnam$390 million · 2.3%
  11. Saudi Arabia$330 million · 1.9%
  12. Italy$316 million · 1.8%
  13. South Korea$310 million · 1.8%
  14. United Arab Emirates$308 million · 1.8%
  15. Ukraine$292 million · 1.7%
  16. Iraq$285 million · 1.7%
  17. Belgium$263 million · 1.5%
    re-exports
  18. Romania$256 million · 1.5%
  19. Japan$256 million · 1.5%
  20. Indonesia$242 million · 1.4%

Trend

Who sells it

Spain was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • Spain 3.7
  • South Africa 2.4
  • China 1.5
  • Egypt 1.4
  • Turkey 1.2

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Spain23.7
South Africa0.342.4
China0.091.5
Egypt0.061.4
Turkey0.171.2

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 55% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $988

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$637
1996$661
1997$591
1998$546
1999$569
2000$507
2001$527
2002$521
2003$571
2004$639
2005$636
2006$661
2007$691
2008$881
2009$785
2010$822
2011$819
2012$817
2013$862
2014$877
2015$815
2016$854
2017$888
2018$894
2019$864
2020$932
2021$920
2022$915
2023$1,014
2024$988

What it includes

Oranges, mandarins, lemons, grapefruit and others, fresh or dried.

  • 0805 · Citrus fruit

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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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