The overall value of oranges imported in 2024 decreased by an average -6.5% for all importing countries from five years earlier in 2020 when international purchases of oranges were valued at $6.22 billion.
Year over year, purchases of globally imported oranges slowed by -3.3% compared to $6 billion starting from 2023.
In 2024, the largest importers of oranges were Germany, France, Netherlands, United States of America and Russia. Collectively, that cohort of suppliers accounted for about one-third (33%) of worldwide purchases of imported oranges during 2024.
From a continental perspective, buyers located in European countries spent the most on imported oranges during 2024 with purchases costing $3.24 billion or 55.7% of the global total. In second place were importers based in Asia at 31.2% trailed by those in North America at another 9.5%.
Smaller percentages were delivered to Latin America (2%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Africa (0.9%), then Oceania (0.7%) led by Australia and New Zealand.
For research purposes, the 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 080510 for fresh or dried oranges.
Oranges Imports by Country
Below are the 15 countries that paid the most for imported oranges during 2024.
- Germany: US$515.7 million (8.9% of total imported oranges)
- France: $467.3 million (8%)
- Netherlands: $362.8 million (6.2%)
- United States: $304.4 million (5.2%)
- Russia: $264.9 million (4.6%)
- Canada: $223.5 million (3.8%)
- Saudi Arabia: $208.4 million (3.6%)
- United Kingdom: $208.2 million (3.6%)
- South Korea: $201.8 million (3.5%)
- mainland China: $184.7 million (3.2%)
- Hong Kong: $180.9 million (3.1%)
- United Arab Emirates: $150.5 million (2.6%)
- Spain: $148.5 million (2.6%)
- Poland: $142.6 million (2.5%)
- Italy: $125.1 million (2.2%)
By value, the listed 15 countries purchased 63.5% of all oranges imported in 2024.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing markets for oranges since 2023 were: United States (up 19.0%), South Korea (up 15.9%), Russia (up 12.5%) and the United Kingdom (up 5.4%).
Those countries that posted declines in their imported oranges purchases were led by: Italy (down -31.8% from 2023), Spain (down -24.4%), Netherlands (down -20.4%) and mainland China (down -19.3%).
Searchable List of Oranges Importer Countries in 2024
The 100 key countries for buying oranges in the automated database below bought 99.4% of globally imported oranges in 2024.
| Rank | Importer | Imported Oranges | 2023-4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Germany | $515,725,000 | +3.3% |
| 2. | France | $467,312,000 | -2.6% |
| 3. | Netherlands | $362,775,000 | -20.4% |
| 4. | United States | $304,394,000 | +19% |
| 5. | Russia | $264,921,000 | +12.5% |
| 6. | Canada | $223,464,000 | +0.2% |
| 7. | Saudi Arabia | $208,417,000 | +1.1% |
| 8. | United Kingdom | $208,155,000 | +5.4% |
| 9. | South Korea | $201,757,000 | +15.9% |
| 10. | mainland China | $184,658,000 | -19.3% |
| 11. | Hong Kong | $180,861,000 | -16.5% |
| 12. | United Arab Emirates | $150,455,000 | -8.5% |
| 13. | Spain | $148,461,000 | -24.4% |
| 14. | Poland | $142,610,000 | -2.6% |
| 15. | Italy | $125,099,000 | -31.8% |
| 16. | Japan | $117,633,000 | +12.6% |
| 17. | Belgium | $100,466,000 | -9.8% |
| 18. | Malaysia | $98,562,000 | +6.7% |
| 19. | Switzerland | $95,822,000 | -1.1% |
| 20. | Portugal | $94,873,000 | -31% |
| 21. | Bangladesh | $94,303,000 | -3.1% |
| 22. | Ukraine | $77,281,000 | +32% |
| 23. | Austria | $71,118,000 | +8.5% |
| 24. | Iraq | $70,492,000 | -35.1% |
| 25. | India | $68,278,000 | -10.9% |
| 26. | Romania | $66,556,000 | +0.3% |
| 27. | Sweden | $60,955,000 | -2.1% |
