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Cut flowers: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in cut flowers totaled $10.1 billion (1.7 million tonnes). The top exporters were the Netherlands (40%), Colombia (23%) and Kenya (9%); the top importers were the United States (25%), Germany (13%) and the Netherlands (10%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 16%.

Summary

World trade
$10.1billion
Tonnes
1.7million tonnes
Price per tonne
$5,992
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Netherlands$4.1 billion · 40.4%
    re-exports · see destinations
  2. Colombia$2.3 billion · 22.8%
    see destinations
  3. Kenya$877 million · 8.7%
  4. Ecuador$863 million · 8.6%
  5. Ethiopia$285 million · 2.8%
  6. China$184 million · 1.8%
  7. Italy$137 million · 1.4%
  8. Canada$113 million · 1.1%
  9. Malaysia$93 million · 0.92%
  10. Spain$84 million · 0.83%
  11. Thailand$81 million · 0.81%
  12. Vietnam$78 million · 0.77%
  13. Turkey$64 million · 0.64%
  14. Nigeria$63 million · 0.63%
  15. South Africa$57 million · 0.56%
  16. Germany$56 million · 0.56%
  17. Mexico$43 million · 0.42%
  18. Taiwan$41 million · 0.41%
  19. Costa Rica$40 million · 0.39%
  20. Israel$38 million · 0.37%

Top importers

  1. United States$2.5 billion · 25.1%
    see sources
  2. Germany$1.3 billion · 12.6%
  3. Netherlands$1 billion · 9.9%
    re-exports
  4. United Kingdom$775 million · 7.7%
  5. Russia$383 million · 3.8%
  6. France$381 million · 3.8%
  7. Japan$291 million · 2.9%
  8. Poland$252 million · 2.5%
  9. Italy$206 million · 2%
  10. Switzerland$204 million · 2%
  11. Spain$148 million · 1.5%
  12. Canada$145 million · 1.4%
  13. Czechia$141 million · 1.4%
  14. Kazakhstan$140 million · 1.4%
  15. Austria$121 million · 1.2%
  16. Romania$120 million · 1.2%
  17. Denmark$119 million · 1.2%
  18. Belgium$113 million · 1.1%
    re-exports
  19. Saudi Arabia$102 million · 1%
  20. United Arab Emirates$100 million · 0.99%

Trend

Who sells it

The Netherlands was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • Netherlands 4.1
  • Colombia 2.3
  • Kenya 0.88
  • Ecuador 0.86
  • Ethiopia 0.28

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Netherlands2.44.1
Colombia0.512.3
Kenya0.10.88
Ecuador0.10.86
Ethiopia< 0.010.28

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 11% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $5,992

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$5,414
1996$4,982
1997$3,717
1998$4,552
1999$4,508
2000$4,790
2001$4,259
2002$4,267
2003$5,493
2004$5,106
2005$5,650
2006$5,263
2007$6,021
2008$6,035
2009$5,932
2010$6,021
2011$7,112
2012$6,407
2013$6,234
2014$6,008
2015$5,546
2016$5,576
2017$5,575
2018$5,885
2019$5,663
2020$5,621
2021$6,224
2022$6,515
2023$6,205
2024$5,992

What it includes

  • 0603 · Cut flowers

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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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