The value of globally imported raw potatoes rose by an average 24.9% for all importing countries from 5 years earlier in 2019 when international purchases of those fresh or chilled potatoes were valued at $5.44 billion.
Year over year, the overall value of potato imports accelerated via a 20.1% advance compared to $5.66 billion during 2022.
The 5 largest importers of potatoes are Belgium, Spain, Netherlands, United States of America, and Italy. The 5 major buyers purchased almost two-fifths (37.6%) of the world value for potatoes imported during 2023.
From a continental perspective, buyers in European countries bought the most imported raw potatoes during 2023 with purchases costing a total $4.4 billion or 64.9% of the global total. In second place were importers located in Asia at 16% while 9.6% of potatoes imported worldwide was delivered to buyers in North America. Another 6.3% arrived in Africa.
Smaller percentages went to customers in Latin America (2.7%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, then Oceania (0.4%) led by Fiji and French Polynesia.
For research purposes, the 4-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix for fresh or chilled potatoes is 0701.
Potatoes Imports by Country
Below are the 15 countries that imported the highest dollar value worth of raw potatoes during 2023.
- Belgium: US$1.2 billion (18% of total imported potatoes)
- Spain: $502.3 million (7.4%)
- Netherlands: $479.9 million (7.1%)
- United States: $448.2 million (6.6%)
- Italy: $371.9 million (5.5%)
- Germany: $301.9 million (4.4%)
- France: $247.3 million (3.6%)
- Portugal: $179.3 million (2.6%)
- Vietnam: $134.3 million (2%)
- Russia: $128.7 million (1.9%)
- Mexico: $114.7 million (1.7%)
- Greece: $112.4 million (1.7%)
- Egypt: $109.4 million (1.6%)
- Malaysia: $104.3 million (1.5%)
- Canada: $92.8 million (1.4%)
By value, the listed 15 countries purchased two-thirds (66.9%) of all potatoes imported in 2023.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing markets for potatoes since 2022 were: Vietnam (up 196.6%), France (up 76.4%), Italy (up 72.5%) and Belgium (up 59.8%).
A pair of buyer countries posted declines in their imported potatoes purchases, namely Russia (down -39.7% from 2022) and Egypt (down -11.8%).
Searchable List of Potatoes Importing Countries in 2023
The automated database below showcases 100 key import markets for potatoes bought internationally during 2023.
Expanding the scope to the 100 most valuable importers of potatoes, 98.1% of globally imported potatoes was bought by the top 100 import countries.
| Rank | Importer | Potato Imports | 2022-3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Belgium | $1,222,741,000 | +59.8% |
| 2. | Spain | $502,347,000 | +32.3% |
| 3. | Netherlands | $479,910,000 | +42.3% |
| 4. | United States | $448,154,000 | +8.4% |
| 5. | Italy | $371,866,000 | +72.5% |
| 6. | Germany | $301,871,000 | +26.9% |
| 7. | France | $247,285,000 | +76.4% |
| 8. | Portugal | $179,280,000 | +36.3% |
| 9. | Vietnam | $134,258,000 | +196.6% |
| 10. | Russia | $128,650,000 | -39.7% |
| 11. | Mexico | $114,678,000 | +38.2% |
| 12. | Greece | $112,353,000 | +17.5% |
| 13. | Egypt | $109,386,000 | -11.8% |
| 14. | Malaysia | $104,269,000 | +4% |
| 15. | Canada | $92,761,000 | +4.7% |
| 16. | Romania | $86,290,000 | +35.4% |
| 17. | Czech Republic | $72,621,000 | +33.3% |
| 18. | Algeria | $70,726,000 | -4% |
| 19. | Slovakia | $69,240,000 | +66.2% |
| 20. | Poland | $65,852,000 | +13.2% |
| 21. | Ireland | $62,349,000 | +56.7% |
| 22. | United Kingdom | $61,753,000 | +56.7% |
| 23. | United Arab Emirates | $56,706,000 | -29.8% |
| 24. | Switzerland | $55,936,000 | +20.1% |
| 25. | Iraq | $54,645,000 | -29.7% |
| 26. | Azerbaijan | $49,175,000 | -10.9% |
