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Cucumbers and gherkins: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in cucumbers and gherkins totaled $3.9 billion (3.2 million tonnes). The top exporters were Spain (26%), Mexico (24%) and the Netherlands (17%); the top importers were the United States (38%), Germany (22%) and the United Kingdom (8%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 43%.

Summary

World trade
$3.9billion
Tonnes
3.2million tonnes
Price per tonne
$1,233
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Spain$1 billion · 26.2%
  2. Mexico$949 million · 24.1%
  3. Netherlands$653 million · 16.6%
    re-exports
  4. Canada$572 million · 14.5%
  5. Germany$92 million · 2.3%
  6. Turkey$87 million · 2.2%
  7. Greece$69 million · 1.8%
  8. Belgium$68 million · 1.7%
    re-exports
  9. China$46 million · 1.2%
  10. Morocco$45 million · 1.1%
  11. Poland$28 million · 0.7%
  12. Albania$25 million · 0.64%
  13. Romania$19 million · 0.49%
  14. Austria$15 million · 0.38%
  15. Afghanistan$14 million · 0.36%
  16. Iran$14 million · 0.36%
  17. Russia$14 million · 0.35%
  18. Malaysia$14 million · 0.35%
  19. Serbia$13 million · 0.32%
  20. United States$12 million · 0.29%

Top importers

  1. United States$1.5 billion · 38.2%
  2. Germany$849 million · 21.5%
  3. United Kingdom$322 million · 8.2%
  4. Poland$127 million · 3.2%
  5. Netherlands$123 million · 3.1%
    re-exports
  6. France$101 million · 2.6%
  7. Belgium$99 million · 2.5%
    re-exports
  8. Czechia$76 million · 1.9%
  9. Sweden$55 million · 1.4%
  10. Denmark$53 million · 1.3%
  11. Austria$52 million · 1.3%
  12. Canada$51 million · 1.3%
  13. Switzerland$47 million · 1.2%
  14. Romania$43 million · 1.1%
  15. Russia$38 million · 0.97%
  16. Ukraine$29 million · 0.74%
  17. Bulgaria$26 million · 0.66%
  18. Hungary$25 million · 0.63%
  19. Italy$24 million · 0.62%
  20. Spain$23 million · 0.59%

Trend

Who sells it

Spain has been the top exporter since 1999

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

  • Spain 1
  • Mexico 0.95
  • Netherlands 0.65
  • Canada 0.57
  • Germany 0.09

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Spain0.251
Mexico0.130.95
Netherlands0.370.65
Canada0.010.57
Germany0.010.09

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 65% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $1,233

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$746
1996$673
1997$603
1998$679
1999$580
2000$650
2001$626
2002$644
2003$780
2004$820
2005$851
2006$929
2007$984
2008$960
2009$883
2010$917
2011$870
2012$935
2013$996
2014$927
2015$877
2016$896
2017$924
2018$985
2019$932
2020$981
2021$1,007
2022$1,102
2023$1,216
2024$1,233

What it includes

  • 0707 · Cucumbers and gherkins

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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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