The overall value of exported tomatoes grew by an average 5.7% for all shipping countries since five years earlier in 2021 when tomatoes shipments were worth $11 billion.
Year over year, globally exported tomatoes fell by -3% compared to $12 billion during 2024.
Once again, the world’s 5 most lucrative exporters of tomatoes in 2025 were Mexico, Netherlands, Morocco, Spain and France. That powerful group of suppliers furnished over two-thirds (69.3%) of all tomatoes sold on international markets in 2025.
That percentage belies a highly concentrated core group of tomato exporters. In fact, the world’s biggest exporter of tomatoes Mexico accounted for over one quarter (26.8%) of the world’s exported tomatoes.
From a continent perspective, sellers in European countries sold the highest value for exported tomatoes during 2025 with shipments amounting to $5.4 billion or 46.6% of worldwide exports. Exporters located in North America were responsible for 30.2% worth, while suppliers in Africa supplied another 13.3% share trailed by providers from Asia at 9.2%.
Tinier percentages originated from Latin America (0.7%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, and Oceania (0.1%) mostly New Zealand and Australia.
For research purposes, the 4-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix for fresh or chilled tomatoes is 0702.
Tomatoes Exports by Country
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of tomatoes during 2025.
- Mexico: US$2.7 billion (22.8% of exported tomatoes)
- Netherlands: $2.3 billion (19.7%)
- Morocco: $1.3 billion (11.3%)
- Spain: $1.1 billion (9.4%)
- France: $704.8 million (6.1%)
- Canada: $578.9 million (5%)
- Belgium: $419.8 million (3.6%)
- Türkiye: $402.2 million (3.5%)
- United States: $274.1 million (2.4%)
- Italy: $255.5 million (2.2%)
- Azerbaijan: $192.5 million (1.7%)
- mainland China: $176.6 million (1.5%)
- Portugal: $147.6 million (1.3%)
- Tunisia: $144.4 million (1.2%)
- Poland: $143.3 million (1.2%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 92.9% of all tomatoes exported in 2025.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing exporters of tomatoes from 2024 to 2025 were: Tunisia (up 85.3%), Netherlands (up 20.2%), Italy (up 14.6%) and Morocco (up 13.3%).
Those countries that posted year-over-year declines in their exported tomatoes sales were led by: United States of America (down -36% from 2024), Mexico (down -20.7%), mainland China (down -8.7%), Türkiye (down -5.4%) and Canada (down -4.6%).
Searchable List of Tomatoes Exporting Countries in 2025
The following automated database reveals the top 100 countries that exported fresh or chilled tomatoes in 2025. Combined, that set of leading exporters accounted for 99.998% of international tomato sales.
| Rank | Exporter | Tomato Exports | 2024-5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | $2,650,106,000 | -20.7% |
| 2 | Netherlands | $2,290,046,000 | +20.2% |
| 3 | Morocco | $1,306,876,000 | +13.3% |
| 4 | Spain | $1,094,425,000 | -0.4% |
| 5 | France | $704,759,000 | -1.7% |
| 6 | Canada | $578,925,000 | -4.6% |
| 7 | Belgium | $419,840,000 | +11.1% |
| 8 | Türkiye | $402,228,000 | -5.4% |
| 9 | United States | $274,143,000 | -36% |
| 10 | Italy | $255,522,000 | +14.6% |
| 11 | Azerbaijan | $192,471,000 | +9.7% |
| 12 | mainland China | $176,629,000 | -8.7% |
| 13 | Portugal | $147,582,000 | +8.6% |
| 14 | Tunisia | $144,434,000 | +85.3% |
| 15 | Poland | $143,263,000 | +11.8% |
| 16 | Germany | $58,281,000 | +16.3% |
| 17 | Turkmenistan | $57,266,000 | +10.2% |
