Among the world’s exported squash and gourds, none is more prominent than the pumpkin particularly around October 31 each Halloween.
Pumpkin exports by country totaled US$1.57 billion in 2022, up by 17.7% for all pumpkin shippers over the five-year period starting from $1.335 billion for 2018.
Year over year, the value of globally exported pumpkins flatlined via a 0.4% gain compared to $1.564 billion during 2021.
The top 5 most lucrative exporters of pumpkins were Spain, Mexico, Türkiye, Netherlands and the United States of America. That quintet of leading pumpkin suppliers generated over three-quarters (76.2%) of the total value of pumpkins sold on international markets during 2022. Such a high percentage indicates a concentrated set of sellers.
Among continents, suppliers in European countries accounted for the highest dollar worth of exported pumpkin during 2022 with shipments valued at $777.2 million or almost half (49.5%) of the global total. In second place were North American exporters at 34.7% well ahead of the 7.3% for worldwide shipments of pumpkins originating from sellers in Asia.
Smaller percentages came from suppliers located in Africa (4.2%), Oceania (2.4%) led by New Zealand, then Latin America (1.9%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean.
For research purposes, the 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 070993 for pumpkins encompassing other types of squash and gourds.
Pumpkin Exports by Country
Below are the 15 countries that sold the highest dollar value worth of exported pumpkins during 2022.
- Spain: US$535.9 million (34.1% of total pumpkin exports)
- Mexico: $458.8 million (29.2%)
- Türkiye: $73 million (4.6%)
- Netherlands: $68.3 million (4.3%)
- United States: $60.6 million (3.9%)
- Italy: $54.6 million (3.5%)
- Morocco: $46.6 million (3%)
- France: $40.9 million (2.6%)
- New Zealand: $34 million (2.2%)
- Portugal: $28.3 million (1.8%)
- Canada: $26.4 million (1.7%)
- South Africa: $14.9 million (0.9%)
- Belgium: $11.1 million (0.7%)
- India: $10.1 million (0.6%)
- Germany: $10 million (0.6%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 93.8% of globally exported pumpkins in 2022.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing exporters of pumpkins since 2021 were: Belgium (up 23.9%), Morocco (up 21.8%), Canada (up 20.2%) and Mexico (up 16.4%).
Major suppliers that posted declines in their international sales of pumpkins were led by: New Zealand (down -39.5% from 2021), South Africa (down -20.3%), France (down -11%), Germany (down -9%) and the Netherlands (down -1.8%).
Searchable List of Pumpkin Exporting Countries
The 100 international suppliers showcased in the automated database below collected 99.99% of the overall revenues for globally exported pumpkins.
Rank | Exporter | Pumpkin Exports | 2021-2 |
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1. | Spain | $535,874,000 | -1.1% |
2. | Mexico | $458,752,000 | +16.4% |
3. | Türkiye | $73,011,000 | +5.6% |
4. | Netherlands | $68,258,000 | -1.8% |
5. | United States | $60,635,000 | +4.2% |
6. | Italy | $54,594,000 | +6.3% |
7. | Morocco | $46,563,000 | +21.8% |
8. | France | $40,864,000 | -11% |
9. | New Zealand | $34,022,000 | -39.5% |
10. | Portugal | $28,281,000 | +9.7% |
11. | Canada | $26,364,000 | +20.2% |
12. | South Africa | $14,899,000 | -20.3% |
13. | Belgium | $11,124,000 | +23.9% |
14. | India | $10,086,000 | +16.4% |
