Overall, the value of bananas imports for all importing countries rose by an average 6.2% since 2015 when international purchases of bananas were valued at $14.7 billion. From 2018 to 2019, imported bananas depreciated by -4.4%.
From a continental perspective, European nations consumed the highest dollar worth of imported bananas during 2019 with purchases valued at $8.6 billion or 55% of the global total. In second place were North American importers at 20.4% tied with Asia also at 20.4%.
Smaller percentages of globally imported bananas were bought by Latin America (2.4%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Africa (1.3%) then Oceania (0.5%) led by New Zealand.
For research purposes, the 4-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix for fresh or dried bananas and plantains is 0803.
Bananas Imports by Country
Top 15
Below are the 15 countries that imported the highest dollar value worth of bananas during 2019.
- United States: US$2.8 billion (17.6% of total imported bananas)
- Russia: $1.1 billion (7.2%)
- Belgium: $1.1 billion (7%)
- China: $1.1 billion (7%)
- Netherlands: $1.1 billion (6.9%)
- Japan: $959.3 million (6.1%)
- Germany: $950.6 million (6.1%)
- United Kingdom: $745.6 million (4.8%)
- France: $560.9 million (3.6%)
- Italy: $529.6 million (3.4%)
- Canada: $427.4 million (2.7%)
- South Korea: $301.6 million (1.9%)
- Poland: $291.3 million (1.9%)
- Spain: $249.1 million (1.6%)
- Argentina: $196.1 million (1.3%)
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing markets for bananas since 2015 were: Netherlands (up 127.8%), China (up 41.6%), Spain (up 28.1%) and Russia (up 25.2%).
Those countries that posted declines in their imported bananas purchases were led by: United Kingdom (down -10.6%), Argentina (down -9.1%), Belgium (down -5.7%) and South Korea (down -4.9%).
The listed 15 countries purchased 79.1% of all bananas imported in 2019.
USA
Bananas Imports into the United States
Below are the top 15 suppliers from which America imported the highest dollar value worth of bananas during 2019. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country since 2015.
- Guatemala: US$1.1 billion (up 18.9% from 2015)
- Costa Rica: $440.5 million (up 19.5%)
- Ecuador: $428.3 million (down -16.1%)
- Honduras: $253.7 million (down -13.8%)
- Mexico: $252.1 million (up 53.9%)
- Colombia: $196 million (down -13.5%)
- Peru: $53 million (up 4.4%)
- Nicaragua: $9.2 million (down -66.4%)
- Panama: $5.7 million (up 17.9%)
- Thailand: $3.8 million (up 36.2%)
- Philippines: $2.3 million (down -9.5%)
- China: $1.1 million (down -45.6%)
- Dominican Republic: $738,000 (down -90.7%)
- Vietnam: $454,000 (up 1,035%)
- Chile: $399,000 (down -62.5%)
The listed 15 countries shipped 99.97% of bananas imported by United States in 2019.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of bananas to United States since 2015 were: Vietnam (up 1,035%), Mexico (up 53.9%), Thailand (up 36.2%) and Costa Rica (up 19.5%).
Countries that experienced declines in the value of their bananas supplied to American importers included: Dominican Republic (down -90.7%), Nicaragua (down -66.4%), Chile (down -62.5%) and China (down -45.6%).
Overall, the value of US imported bananas increased by an average 6.1% from all supplying countries since 2015 when bananas purchased cost $2.6 billion.
Russia
Bananas Imports into Russia
Below are the top 15 suppliers from which Russia imported the highest dollar value worth of bananas during 2019. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country since 2015.
- Ecuador: US$1.1 billion (up 22.8% from 2015)
- Colombia: $17.2 million (up 49,117%)
- Costa Rica: $11.4 million (up 59.8%)
- Vietnam: $3.7 million (up 292.3%)
- Mexico: $1.94 million (down -1.5%)
- Guatemala: $1.9 million (no 2018 data)
- Honduras: $814,000 (up 2,294%)
- Philippines: $410,000 (down -84.4%)
- Thailand: $119,000 (up 526.3%)
- Brazil: $63,000 (down -77.3%)
- China: $46,000 (up 100%)
- Peru: $46,000 (no 2018 data)
- Venezuela: $34,000 (no 2018 data)
- Nigeria: $10,000 (no 2018 data)
- Dominican Republic: $3,000 (no 2018 data)
The listed 15 countries shipped 99.9996% of bananas imported by Russia in 2019.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of bananas to Russia since 2015 were: Colombia (up 49,117%), Honduras (up 2,294%), Thailand (up 526.3%) and Vietnam (up 292.3%).
