Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of kiwifruit during 2017.

1. New Zealand: US$1.2 billion (43.6% of total kiwifruit exports)
2. Italy: $527.6 million (19.5%)
3. Belgium: $329.6 million (12.2%)
4. Chile: $188 million (6.9%)
5. Greece: $130.6 million (4.8%)
6. Iran: $65 million (2.4%)
7. Netherlands: $55.5 million (2.1%)
8. France: $43.6 million (1.6%)
9. United States: $31.4 million (1.2%)
10. Hong Kong: $30.9 million (1.1%)
11. Spain: $29.9 million (1.1%)
12. Germany: $24.3 million (0.9%)
13. Portugal: $22 million (0.8%)
14. Lithuania: $8.8 million (0.3%)
15. China: $7.1 million (0.3%)

The listed 15 countries shipped 98.8% of global kiwifruit exports in 2017 by value.

Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing kiwifruit exporters since 2013 were: Hong Kong (up 445.3%), China (up 133.3%), New Zealand (up 79.1%) and Portugal (up 62%).

Four countries that experienced declines in their exported kiwifruit sales namely Lithuania (down -61%), France (down -23.5%), Chile (down -21.6%) and the Netherlands (down -8.7%).

The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for kiwifruit during 2017. 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 kiwifruit exports and its import purchases for that same commodity.

1. New Zealand: US$1.2 billion (net export surplus up 79.4% since 2013)
2. Italy: $420.5 million (down -5.8%)
3. Chile: $187.4 million (down -21.9%)
4. Greece: $123.3 million (up 26.8%)
5. Belgium: $77.5 million (up 50.2%)
6. Iran: $65 million (up 48.6%)
7. Portugal: $6.3 million (reversing a -$1.5 million deficit)
8. Guinea: $521,000 (no 2013 data)
9. Yemen: $232,000 (reversing a -$119,000 deficit)
10. Sudan: $224,000 (no 2013 data)
11. Tanzania: $126,000 (reversing a -$2,000 deficit)
12. Bangladesh: $97,000 (reversing a -$16,000 deficit)
13. Burkina Faso: $58,000 (no 2013 data)
14. Djibouti: $54,000 (reversing a -$78,000 deficit)
15. Afghanistan: $30,000 (no 2013 data)

New Zealand has the highest surplus in the international trade of kiwifruit. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms New Zealand’s strong competitive advantage for this specific product category.

The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for Kiwifruit during 2017. 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 Kiwifruit import purchases and its exports for that same commodity.

1. China: -US$342.4 million (net export deficit up 188.7% since 2013)
2. Japan: -$313.1 million (up 49.5%)
3. Spain: -$217.8 million (up 42%)
4. Germany: -$197.7 million (up 18.5%)
5. Taiwan: -$124.7 million (up 101.9%)
6. United States: -$106.3 million (up 43.5%)
7. France: -$98.6 million (up 150.1%)
8. Netherlands: -$88.3 million (up 13%)
9. Russia: -$74.7 million (down -47.5%)
10. South Korea: -$62.2 million (up 43.1%)
11. United Kingdom: -$53.9 million (up 19.7%)
12. Brazil: -$39.6 million (up 8.8%)
13. Canada: -$38.5 million (up 9%)
14. Australia: -$33.6 million (down -8.2%)
15. Poland: -$30.9 million (up 45.8%)

The People’s Republic of China incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of kiwifruit. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights China’s strong competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for kiwifruit-supplying countries that help satisfy the powerful demand.

Kiwifruit Exporting Companies

The following companies are also examples of kiwifruit-trading companies located in the country shown within parentheses:

• Ahikiwi Orchard (New Zealand)
• Alfafood GmbH (Germany)
• Camill Alimentos S/A (United States)
• Jining Eagle International Trade Co Ltd (China)
• Kiwi Uno (Italy)
• KxKfruit (Greece)
• Macfarlane Consultancy BV (Netherlands)