15. | Germany | $10,009,000 | -9% |
16. | China | $9,961,000 | -52.8% |
17. | Austria | $9,726,000 | +255.5% |
18. | Costa Rica | $7,964,000 | +2.2% |
19. | Honduras | $7,519,000 | +180.8% |
20. | Malaysia | $4,266,000 | -9% |
21. | Poland | $4,122,000 | +6% |
22. | Bangladesh | $3,719,000 | -48.4% |
23. | Panama | $2,789,000 | -22.8% |
24. | Dominican Republic | $2,766,000 | -19.7% |
25. | Brazil | $2,765,000 | -44.3% |
26. | Australia | $2,680,000 | -25.4% |
27. | Iran | $2,372,000 | -81.4% |
28. | Czech Republic | $2,352,000 | +1.6% |
29. | Peru | $2,075,000 | -43.6% |
30. | Oman | $1,807,000 | +14.4% |
31. | Greece | $1,571,000 | -68.5% |
32. | Egypt | $1,534,000 | -18.7% |
33. | Guatemala | $1,528,000 | +31.6% |
34. | Myanmar | $1,517,000 | -58.9% |
35. | United Kingdom | $1,513,000 | +4% |
36. | Bulgaria | $1,488,000 | -12% |
37. | South Korea | $1,330,000 | -31.5% |
38. | Hungary | $1,250,000 | -17.9% |
39. | Japan | $1,241,000 | +17.6% |
40. | Tonga | $1,174,000 | -33.4% |
41. | Latvia | $1,077,000 | +12.1% |
42. | Luxembourg | $1,020,000 | +16% |
43. | Namibia | $786,000 | +1.6% |
44. | Pakistan | $765,000 | +25% |
45. | Lebanon | $746,000 | -11.9% |
46. | Argentina | $718,000 | -21.3% |
47. | Croatia | $659,000 | -43.1% |
48. | Ghana | $645,000 | -18.7% |
49. | Tanzania | $641,000 | +7913% |
50. | Slovenia | $613,000 | -64.4% |
51. | Singapore | $555,000 | -13.1% |
52. | Romania | $518,000 | +147.8% |
53. | Albania | $504,000 | -74.1% |
54. | Ethiopia | $493,000 | +35.4% |
55. | Uzbekistan | $484,000 | +200.6% |
56. | Denmark | $452,000 | -32% |
57. | Thailand | $351,000 | +84.7% |
58. | Georgia | $333,000 | +24.7% |
59. | Israel | $315,000 | -27.1% |
60. | Lithuania | $293,000 | -52.3% |
61. | Nicaragua | $268,000 | +2580% |
62. | Ireland | $239,000 | +29.9% |
63. | Colombia | $220,000 | -3.5% |
64. | Kyrgyzstan | $220,000 | +88% |
65. | Indonesia | $216,000 | +71.4% |
66. | Senegal | $209,000 | +3.5% |
67. | Uruguay | $205,000 | -13.9% |
68. | Jamaica | $187,000 | -52.1% |
69. | Chile | $181,000 | +3520% |
70. | Sri Lanka | $175,000 | +5.4% |
71. | Uganda | $175,000 | -40.5% |
72. | Slovakia | $167,000 | -54.2% |
73. | Vietnam | $162,000 | -85.4% |
74. | Fiji | $140,000 | +250% |
75. | Serbia | $130,000 | +36.8% |
76. | North Macedonia | $124,000 | +6.9% |
77. | Estonia | $110,000 | +168.3% |
78. | Kenya | $103,000 | +9.6% |
79. | Tunisia | $103,000 | -88.5% |
80. | Kazakhstan | $91,000 | -32.1% |
81. | Hong Kong | $91,000 | -52.4% |
82. | Moldova | $80,000 | +1500% |
83. | New Caledonia | $80,000 | -97% |
84. | Eswatini | $75,000 | -51% |
85. | Bahrain | $74,000 | -35.1% |
86. | Haiti | $61,000 | -24.7% |
87. | Madagascar | $61,000 | +17.3% |
88. | El Salvador | $60,000 | -97.9% |
89. | Guyana | $59,000 | -55.3% |
90. | Sweden | $46,000 | -69.7% |
91. | Finland | $44,000 | +29.4% |
92. | United Arab Emirates | $43,000 | -99.2% |
93. | Gambia | $42,000 | 0% |
94. | Armenia | $38,000 | -36.7% |
95. | Russia | $38,000 | -90.8% |
96. | Mozambique | $34,000 | +1600% |
97. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $34,000 | +466.7% |
98. | Taiwan | $30,000 | -6.3% |
99. | Syria | $29,000 | -97.4% |
100. | Ukraine | $26,000 | -94.7% |
Focusing on the 100 leading exporters, the fastest growers were Tanzania (up 7,913% from 2021), Chile (up 3,520%), Nicaragua (up 2,580%), Mozambique (up 1,600%) and Moldova (up 1,500%).
