Year over year, revenues from imported bananas dropped by -1.7% from $16.4 billion during 2020.
By value, the largest 5 international buyers of bananas including plantains are the United States of America, Germany, Russia, Belgium and Japan. Collectively, that group of 5 major importers bought 43.4% of the world’s imported bananas in 2021.
From a continental perspective, European nations received the highest dollar worth of imported bananas during 2021 with purchases valued at $8.76 billion or 54.3% of the global total. In second place were North American importers (United States and Canada only) at 20.24% closely trailed by Asia at 20.19%.
Smaller percentages of globally imported bananas arrived in Latin America (3.1%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Africa (1.7%) then Oceania (0.4%) mostly 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
Below are the 15 countries that imported the highest dollar value worth of bananas during 2021.
- United States: US$2.8 billion (17.4% of total imported bananas)
- Germany: $1.1 billion (6.8%)
- Russia: $1.0796 billion (6.7%)
- Belgium: $1.033 billion (6.4%)
- Japan: $981.9 million (6.1%)
- China: $942.7 million (5.8%)
- Netherlands: $820 million (5.1%)
- France: $709.8 million (4.4%)
- United Kingdom: $698.7 million (4.3%)
- Italy: $540.5 million (3.4%)
- Canada: $458.6 million (2.8%)
- Poland: $336.1 million (2.1%)
- South Korea: $290.2 million (1.8%)
- Spain: $277.8 million (1.7%)
- Argentina: $270.5 million (1.7%)
By value, the listed 15 countries purchased 76.6% of all bananas imported in 2021.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing markets for bananas from 2020 to 2021 were: France (up 14.1%), Spain (up 14%), Argentina (up 11.2%) and Germany (up 5.4%).
Those countries that posted declines in their purchases of imported bananas were led by: Netherlands (down -11.2%), Belgium (down -10.8%), United Kingdom (down -4%) and Russia (down -3.3%).
Bananas Imports into the United States
Below are the top suppliers from which America imported the highest dollar value worth of bananas during 2021. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2020 to 2021.
- Guatemala: US$1.1 billion (up 4.3% from 2020)
- Ecuador: $454.6 million (down -2.3%)
- Costa Rica: $448 million (down -3.2%)
- Colombia: $250 million (up 11.8%)
- Mexico: $246.4 million (up 3.4%)
- Honduras: $156 million (down -36.3%)
- Peru: $51.1 million (up 4.8%)
- Panama: $45.6 million (up 195.6%)
- Nicaragua: $8.8 million (up 3.3%)
- Dominican Republic: $3.2 million (up 47.9%)
- Thailand: $2.9 million (up 4.8%)
- Philippines: $2.8 million (up 16.7%)
- China: $1.9 million (up 21.4%)
- Brazil: $600,000 (up 59.6%)
- India: $451,000 (up 333.7%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 99.94% of bananas imported by United States in 2021.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of bananas to America from 2020 to 2021 were: India (up 333.7%), Panama (up 195.6%), Brazil (up 59.6%) and the Dominican Republic (up 47.9%).
Three top providers experienced declines in the value of their bananas supplied to American importers namely Honduras (down -36.3%), Costa Rica (down -3.2%) and Ecuador (down -2.3%).
Overall, the value of America’s imported bananas flatlined via an average 0.1% increase from all supplying countries since 2020 when bananas purchased cost $2.799876 billion.
Bananas Imports into Germany
Below are the top suppliers from which Germany imported the highest dollar value worth of bananas during 2021. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country 2020 to 2021.
- Costa Rica: US$305.1 million (down -1.8% from 2020)
- Ecuador: $301 million (up 30%)
- Colombia: $246.7 million (up 7.9%)
- Dominican Republic: $108.6 million (up 3.9%)
- Nicaragua: $30.4 million (up 13.3%)
- Peru: $29.6 million (down -5.6%)
- Guatemala: $28.6 million (down -1.4%)
- Panama: $24.7 million (down -36.1%)
- Cameroon: $10.8 million (down -36.7%)
- Spain: $3.8 million (up 1719.5%)
- Australia: $2.2 million (down -11.9%)
- Poland: $2.1 million (down -19.5%)
- Italy: $1.5 million (up 274.5%)
- Ivory Coast: $1.3 million (down -38.3%)
- France: $1.2 million (down -1.6%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 96.1% of bananas imported by Germany in 2021.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of bananas to Germany from 2020 to 2021 were: Spain (up 1,720%), Italy (up 274.5%), Ecuador (up 30%) and Nicaragua (up 13.3%).
Countries that experienced declines in the value of their bananas supplied to German importers included: Ivory Coast (down -38.3%), Cameroon (down -36.7%), Panama (down -36.1%) and Poland (down -19.5%).
Overall, the value of Germany’s imported bananas rose by an average 5.4% from all supplying countries since 2020 when bananas purchased cost $1 billion.
Bananas Imports into Russia
Below are the top suppliers from which Russia imported the highest dollar value worth of bananas during 2021. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country 2020 to 2021.
