International sales of crushed or ground ginger exported by all countries totaled $169.2 million in 2024.
That dollar figure reflects a 54.9% acceleration since 2020 and a 13.4% bump from 2023 to 2024.
In comparison, exported raw ginger before it is crushed or ground amounted to a much higher $1.31 billion in 2024, up by 1.9% over the 5-year period starting in 2020 and growing by 6.7% from 2023 to 2024.
The 5 biggest exporters of crushed or ground ginger are mainland China, Saudi Arabia, India, Germany and the Netherlands approached three-quarters (73%) of worldwide revenues from exported crushed or ground ginger.
The top 5 exporters of raw ginger are mainland China, Netherlands, Peru, Thailand and India. Collectively, that cohort sold over four-fifths (82.7%) of exports for unprocessed ginger in 2024.
Both percentages for processed and raw ginger indicate relatively concentrated sets of commodity suppliers.
For research purposes, the 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) code prefix for crushed or ground ginger is 091012. The 6-digit HTS prefix for non-crushed and non-ground ginger is 091011.
Top Crushed or Ground Ginger Exporters
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of crushed or ground ginger during 2024.
- mainland China: US$49.1 million (29% of crushed or ground ginger exports)
- Saudi Arabia: $28.7 million (17%)
- India: $24.8 million (14.7%)
- Germany: $12.9 million (7.6%)
- Netherlands: $8.1 million (4.8%)
- Vietnam: $5.9 million (3.5%)
- United States: $4.6 million (2.7%)
- Belgium: $3.5 million (2.1%)
- Spain: $3.4 million (2%)
- Nigeria: $3.2 million (1.9%)
- Peru: $2.5 million (1.5%)
- France: $2.2 million (1.3%)
- Pakistan: $2.1 million (1.2%)
- Myanmar: $1.6 million (0.9%)
- United Kingdom: $1.5 million (0.9%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 91.1% of global crushed or ground ginger exported in 2024.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing crushed or ground ginger exporters since 2023 were: Saudi Arabia (up 169.4%), Myanmar (up 110.3%), United Kingdom (up 96.9%) and Pakistan (up 78.1%).
A pair among these listed countries posted declines in their exported crushed or ground ginger sales namely Nigeria (down -89.3% from 2023) and the Netherlands (down -0.1%).
Top Raw Ginger Exporters
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of non-crushed and non-ground ginger in 2024.
- mainland China: US$684 million (52.1% of non-crushed and non-ground ginger exports)
- Netherlands: $144.7 million (11%)
- Peru: $104.4 million (7.9%)
- Thailand: $78.6 million (6%)
- India: $75.6 million (5.8%)
- Brazil: $70.3 million (5.4%)
- Myanmar: $22.9 million (1.7%)
- Vietnam: $20.2 million (1.5%)
- Germany: $17.3 million (1.3%)
- Spain: $12.7 million (1%)
- United States: $10.3 million (0.8%)
- Indonesia: $7.6 million (0.6%)
- Italy: $4.9 million (0.4%)
- Costa Rica: $4.7 million (0.4%)
- Fiji: $4.4 million (0.3%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 96.1% of all global non-crushed and non-ground ginger exported in 2024.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing non-crushed and non-ground ginger exporters since 2023 were: Myanmar (up 109.1%), India (up 76.3%), Italy (up 29.8%) and mainland China (up 23.9%).
Those countries that posted double-digit percentage declines in their exported non-crushed and non-ground ginger sales were: Indonesia (down -72.5% from 2023), Germany (down -25.1%), Spain (down -15.9%), United States (down -13.2%) and Peru (down -11.9%).
See also Top Exported Spices by Sales, Weight and Unit Value, Top Garlic Exports by Country, Onion Exports by Country and Cinnamon Exports by Country
Research Sources:`
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on December 2, 2025
Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on December 2, 2025
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on December 2, 2025
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on December 2, 2025
Wikipedia, Ginger. Accessed on December 2, 2025