| 18 | Austria | $44,540,000 | -3.7% |
| 19 | Hungary | $40,726,000 | +40.1% |
| 20 | Iran | $36,129,000 | -33.3% |
| 21 | Jordan | $35,930,000 | -71.3% |
| 22 | Armenia | $33,702,000 | +1.5% |
| 23 | Albania | $33,438,000 | -9.3% |
| 24 | Guatemala | $33,262,000 | +13% |
| 25 | India | $31,552,000 | +32.8% |
| 26 | Greece | $31,502,000 | +35.5% |
| 27 | Afghanistan | $30,116,000 | -30.8% |
| 28 | Egypt | $29,897,000 | -39.5% |
| 29 | Malaysia | $27,556,000 | -0.7% |
| 30 | Kazakhstan | $19,901,000 | -19.2% |
| 31 | Latvia | $19,206,000 | +25.5% |
| 32 | Lithuania | $18,898,000 | +153.7% |
| 33 | Burkina Faso | $18,163,000 | -18% |
| 34 | Bulgaria | $17,460,000 | -22.3% |
| 35 | Dominican Republic | $17,355,000 | -27.9% |
| 36 | Slovakia | $14,943,000 | -15.6% |
| 37 | Kenya | $14,942,000 | +523.6% |
| 38 | North Macedonia | $13,945,000 | +8% |
| 39 | Honduras | $11,926,000 | +100.9% |
| 40 | Denmark | $11,731,000 | +14.2% |
| 41 | Czech Republic | $11,326,000 | -10.9% |
| 42 | Croatia | $11,235,000 | +19.5% |
| 43 | Chile | $8,189,000 | +0.5% |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | $7,689,000 | -83.4% |
| 45 | Romania | $7,422,000 | +58.6% |
| 46 | South Africa | $5,221,000 | +3.2% |
| 47 | Serbia | $4,671,000 | +0.4% |
| 48 | New Zealand | $4,635,000 | +12.7% |
| 49 | United Kingdom | $4,340,000 | +13.6% |
| 50 | Namibia | $4,216,000 | -45.3% |
| 51 | Angola | $4,166,000 | +276.7% |
| 52 | Pakistan | $4,113,000 | -4.4% |
| 53 | Senegal | $3,959,000 | -15.5% |
| 54 | South Korea | $3,338,000 | -19.2% |
| 55 | Saudi Arabia | $3,272,000 | +558.4% |
| 56 | Slovenia | $2,966,000 | +10% |
| 57 | Syria | $2,946,000 | -88.6% |
| 58 | Sweden | $2,712,000 | -3.8% |
| 59 | Mali | $2,652,000 | +28.5% |
| 60 | Australia | $2,350,000 | -17.5% |
| 61 | Brazil | $2,336,000 | -58.1% |
| 62 | Peru | $2,096,000 | +2% |
| 63 | Argentina | $2,009,000 | -0.3% |
| 64 | Uganda | $1,888,000 | +17.6% |
| 65 | Luxembourg | $1,874,000 | +7% |
| 66 | Nicaragua | $1,414,000 | +528.4% |
| 67 | Western Sahara | $1,321,000 | 0% |
| 68 | Oman | $1,267,000 | -7.7% |
| 69 | Ireland | $1,142,000 | +2.5% |
| 70 | Finland | $1,006,000 | +49% |
| 71 | Georgia | $911,000 | -26.3% |
| 72 | Aruba | $819,000 | -5.4% |
| 73 | Vietnam | $816,000 | +237.2% |
| 74 | Thailand | $789,000 | +29.3% |
| 75 | Rwanda | $669,000 | +57% |
| 76 | United Arab Emirates | $584,000 | -93.3% |
| 77 | Estonia | $555,000 | -14.2% |
| 78 | Colombia | $545,000 | +19% |
| 79 | Ukraine | $481,000 | +58.7% |
| 80 | Yemen | $465,000 | -71.2% |
| 81 | Russia | $432,000 | -46.3% |
| 82 | Indonesia | $322,000 | +59.4% |
| 83 | Japan | $294,000 | -34.5% |
| 84 | Singapore | $271,000 | +3.8% |
| 85 | Taiwan | $191,000 | +92.9% |
| 86 | Niger | $167,000 | 0% |
| 87 | Lebanon | $161,000 | -52.4% |
| 88 | Belarus | $123,000 | -57.7% |
| 89 | Switzerland | $122,000 | +56.4% |
| 90 | Costa Rica | $113,000 | -27.1% |
| 91 | Norway | $100,000 | +66.7% |
| 92 | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $98,000 | -74.1% |
| 93 | Nigeria | $90,000 | 0% |
| 94 | Hong Kong | $87,000 | +19.2% |
| 95 | Bangladesh | $63,000 | +186.4% |
| 96 | Algeria | $54,000 | +1.9% |
| 97 | Kyrgyzstan | $40,000 | -83.8% |
| 98 | Paraguay | $40,000 | -79.5% |
| 99 | Uruguay | $39,000 | +14.7% |
| 100 | Iceland | $36,000 | -71% |
Expanding the scope to the top 100 supplies, the greatest gainers in revenues from exporting tomatoes were Saudi Arabia (up 558.4% from 2024), Nicaragua (up 528.4%), Kenya (up 523.6%), Angola (up 276.7%), then Vietnam (up 237.2%).