- Ecuador: US$1 billion (down -3.9% from 2020)
- Colombia: $20.7 million (up 87.7%)
- Guatemala: $15.2 million (up 3.1%)
- Costa Rica: $7.9 million (down -37.7%)
- Vietnam: $3.5 million (down -24%)
- Philippines: $440,000 (up 2488.2%)
- China: $248,000 (up 195.2%)
- Mexico: $171,000 (down -75.3%)
- Peru: $109,000 (2020 data unavailable)
- Nicaragua: $34,000 (down -35.8%)
- Angola: $30,000 (2020 data unavailable)
- Nigeria: $25,000 (up 92.3%)
- Dominican Republic: $10,000 (2020 data unavailable)
- Sri Lanka: $8,000 (2020 data unavailable)
- Thailand: $4,000 (down -96.5%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 100% of bananas imported by Russia in 2021.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of bananas to Russia from 2020 to 2021 were: Philippines (up 2,488%), mainland China (up 195.2%), Nigeria (up 92.3%) and Colombia (up 87.7%).
Countries that experienced declines in the value of their bananas supplied to Russian importers included: Thailand (down -96.5%), Mexico (down -75.3%), Costa Rica (down -37.7%) and Nicaragua (down -35.8%).
Overall, the value of Russia’s imported bananas fell by an average -3.3% from all supplying countries since 2020 when bananas purchased cost $1.1 billion.
Bananas Imports into Belgium
Below are the top 15 suppliers from which Belgium imported the highest dollar value worth of bananas during 2021. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country 2020 to 2021.
- Colombia: US$301.1 million (down -6.7% from 2020)
- Ecuador: $172.4 million (down -10%)
- Cameroon: $147.1 million (down -4.6%)
- Costa Rica: $108.6 million (down -29.7%)
- Netherlands: $77 million (up 10.4%)
- Ivory Coast: $61.2 million (down -29.4%)
- Germany: $40.1 million (up 43.9%)
- Peru: $32.5 million (down -16.6%)
- Dominican Republic: $32.5 million (down -38.7%)
- Ghana: $27 million (down -11.7%)
- Spain: $10.6 million (up 124.7%)
- France: $6.4 million (up 64.3%)
- Nicaragua: $5.6 million (up 305.7%)
- Guatemala: $4 million (down -40.9%)
- Sweden: $1.8 million (up 124.9%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 99.5% of bananas imported by Belgium in 2021.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of bananas to Belgium from 2020 to 2021 were: Nicaragua (up 305.7%), Sweden (up 124.9%), Spain (up 124.7%) and France (up 64.3%).
Countries that experienced declines in the value of their bananas supplied to Belgian importers included: Guatemala (down -40.9%), Dominican Republic (down -38.7%), Costa Rica (down -29.7%) and Ivory Coast (down -29.4%).
Overall, the value of Belgium’s imported bananas retreated by an average -10.8% from all supplying countries since 2020 when bananas purchased cost $1.2 billion.
Searchable List of Bananas Importing Countries in 2021
Shown below are 100 key countries that accounted for 99.9% of the value for globally imported bananas in 2021.
| Rank | Importer | Imported Bananas (US$) | 2020-1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | United States | $2,802,983,000 | +0.1% |
| 2. | Germany | $1,103,753,000 | +5.4% |
| 3. | Russia | $1,079,589,000 | -3.3% |
| 4. | Belgium | $1,033,526,000 | -10.8% |
| 5. | Japan | $981,880,000 | -0.7% |
| 6. | China | $942,739,000 | +1% |
| 7. | Netherlands | $819,971,000 | -11.2% |
| 8. | France | $709,796,000 | +14.1% |
| 9. | United Kingdom | $698,687,000 | -4% |
| 10. | Italy | $540,534,000 | +1.5% |
| 11. | Canada | $458,646,000 | +5% |
| 12. | Poland | $336,093,000 | +0.8% |
| 13. | South Korea | $290,168,000 | +5.2% |
| 14. | Spain | $277,843,000 | +14% |
| 15. | Argentina | $270,504,000 | +11.2% |
| 16. | Ukraine | $198,942,000 | +12% |
| 17. | Romania | $182,097,000 | +10.1% |
| 18. | Saudi Arabia | $181,907,000 | +41.5% |
| 19. | Portugal | $154,691,000 | -5.3% |
| 20. | Sweden | $150,940,000 | -1.7% |
| 21. | Greece | $145,932,000 | +4.5% |
| 22. | Turkey | $135,290,000 | -20.4% |
| 23. | Austria | $132,356,000 | +1.3% |