Countries that experienced declines in the value of their bananas supplied to Russian importers were: Philippines (down -84.4%), Brazil (down -77.3%) and Mexico (down -1.5%).
Overall, the value of Russia’s imported bananas rose by an average 25.2% from all supplying countries since 2015 when bananas purchased cost $894.2 million.
Belgium
Bananas Imports into Belgium
Below are the top 15 suppliers from which Belgium imported the highest dollar value worth of bananas during 2019. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country since 2015.
- Colombia: US$332 million (down -21.9% from 2015)
- Ecuador: $167.5 million (down -26%)
- Cameroon: $146.6 million (up 15.6%)
- Costa Rica: $135.7 million (up 14.8%)
- Netherlands: $72.7 million (up 40.3%)
- Ivory Coast: $66.1 million (down -22.2%)
- Dominican Republic: $43.1 million (down -10.7%)
- Peru: $41.1 million (up 12.4%)
- Ghana: $38.8 million (up 205.9%)
- Germany: $19.5 million (up 60%)
- Suriname: $9 million (no 2018 data)
- Guatemala: $6.4 million (up 17%)
- Spain: $4.6 million (up 8,121%)
- Mexico: $3.7 million (up 31.3%)
- France: $3.2 million (up 2.4%)
The listed 15 countries shipped 99% of bananas imported by Belgium in 2019.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of bananas to Belgium since 2015 were: Spain (up 8,121%), Ghana (up 205.9%), Germany (up 60.0%) and Netherlands (up 40.3%).
Countries that experienced declines in the value of their bananas supplied to Belgian importers included: Ecuador (down -26%), Ivory Coast (down -22.2%), Colombia (down -21.9%) and Dominican Republic (down -10.7%).
Overall, the value of Belgium’s imported bananas dropped by an average 5.7% from all supplying countries since 2015 when bananas purchased cost $1.2 billion.
China
Bananas Imports into the People’s Republic of China
Below are the top 12 suppliers from which China imported the highest dollar value worth of bananas during 2019. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country since 2015.
- Philippines: US$586.8 million (up 19.3% from 2015)
- Ecuador: $298.5 million (up 35.4%)
- Vietnam: $120.8 million (up 3,074%)
- Myanmar (Burma): $29.9 million (up 156.5%)
- Thailand: $16.3 million (down -55%)
- Colombia: $12.8 million (no 2018 data)
- Costa Rica: $11.2 million (up 419.3%)
- Cambodia: $8 million (no 2018 data)
- Indonesia: $6.6 million (down -4.8%)
- Laos: $3.6 million (up 17,865%)
- Taiwan: $49,000 (up 133.3%)
- South Korea: $1,000 (no 2018 data)
The listed 12 countries shipped 100% of bananas imported by China in 2019.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of bananas to China since 2015 were: Laos (up 17,865%), Vietnam (up 3,074%), Costa Rica (up 419.3%) and Myanmar also called Burma (up 156.5%).
Two top suppliers experienced declines in the value of their bananas supplied to Chinese importers: Thailand (down -55%) and Indonesia (down -4.8%).
Overall, the value of China’s imported bananas accelerated by an average 41.6% from all supplying countries since 2015 when bananas purchased cost $772.9 million.