| 27. | Hungary | $48,642,000 | +10.1% |
| 28. | Afghanistan | $46,535,000 | -5.8% |
| 29. | Saudi Arabia | $46,132,000 | -42.8% |
| 30. | Morocco | $45,257,000 | +24.8% |
| 31. | Austria | $44,260,000 | +31.2% |
| 32. | Slovenia | $43,322,000 | +102.7% |
| 33. | Indonesia | $40,933,000 | +11.9% |
| 34. | Hong Kong | $37,525,000 | -7.8% |
| 35. | Lebanon | $37,402,000 | -8.4% |
| 36. | Sri Lanka | $35,338,000 | -11.2% |
| 37. | Uzbekistan | $34,809,000 | -57.1% |
| 38. | Croatia | $34,320,000 | +28.8% |
| 39. | Nepal | $34,052,000 | -43.9% |
| 40. | South Korea | $33,593,000 | +8.6% |
| 41. | Oman | $32,676,000 | -36.9% |
| 42. | Denmark | $30,938,000 | +27.6% |
| 43. | Singapore | $30,881,000 | +8.6% |
| 44. | Japan | $29,477,000 | -4.6% |
| 45. | Israel | $29,058,000 | -40.2% |
| 46. | Sweden | $25,371,000 | -10.7% |
| 47. | Serbia | $24,755,000 | +28.8% |
| 48. | Thailand | $24,702,000 | -48.7% |
| 49. | Türkiye | $24,038,000 | +101.9% |
| 50. | Dominican Republic | $21,862,000 | +7.2% |
| 51. | Tunisia | $21,646,000 | +30.1% |
| 52. | Taiwan | $21,501,000 | -14.8% |
| 53. | Philippines | $21,232,000 | +30.1% |
| 54. | Mozambique | $20,733,000 | -10% |
| 55. | Fiji | $20,527,000 | +24.4% |
| 56. | Trinidad/Tobago | $18,955,000 | +24.1% |
| 57. | Moldova | $18,882,000 | +84.8% |
| 58. | Honduras | $18,770,000 | 0% |
| 59. | Bulgaria | $18,634,000 | +28.1% |
| 60. | Senegal | $18,050,000 | +16.7% |
| 61. | Kuwait | $17,654,000 | -56.1% |
| 62. | El Salvador | $17,500,000 | +7.7% |
| 63. | Norway | $16,207,000 | -8.7% |
| 64. | Somalia | $15,925,000 | -9.1% |
| 65. | Luxembourg | $15,269,000 | +46.3% |
| 66. | Bangladesh | $13,576,000 | +115.9% |
| 67. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $12,361,000 | +52.5% |
| 68. | Mauritania | $11,894,000 | -24.8% |
| 69. | Qatar | $11,786,000 | -38.8% |
| 70. | Bahrain | $11,783,000 | -10% |
| 71. | Tajikistan | $11,363,000 | +906.5% |
| 72. | Bahamas | $11,344,000 | +16% |
| 73. | Libya | $10,841,000 | +1.1% |
| 74. | Namibia | $10,435,000 | +0.3% |
| 75. | Guatemala | $9,972,000 | +29.2% |
| 76. | Jordan | $9,889,000 | +24.2% |
| 77. | Ivory Coast | $9,822,000 | -18.4% |
| 78. | Uganda | $9,789,000 | +856% |
| 79. | Brazil | $9,776,000 | +5.5% |
| 80. | Cuba | $8,807,000 | -13.2% |
| 81. | Mali | $8,725,000 | -19.6% |
| 82. | Zimbabwe | $8,359,000 | -35.3% |
| 83. | Lithuania | $8,323,000 | -16.6% |
| 84. | Nigeria | $8,293,000 | +716.2% |
| 85. | Pakistan | $8,150,000 | -36.4% |
| 86. | Kazakhstan | $7,836,000 | -31% |
| 87. | Georgia | $7,694,000 | +89.4% |
| 88. | Guyana | $7,457,000 | +73.8% |
| 89. | Mauritius | $7,183,000 | -28.2% |
| 90. | Ukraine | $6,631,000 | -23.3% |
| 91. | Paraguay | $6,619,000 | -15.6% |
| 92. | Albania | $5,976,000 | +2113% |
| 93. | Montenegro | $5,672,000 | +26.6% |
| 94. | Rwanda | $5,614,000 | +464.2% |
| 95. | Cyprus | $5,178,000 | -44.7% |
| 96. | Finland | $4,924,000 | -16.8% |
| 97. | Suriname | $4,777,000 | +27.6% |
| 98. | Maldives | $4,490,000 | +0.1% |
| 99. | Malta | $4,152,000 | +73.1% |
| 100. | Argentina | $4,103,000 | +153.4% |
Posting the strongest increases in their purchases of imported potatoes were buyers in Albania (up 2,113% from 2022), Tajikistan (up 906.5%), Uganda (up 856%), Nigeria (up 716.2%), Rwanda (up 464.2%) and Vietnam (up 196.6%).
You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of any of the columns above. An entry of 0% in the right-most column means that no 2022 data was available.
Potatoes Imported into Belgium
Belgium’s global purchases of imported raw potatoes totaled US$1.22 billion in 2023. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which Belgium imported the highest dollar value worth of potatoes during 2023. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2022 to 2023.