You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of the above table’s columns. An entry reading ‘same’ in the right-most column means that there was no change from 2021 to 2022.
Countries Reaping Biggest Trade Surpluses from Pumpkins
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for pumpkins during 2022. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the surplus between the value of each country’s exported pumpkins and its import purchases for that same commodity.
- Spain: US$512 million (net export surplus down -0.3% since 2021)
- Mexico: $455.4 million (up 16.1%)
- Türkiye: $72.9 million (up 5.6%)
- Morocco: $46.6 million (up 21.8%)
- New Zealand: $32.7 million (down -40.1%)
- Portugal: $16.4 million (up 17.4%)
- South Africa: $14.2 million (down -22%)
- Italy: $10.7 million (down -18.2%)
- India: $10.1 million (up 16.2%)
- Costa Rica: $7.9 million (up 2.1%)
- Honduras: $7.2 million (up 171.3%)
- mainland China: $6.5 million (down -63.7%)
- Bangladesh: $3.7 million (down -48.4%)
- Panama: $2.73 million (down -22.6%)
- Australia: $2.65 million (down -26.2%)
Spain and Mexico generated the highest surpluses in the international trade of pumpkins. In turn, those positive cashflows confirm both countries’ competitive advantages for this specific product category.
Countries Enduring Worst Trade Deficits from Pumpkins
The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for pumpkins during 2022. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the deficit between the value of each country’s imported pumpkin purchases and its exports for that same commodity.
- United States: -US$420.3 million (net export deficit up 17.8% since 2021)
- Germany: -$185.1 million (up 0.6%)
- France: -$162.4 million (up 8.8%)
- United Kingdom: -$105 million (up 14.4%)
- Japan: -$67.1 million (down -18.2%)
- Switzerland: -$36.4 million (up 428.7%)
- Canada: -$34.2 million (down -7.8%)
- Russia: -$33.1 million (down -30%)
- Poland: -$31.4 million (up 18.1%)
- Netherlands: -$31.1 million (up 60.2%)
- Belgium: -$27.2 million (down -4.6%)
- Austria: -$24.7 million (down -10.1%)
- Singapore: -$21.9 million (up 3.6%)
- Qatar: -$17.1 million (up 1.2%)
- South Korea: -$13.3 million (down -16.8%)
The United States of America incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of pumpkins. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights America’s competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for pumpkin-supplying countries that help satisfy the powerful consumer demand.
Pumpkin Exporting Companies
According to global trading platform Alibaba, the following suppliers are examples of pumpkin-trading exporters. The home-country location for each business is shown within parentheses.
- AB2T (France)
- Shouguang Peiling Vegetable & Food Co. (China)
- Alfafood GmbH (Germany)
- Algo Imports & Exports (United States)
- HBE Trading (Netherlands)
- Integrow Marketing Ltd (New Zealand)
- Minerve Trade (Belgium)
- Oyewale Akinpelumi (Turkey)
- Sotrapex (Portugal)
- W Agripacking S.A DE C.V (Mexico)
See also Pumpkin Imports by Country, Pineapples Exports by Country, Apples Exports by Country and Oranges Exports by Country
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Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on October 4, 2023
Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on October 4, 2023
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on October 4, 2023
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on October 4, 2023
Wikipedia, Pumpkin. Accessed on October 4, 2023