Searchable List of Bananas Importing Countries in 2019
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| Rank | Importer | Imported Bananas (US$) | 2018-19 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | United States | $2,756,349,000 | -2.5% |
| 2. | Russia | $1,119,904,000 | -3% |
| 3. | Belgium | $1,100,876,000 | -18.1% |
| 4. | China | $1,094,356,000 | +22% |
| 5. | Netherlands | $1,084,014,000 | +11.2% |
| 6. | Japan | $959,265,000 | +5.1% |
| 7. | Germany | $950,617,000 | +0.1% |
| 8. | United Kingdom | $745,572,000 | -3.1% |
| 9. | France | $560,858,000 | -9.7% |
| 10. | Italy | $529,564,000 | -6.3% |
| 11. | Canada | $427,406,000 | +0.9% |
| 12. | South Korea | $301,578,000 | -16.3% |
| 13. | Poland | $291,345,000 | -9.7% |
| 14. | Spain | $249,093,000 | +1% |
| 15. | Argentina | $196,080,000 | -10.1% |
| 16. | Romania | $176,487,000 | +0.7% |
| 17. | Sweden | $158,994,000 | -3.8% |
| 18. | Saudi Arabia | $155,313,000 | -18.7% |
| 19. | Greece | $151,817,000 | -4% |
| 20. | Czech Republic | $145,543,000 | -3.6% |
| 21. | Portugal | $136,922,000 | +4.4% |
| 22. | Austria | $133,459,000 | +6.8% |
| 23. | United Arab Emirates | $119,231,000 | -18.2% |
| 24. | Switzerland | $104,892,000 | -4.1% |
| 25. | Algeria | $96,292,000 | +216.9% |
| 26. | Finland | $92,026,000 | -7.4% |
| 27. | Chile | $88,559,000 | +0.9% |
| 28. | Ukraine | $84,559,000 | -41.4% |
| 29. | Slovakia | $82,912,000 | +2.3% |
| 30. | Iraq | $81,072,000 | -15.3% |
| 31. | Iran | $77,896,000 | -78.1% |
| 32. | New Zealand | $71,671,000 | +3.5% |
| 33. | Denmark | $69,274,000 | -22.9% |
| 34. | Norway | $66,247,000 | -0.2% |
| 35. | Croatia | $64,329,000 | +12.1% |
| 36. | Ireland | $63,805,000 | +8% |
| 37. | Hungary | $59,614,000 | +8.4% |
| 38. | Slovenia | $57,295,000 | +13.9% |
| 39. | Serbia | $56,382,000 | +11.4% |
| 40. | Hong Kong | $53,703,000 | -0.8% |
| 41. | Turkey | $48,209,000 | -28% |
| 42. | Bulgaria | $45,596,000 | +29.7% |
| 43. | Kuwait | $44,498,000 | -23.8% |
| 44. | South Africa | $43,992,000 | +8.2% |
| 45. | Lithuania | $35,416,000 | -6.4% |
| 46. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $34,912,000 | +6.5% |
| 47. | Latvia | $32,982,000 | +13.9% |
| 48. | Kazakhstan | $32,124,000 | +51% |
| 49. | Singapore | $31,017,000 | -5.6% |
| 50. | Azerbaijan | $28,667,000 | +6.8% |
| 51. | Belarus | $28,006,000 | -46.7% |
| 52. | Panama | $25,699,000 | +223.9% |
| 53. | Uruguay | $25,010,000 | +2.2% |
| 54. | Oman | $22,305,000 | +44.8% |
| 55. | Georgia | $21,382,000 | +9.9% |
| 56. | El Salvador | $20,459,000 | +37.7% |
| 57. | Qatar | $18,638,000 | -52.8% |
| 58. | Tunisia | $18,545,000 | +0.4% |
| 59. | Albania | $17,168,000 | +0.2% |
| 60. | North Macedonia | $17,017,000 | -2.1% |
| 61. | Estonia | $16,286,000 | -5% |
| 62. | Armenia | $15,262,000 | -0.1% |
| 63. | Senegal | $15,118,000 | +17.6% |
| 64. | Malaysia | $14,825,000 | +64% |
| 65. | Morocco | $11,603,000 | -24.2% |
| 66. | Kyrgyzstan | $10,475,000 | +66.3% |
| 67. | Montenegro | $9,817,000 | +26.5% |
| 68. | Luxembourg | $9,762,000 | -0.9% |
| 69. | North Korea | $8,403,000 | +68.7% |
| 70. | Tajikistan | $8,148,000 | -0.9% |
| 71. | Libya | $7,648,000 | +68.8% |
| 72. | Malta | $7,617,000 | -2.5% |
| 73. | Cyprus | $7,356,000 | +20.6% |
| 74. | Costa Rica | $6,542,000 | +169.7% |
| 75. | Uzbekistan | $6,492,000 | -52.3% |
| 76. | Botswana | $6,357,000 | -6.3% |
| 77. | Nepal | $5,823,000 | +67.9% |
| 78. | Iceland | $5,806,000 | -3.8% |