You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of any of the columns below. The right-most column shows the percentage change in the value of exported tomatoes from 2024 to 2025.
An entry of 0% in that column means that no 2024 value was available.
Countries Earning Largest Surpluses from Tomatoes Trade
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for fresh or chilled tomatoes during 2025. 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 tomatoes exports and its import purchases for that same commodity.
- Mexico: US$2.6 billion (net export surplus down -20.7% since 2024)
- Netherlands: $1.8 billion (up 24%)
- Morocco: $1.3 billion (up 13.3%)
- Spain: $738.6 million (down -14.6%)
- Türkiye: $401.9 million (down -5.3%)
- Canada: $282.1 million (up 58%)
- Belgium: $275.3 million (up 8.1%)
- Azerbaijan: $190.8 million (up 9.2%)
- mainland China: $176.6 million (down -8.7%)
- Tunisia: $144.4 million (up 87.4%)
- Portugal: $72.2 million (down -2.1%)
- Turkmenistan: $57.3 million (up 10.2%)
- Italy: $54.7 million (up 293.5%)
- Iran: $36.1 million (down -33.2%)
- Jordan: $33.8 million (down -73%)
World-leading tomatoes supplier Mexico generates the highest surplus in the international trade of that commodity. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms Mexico’s strong competitive advantage for this specific product category.
Countries Facing Worst Deficits from Tomatoes Trade
The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for tomatoes during 2025. 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 tomatoes import purchases and its exports for that same commodity.
- United States: -US$2.7 billion (net export deficit down -19.2% since 2024)
- Germany: -$1.8 billion (up 7.1%)
- United Kingdom: -$835.8 million (up 4.8%)
- France: -$504.5 million (up 18.3%)
- Russia: -$350.1 million (down -6.1%)
- Poland: -$344.6 million (up 6.8%)
- Sweden: -$173.8 million (up 14.5%)
- Romania: -$161.3 million (down -8.2%)
- Czech Republic: -$147.6 million (up 11.9%)
- Switzerland: -$126 million (up 8%)
- Bulgaria: -$97.2 million (up 30.6%)
- Denmark: -$94.3 million (up 11%)
- Ukraine: -$91.4 million (down -19.3%)
- Austria: -$86.2 million (down -11.3%)
- Finland: -$71.2 million (up 16.1%)
The United States of America incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of tomatoes. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights America’s strong competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for tomatoes-supplying countries that help satisfy the powerful demand.
Tomato Exporting Companies
Below are large tomato exporting companies that are major players in international trade. Show within parenthesis is the country where the company is headquartered.
- California Tomato Export Group (United States)
- Campbell Soup Company (United States)
- COFCO Group (China)
- ConAgra Foods (United States)
- Conserve Italia (Italy)
- Empresas Carozzi (Chile)
- Fuyuan Agriculture Products Limited (China)
- Heinz (United States)
- Kagome Co., Ltd. (Japan)
- Morning Star (United States)
- Parmalat SpA (Italy)
- Unilever (United Kingdom)
- Xinjiang Chalkis Co. Ltd (China)
- Xinjiang Tianye Co., Ltd. (China)
See also Tomatoes Imports by Country, Asparagus Exports by Country, Top Sweet Pepper and Chili Pepper Exports and Top Lettuce Exports by Country
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Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on July 15, 2026
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on July 15, 2026
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Wikipedia, Tomato. Accessed on July 15, 2026
World Processing Tomato Council, World Consumption of Tomato Products 2007. Accessed on July 15, 2026 (and supplemented by additional research primarily using Wikipedia’s current descriptions of companies named in the WPTC presentation)