- France: US$454.2 million (up 28.3% from 2022)
- Netherlands: $419.6 million (up 99.8%)
- Germany: $292 million (up 78.6%)
- Spain: $29.7 million (up 67.7%)
- Egypt: $13.3 million (up 54.4%)
- Portugal: $5 million (up 454.2%)
- Israel: $3.3 million (down -15%)
- Cyprus: $2.1 million (down -25.9%)
- Italy: $1.8 million (up 66.9%)
- Poland: $628,000 (2022 data unavailable)
- United Kingdom: $583,000 (down -70.7%)
- Luxembourg: $258,000 (down -21.8%)
- Lithuania: $168,000 (2022 data unavailable)
- Morocco: $72,000 (down -69.4%)
- Costa Rica: $5,000 (2022 data unavailable)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 99.999% of potatoes imported by Belgium in 2023.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of potatoes to Belgium since 2022 were: Portugal (up 454.2%), Netherlands (up 99.8%), Germany (up 78.6%) and Spain (up 67.7%).
Countries that experienced declines in the value of their potatoes supplied to Belgian importers included: United Kingdom (down -70.7%), Morocco (down -69.4%), Cyprus (down -25.9%) and Luxembourg (down -21.8%).
Overall, the value of Belgium’s imported potatoes rose by an average 59.8% from all supplying countries since 2022 when potatoes purchased cost $765.4 million.
Potatoes Imported into Spain
Spain’s global purchases of imported raw potatoes totaled US$502.3 million in 2023. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which Spain imported the highest dollar value worth of potatoes during 2023. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2022 to 2023.
- France: US$316.7 million (up 24.9% from 2022)
- Netherlands: $58.9 million (up 44.2%)
- United Kingdom: $27.5 million (up 1.2%)
- Egypt: $27 million (up 518.5%)
- Israel: $25.2 million (up 17.9%)
- Portugal: $21.7 million (up 64.6%)
- Belgium: $10.6 million (up 10.1%)
- Denmark: $5.9 million (up 226.5%)
- Germany: $3.1 million (up 48.3%)
- Cyprus: $2.3 million (up 148.8%)
- Luxembourg: $1.8 million (up 42%)
- Poland: $539,000 (up 1214.6%)
- Morocco: $246,000 (down -91.6%)
- United States of America: $207,000 (2022 data unavailable)
- Italy: $177,000 (down -9.7%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 99.9% of potatoes imported by Spain in 2023.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of potatoes to Spain since 2022 were: Poland (up 1,215%), Egypt (up 518.5%), Denmark (up 226.5%) and Cyprus (up 148.8%).
A pair of major buyer countries experienced declines in the value of their potatoes supplied to Spanish importers, namely Morocco (down -91.6% from 2022) and Italy (down -9.7%).
Overall, the value of Spain’s imported potatoes went up by an average 32.3% from all supplying countries since 2022 when potatoes purchased cost $379.8 million.
Potatoes Imported into the Netherlands
Dutch global purchases of imported raw potatoes totaled US$479.9 million in 2023. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which the Netherlands imported the highest dollar value worth of potatoes during 2023. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2022 to 2023.
- Germany: US$330.5 million (up 49.8% from 2022)
- Belgium: $68.9 million (up 56.2%)
- France: $42.4 million (up 3.8%)
- Israel: $15.6 million (up 1.6%)
- Spain: $5.1 million (up 5%)
- United Kingdom: $4.8 million (up 36.3%)
- Italy: $2.6 million (up 74.1%)
- Egypt: $2.4 million (up 3,096%)
- Denmark: $1.3 million (up 166.5%)
- Portugal: $805,000 (up 45.6%)
- Austria: $706,000 (up 271.6%)
- Poland: $674,000 (down -18.7%)
- Luxembourg: $662,000 (up 17.4%)
- Finland: $486,000 (up 198.2%)
- Switzerland: $427,000 (up 44.3%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 99.5% of potatoes imported by Netherlands in 2023.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of potatoes to Netherlands since 2022 were: Egypt (up 3,096%), Austria (up 271.6%), Finland (up 198.2%) and Denmark (up 166.5%).
Poland was the sole top provider that experienced a decline in the value of potatoes supplied to Dutch importers, pulled down by an -18.1% reduction.
Overall, the value of Netherlands’ imported potatoes gained an average 42.3% from all supplying countries since 2022 when potatoes purchased cost $337.2 million.
Potatoes Imports into the United States
America’s global purchases of imported raw potatoes totaled US$448.2 million in 2023. Below are the top suppliers from which the US imported the highest dollar value worth of potatoes during 2023. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2022 to 2023.
- Canada: US$448 million (up 8.4% from 2022)
- Peru: $134,000 (2022 data unavailable)
- Mexico: $35,000 (2022 data unavailable)
- Qatar: $8,000 (down -46.7%)
By value, the listed countries shipped 100% of potatoes imported by the United States of America in 2023.
Overall, the value of the United States’ imported potatoes advanced by an average 8.4% from all supplying countries since 2022 when potatoes purchased cost $413.3 million.
See also Potatoes Exports by Country, Sweet Potatoes vs Yams by Export Sales, Unit Price & Weight, Belgium’s Top Trading Partners and Netherlands Top 10 Imports
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