| 79. | Jordan | $5,300,000 | -64% |
| 80. | Bahrain | $5,089,000 | -62.7% |
| 81. | Namibia | $4,602,000 | +1.9% |
| 82. | Thailand | $4,562,000 | +1,278% |
| 83. | Macao | $3,642,000 | 0% |
| 84. | Aruba | $3,200,000 | +34.4% |
| 85. | Bahamas | $2,770,000 | -51.5% |
| 86. | Egypt | $2,519,000 | -34.6% |
| 87. | Guatemala | $2,133,000 | -5.2% |
| 88. | Mongolia | $2,029,000 | -23.3% |
| 89. | Afghanistan | $1,964,000 | -86.6% |
| 90. | Colombia | $1,949,000 | -25.3% |
| 91. | Barbados | $1,794,000 | +1.8% |
| 92. | Honduras | $1,761,000 | -74.8% |
| 93. | Faroe Islands | $1,659,000 | -11.2% |
| 94. | Antigua/Barbuda | $1,636,000 | -15.5% |
| 95. | Lesotho | $1,351,000 | -19.6% |
| 96. | Turks/Caicos Islands | $1,292,000 | +7.2% |
| 97. | Maldives | $1,078,000 | -34.2% |
| 98. | Bermuda | $949,000 | +4.6% |
| 99. | US Minor Outlying Is | $864,000 | +25.4% |
| 100. | Cayman Islands | $785,000 | -27% |
| 101. | Northern Mariana Is | $616,000 | +183.9% |
| 102. | Brunei Darussalam | $438,000 | -84.3% |
| 103. | Zambia | $434,000 | +321.4% |
| 104. | Eswatini | $367,000 | -26.3% |
| 105. | Andorra | $292,000 | +151.7% |
| 106. | Moldova | $252,000 | -98% |
| 107. | Gibraltar | $237,000 | -41.2% |
| 108. | Australia | $234,000 | -10% |
| 109. | Curaçao | $190,000 | -94.6% |
| 110. | Brazil | $176,000 | -66.8% |
| 111. | Burkina Faso | $160,000 | 0% |
| 112. | Nigeria | $143,000 | +68.2% |
| 113. | Indonesia | $137,000 | +756.3% |
| 114. | Cabo Verde | $133,000 | +82.2% |
| 115. | Pakistan | $123,000 | 0% |
| 116. | Papua New Guinea | $118,000 | 0% |
| 117. | British Virgin Islands | $97,000 | -56.9% |
| 118. | Philippines | $95,000 | +331.8% |
| 119. | Greenland | $90,000 | -47.1% |
| 120. | Mauritania | $84,000 | -94.4% |
| 121. | Vietnam | $83,000 | -99.7% |
| 122. | Ghana | $71,000 | -76.6% |
| 123. | Israel | $61,000 | -47% |
| 124. | Falkland Is (Malvinas) | $41,000 | 0% |
| 125. | Marshall Islands | $36,000 | +414.3% |
| 126. | Nicaragua | $35,000 | -85.8% |
| 127. | Liberia | $32,000 | +433.3% |
| 128. | Nauru | $24,000 | +1,100% |
| 129. | Mozambique | $23,000 | +21.1% |
| 130. | Laos | $21,000 | +31.3% |
| 131. | Lebanon | $17,000 | -98.8% |
| 132. | Benin | $16,000 | -64.4% |
| 133. | Turkmenistan | $16,000 | 0% |
| 134. | Peru | $12,000 | +1,100% |
| 135. | Jamaica | $10,000 | 0% |
| 136. | Malawi | $10,000 | -97.1% |
| 137. | Taiwan | $7,000 | +600% |
| 138. | Zimbabwe | $7,000 | +250% |
| 139. | St. Pierre/Miquelon | $7,000 | 0% |
| 140. | Palau | $6,000 | +500% |
| 141. | Myanmar (Burma) | $6,000 | -14.3% |
| 142. | Comoros | $6,000 | +200% |
| 143. | Angola | $5,000 | 0% |
| 144. | French Polynesia | $5,000 | +25% |
| 145. | Djibouti | $5,000 | 0% |
| 146. | Paraguay | $5,000 | +66.7% |
| 147. | Fiji | $4,000 | 0% |
| 148. | Cambodia | $4,000 | 0% |
| 149. | Trinidad/Tobago | $4,000 | -99.9% |
| 150. | Tonga | $3,000 | -91.2% |
| 151. | Saint Kitts/Nevis | $3,000 | -99.2% |
| 152. | Ecuador | $3,000 | 0% |
| 153. | Niger | $3,000 | -99.1% |
| 154. | Ivory Coast | $2,000 | +100% |
| 155. | New Caledonia | $1,000 | 0% |
| 156. | Seychelles | $1,000 | -92.9% |
See also Bananas Exports by Country and Belgium’s Top Trading Partners
Research Sources:
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on April 15, 2019
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on April 15, 2019
The World Factbook, Field Listing: Imports – Commodities, Central Intelligence Agency. Accessed on April 15, 2019