| 28. | Vietnam | $56,041,000 | +119.9% |
| 29. | Czech Republic | $47,891,000 | +0.7% |
| 30. | Singapore | $45,808,000 | +7.9% |
| 31. | Norway | $43,034,000 | -0.5% |
| 32. | Syria | $41,218,000 | +23.8% |
| 33. | Denmark | $40,960,000 | -4.1% |
| 34. | Brazil | $40,128,000 | +70% |
| 35. | Indonesia | $37,237,000 | +16% |
| 36. | Kuwait | $32,356,000 | +5.5% |
| 37. | Serbia | $31,626,000 | -5.6% |
| 38. | Ireland | $31,566,000 | +1.6% |
| 39. | Philippines | $29,092,000 | +43.2% |
| 40. | Croatia | $27,600,000 | -10.8% |
| 41. | Finland | $27,210,000 | -5.2% |
| 42. | Slovakia | $24,988,000 | +3.4% |
| 43. | Hungary | $24,578,000 | +23.1% |
| 44. | Uzbekistan | $23,962,000 | +203.7% |
| 45. | Mexico | $22,473,000 | +16.6% |
| 46. | Oman | $21,605,000 | -58.1% |
| 47. | Costa Rica | $21,487,000 | +64.5% |
| 48. | Australia | $20,448,000 | +21.1% |
| 49. | Kazakhstan | $19,265,000 | +181.1% |
| 50. | Azerbaijan | $17,339,000 | +23.5% |
| 51. | Qatar | $17,289,000 | -31.5% |
| 52. | Bulgaria | $15,092,000 | -7.7% |
| 53. | Lithuania | $14,608,000 | -14.4% |
| 54. | Slovenia | $14,584,000 | -0.6% |
| 55. | Belarus | $13,800,000 | -6.1% |
| 56. | Thailand | $12,952,000 | +63.3% |
| 57. | New Zealand | $11,901,000 | +1.6% |
| 58. | Taipei, Chinese | $11,861,000 | -20.3% |
| 59. | Armenia | $10,972,000 | +11.9% |
| 60. | Latvia | $10,525,000 | -3.8% |
| 61. | Dominican Republic | $10,281,000 | +37.7% |
| 62. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $9,693,000 | -7.6% |
| 63. | Estonia | $9,479,000 | +40.8% |
| 64. | Luxembourg | $8,909,000 | -7.7% |
| 65. | Macao | $8,655,000 | -0.8% |
| 66. | Jordan | $8,310,000 | -28.6% |
| 67. | Bahrain | $7,334,000 | -31% |
| 68. | Kenya | $6,900,000 | +47.9% |
| 69. | Guatemala | $6,643,000 | +43.9% |
| 70. | North Macedonia | $6,580,000 | +1.3% |
| 71. | Moldova | $6,465,000 | +17.9% |
| 72. | Georgia | $6,206,000 | -9% |
| 73. | Yemen | $5,939,000 | -56.6% |
| 74. | Albania | $5,867,000 | +155.1% |
| 75. | Nepal | $5,615,000 | +19.4% |
| 76. | Senegal | $5,260,000 | +75.3% |
| 77. | Ecuador | $5,230,000 | +4.6% |
| 78. | Malta | $5,161,000 | -5.9% |
| 79. | Mauritius | $4,972,000 | +43.8% |
| 80. | Montenegro | $4,835,000 | -8.4% |
| 81. | Ivory Coast | $4,105,000 | -20.3% |
| 82. | Bahamas | $4,060,000 | -1% |
| 83. | Greece | $4,012,000 | -12.1% |
| 84. | Maldives | $3,995,000 | +9.2% |
| 85. | Peru | $3,965,000 | +35.7% |
| 86. | Chile | $3,348,000 | +47.4% |
| 87. | Rwanda | $3,224,000 | -15.3% |
| 88. | Panama | $2,783,000 | +12.1% |
| 89. | North Korea | $2,566,000 | +4835% |
| 90. | El Salvador | $2,563,000 | +1.6% |
| 91. | Fiji | $2,500,000 | +24.8% |
| 92. | Iceland | $2,481,000 | -12.8% |
| 93. | Cabo Verde | $2,375,000 | -4.8% |
| 94. | Somalia | $2,374,000 | +11.3% |
| 95. | Argentina | $2,279,000 | -31.6% |
| 96. | Paraguay | $2,268,000 | +109.8% |
| 97. | Barbados | $2,217,000 | -32.8% |
| 98. | French Polynesia | $2,210,000 | +5.1% |
| 99. | Brunei Darussalam | $2,165,000 | -22.7% |
| 100. | South Africa | $2,046,000 | +199.1% |
Focusing on these top 100 purchasers of imported oranges, the fastest growers were North Korea (up 4,835% from 2023), Uzbekistan (up 203.7%), South Africa (up 199.1%), Kazakhstan (up 181.1%) and Albania (up 155.1%).
You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of any of the above table’s columns. An entry of 0% in the right-most column means 2023 data was unavailable.
Oranges Imports into Germany
Germany’s global purchases of imported oranges totaled US$515.7 million in 2024. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which Germany imported the highest dollar value worth of oranges during 2024. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2023 to 2024.