| 24. | Czech Republic | $130,881,000 | -3.8% |
| 25. | Iran | $122,448,000 | -52% |
| 26. | Chile | $114,596,000 | +17.7% |
| 27. | Switzerland | $112,801,000 | +2.2% |
| 28. | Algeria | $97,021,000 | -24.2% |
| 29. | United Arab Emirates | $95,627,000 | -34.4% |
| 30. | Iraq | $95,125,000 | -37.6% |
| 31. | Finland | $86,902,000 | -0.5% |
| 32. | Denmark | $82,164,000 | +1.6% |
| 33. | Slovakia | $80,299,000 | +16.1% |
| 34. | New Zealand | $70,148,000 | -0.7% |
| 35. | Serbia | $68,729,000 | +10.1% |
| 36. | Slovenia | $68,646,000 | +4.1% |
| 37. | Hungary | $67,128,000 | -1.4% |
| 38. | Ireland | $63,615,000 | -1% |
| 39. | Norway | $61,371,000 | -6.3% |
| 40. | Croatia | $58,937,000 | +8.7% |
| 41. | Belarus | $54,829,000 | +7.6% |
| 42. | Bulgaria | $53,949,000 | +15.4% |
| 43. | South Africa | $51,497,000 | +23.1% |
| 44. | Hong Kong | $50,461,000 | -7% |
| 45. | Tunisia | $47,325,000 | +25.2% |
| 46. | Azerbaijan | $37,220,000 | -4% |
| 47. | Lithuania | $36,147,000 | -4.1% |
| 48. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $35,739,000 | +9.5% |
| 49. | Latvia | $35,296,000 | +17.9% |
| 50. | El Salvador | $33,045,000 | +67.4% |
| 51. | Uzbekistan | $32,462,000 | +25.4% |
| 52. | Kazakhstan | $30,873,000 | -6.3% |
| 53. | Singapore | $30,653,000 | -5.3% |
| 54. | Panama | $24,794,000 | +309825% |
| 55. | Kuwait | $23,626,000 | -51.7% |
| 56. | Albania | $20,191,000 | -9.6% |
| 57. | Libya | $19,882,000 | +75.5% |
| 58. | Oman | $19,345,000 | -9% |
| 59. | Uruguay | $18,988,000 | -20.1% |
| 60. | Qatar | $18,783,000 | -53.4% |
| 61. | Georgia | $18,233,000 | +18.6% |
| 62. | Moldova | $18,113,000 | +11.8% |
| 63. | Senegal | $17,668,000 | +7% |
| 64. | Afghanistan | $17,522,000 | -30.9% |
| 65. | Kyrgyzstan | $16,712,000 | +90.3% |
| 66. | Estonia | $16,626,000 | +0.8% |
| 67. | Honduras | $15,667,000 | +61.1% |
| 68. | Armenia | $15,285,000 | +9.5% |
| 69. | Tajikistan | $14,745,000 | +85.6% |
| 70. | Morocco | $14,133,000 | +19.6% |
| 71. | Vietnam | $13,150,000 | -13.8% |
| 72. | Malaysia | $12,131,000 | -18% |
| 73. | Jordan | $10,561,000 | -66.5% |
| 74. | Luxembourg | $9,881,000 | -2.7% |
| 75. | Nepal | $8,900,000 | -15.1% |
| 76. | Botswana | $8,105,000 | +12% |
| 77. | Brunei Darussalam | $8,027,000 | +67.4% |
| 78. | Thailand | $7,623,000 | -40.1% |
| 79. | Malta | $7,485,000 | +6.1% |
| 80. | Montenegro | $6,974,000 | +8.7% |
| 81. | Cyprus | $6,933,000 | +10.4% |
| 82. | Egypt | $6,926,000 | +4.6% |
| 83. | Iceland | $6,222,000 | +6.8% |
| 84. | Bahrain | $5,916,000 | -69.3% |
| 85. | Bermuda | $5,900,000 | +1962.9% |
| 86. | Curaçao | $4,628,000 | +21.6% |
| 87. | Macao | $3,767,000 | -2.4% |
| 88. | Somalia | $3,716,000 | +27.6% |
| 89. | Trinidad/Tobago | $3,683,000 | -47.8% |
| 90. | Namibia | $3,673,000 | -12.8% |
| 91. | Syria | $3,207,000 | -87.5% |
| 92. | Mongolia | $3,205,000 | +45.8% |
| 93. | Aruba | $3,157,000 | +4.8% |
| 94. | Bahamas | $2,902,000 | -36.3% |
| 95. | Barbados | $1,877,000 | +7.6% |
| 96. | Maldives | $1,796,000 | +30.8% |
| 97. | Costa Rica | $1,733,000 | -22.2% |
| 98. | Guatemala | $1,570,000 | +1.7% |
| 99. | Mauritania | $1,301,000 | +22% |
| 100. | Colombia | $1,279,000 | -26.2% |
The fastest growing importers of bananas including plantains are Panama (up 309,825% from 2020), Bermuda (up 1,963%), Kyrgyzstan (up 90.3%) and Tajikistan (up 85.6%).
You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of any of the columns below. An entry in the right-most column means that no 2020 data is available.
See also Bananas Exports by Country, Top US Trading Partners, Germany’s Top Trading Partners, Russia’s Top Trading Partners and Belgium’s Top Trading Partners
Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Imports – Commodities, Central Intelligence Agency. Accessed on July 1, 2022
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on July 1, 2022
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on July 1, 2022
