In comparison, exported ginger before it is crushed or ground amounted to $880.9 billion in 2019, up 31.2% over the 5-year period starting in 2015 and accelerating 8.4% from 2018 to 2019.
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 2019.
- China: US$30.5 million (37.2% of crushed/ground ginger exports)
- India: $12 million (14.6%)
- Germany: $9.3 million (11.3%)
- Netherlands: $6.1 million (7.4%)
- Vietnam: $2.5 million (3%)
- Spain: $2.3 million (2.8%)
- United Kingdom: $2.2 million (2.7%)
- United States: $2.1 million (2.6%)
- France: $2 million (2.4%)
- Pakistan: $1.4 million (1.8%)
- Indonesia: $1.1 million (1.3%)
- Australia: $952,000 (1.2%)
- Albania: $915,000 (1.1%)
- Belgium: $893,000 (1.1%)
- South Africa: $818,000 (1%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 91.5% of global crushed/ground ginger exports in 2019.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing exporters of crushed or ground ginger since 2015 were: South Africa (up 149.4%), Spain (up 137.6%), Pakistan (up 115.4%) and Germany (up 70.3%).
Three countries posted declines in their sales of exported crushed or ground ginger: Vietnam (down -48.2%), United Kingdom (down -24.3%) and China (down -2.8%).
Top Non-Crushed and Non-Ground Ginger Exporters
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of non-crushed and non-ground ginger in 2019.
- China: US$541.2 million (61.4% of non-crushed/non-ground ginger exports)
- Netherlands: $118.8 million (13.5%)
- Thailand: $54.8 million (6.2%)
- Peru: $40.2 million (4.6%)
- India: $32.2 million (3.7%)
- Brazil: $22.2 million (2.5%)
- Spain: $8.4 million (1%)
- Germany: $6.2 million (0.7%)
- Taiwan: $6 million (0.7%)
- Italy: $3.8 million (0.4%)
- Austria: $3.6 million (0.4%)
- United States: $3.4 million (0.4%)
- Nepal: $3.3 million (0.4%)
- Costa Rica: $2.9 million (0.3%)
- Laos: $2.5 million (0.3%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 96.5% of global non-crushed and non-ground ginger exports in 2019.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing exporters of non-crushed and non-ground ginger since 2015 were: Laos (up 648.2%), Spain (up 271.6%), Austria (up 245.8%) and Costa Rica (up 212.5%).
Three countries posted declines in their sales of exported non-crushed and non-ground ginger: Nepal (down -12.3%), India (down -11.7%) and the United States (down -7.4%).
See also Top Garlic Exports by Country and Cinnamon Exports by Country
Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on May 20, 2020
Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on May 20, 2020
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on May 20, 2020
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on May 20, 2020
Wikipedia, Ginger. Accessed on May 20, 2020