- Spain: US$361.8 million (up 0.9% from 2023)
- South Africa: $70.4 million (up 29.3%)
- Italy: $32.8 million (up 9.2%)
- Greece: $18 million (down -21.1%)
- Egypt: $9.4 million (down -10.7%)
- Zimbabwe: $7.9 million (up 45.4%)
- Portugal: $4.7 million (up 116.9%)
- Netherlands: $3.6 million (up 23.6%)
- Uruguay: $1.7 million (up 30.2%)
- France: $1.21 million (down -49%)
- Türkiye: $1.15 million (down -52.3%)
- Poland: $750,000 (down -49.2%)
- Morocco: $575,000 (down -31.9%)
- Belgium: $480,000 (up 10.3%)
- United States: $430,000 (up 31.9%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 99.8% of oranges imported by Germany in 2024.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of oranges to Germany since 2023 were: Portugal (up 116.9%), Zimbabwe (up 45.4%), United States of America (up 31.9%) and Uruguay (up 30.2%).
Countries that experienced declines in the value of their oranges supplied to German importers included: Türkiye (down -52.3% from 2023), Poland (down -49.2%), France (down -49%) and Morocco (down -31.9%).
Overall, the value of Germany’s imported oranges rose by an average 3.3% from all supplying countries since 2023 when oranges purchased cost $499.3 million.
Oranges Imports into France
France’s global purchases of imported oranges totaled US$467.3 million in 2024. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which France imported the highest dollar value worth of oranges during 2024. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2023 to 2024.
- Spain: US$289.7 million (up 0.6% from 2023)
- South Africa: $50.1 million (down -30.3%)
- Portugal: $41.4 million (up 17.1%)
- Italy: $27.3 million (up 21.8%)
- Egypt: $25.3 million (down -8.4%)
- Tunisia: $8.2 million (up 16.6%)
- Zimbabwe: $4.4 million (up 1.2%)
- Colombia: $4.3 million (down -3.8%)
- Greece: $3.5 million (up 96.2%)
- Argentina: $3.1 million (down -8.5%)
- Netherlands: $2.8 million (down -40.9%)
- Morocco: $2.5 million (up 49.1%)
- Germany: $1.6 million (up 93.7%)
- Belgium: $921,000 (up 13.8%)
- Ethiopia: $553,000 (up 128.5%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 99.6% of oranges imported by France in 2024.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of oranges to France since 2023 were: Ethiopia (up 128.5%), Greece (up 96.2%), Germany (up 93.7%) and Morocco (up 49.1%).
Countries that experienced declines in the value of their oranges supplied to French importers included: Netherlands (down -40.9%), South Africa (down -30.3%), Argentina (down -8.5%) and Egypt (down -8.4%).
Overall, the value of France’s imported oranges fell by an average -2.6% from all supplying countries since 2023 when oranges purchased cost $480 million.
Oranges Imports into the Netherlands
Dutch global purchases of imported oranges totaled US$362.8 million in 2024. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which the Netherlands imported the highest dollar value worth of oranges during 2024. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2023 to 2024.
- South Africa: US$161 million (down -25.5% from 2023)
- Egypt: $85.2 million (down -31.8%)
- Spain: $43.6 million (up 7%)
- Germany: $26.6 million (up 9.7%)
- Zimbabwe: $10.3 million (up 59.5%)
- Uruguay: $5.1 million (up 26.9%)
- Peru: $4.9 million (up 4.2%)
- Poland: $3.7 million (down -11.1%)
- Argentina: $3.6 million (down -32.8%)
- Morocco: $3.5 million (up 31%)
- Belgium: $3.1 million (down -59.5%)
- France: $2.7 million (up 8.4%)
- Italy: $2.3 million (up 29.2%)
- Sweden: $1.4 million (down -29.2%)
- Hungary: $1.3 million (up 4.9%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 98.7% of oranges imported by the Netherlands in 2024.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of oranges to the Netherlands since 2023 were: Zimbabwe (up 59.5%), Morocco (up 31%), Italy (up 29.2%) and Uruguay (up 26.9%).
Countries that experienced declines in the value of their oranges supplied to Dutch importers included: Belgium (down -59.5%), Argentina (down -32.8%), Egypt (down -31.8%) and Sweden (down -29.2%).
Overall, the value of Netherlands’ imported oranges retreated by an average -20.4% from all supplying countries since 2023 when oranges purchased cost $455.6 million.
Oranges Imports into the United States
The United States of America’s global purchases of imported oranges totaled US$304.4 million in 2024. Below are the top suppliers from which America imported the highest dollar value worth of oranges during 2024. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2023 to 2024.
- Chile: US$140 million (up 15.7% from 2023)
- South Africa: $63.4 million (down -6.6%)
- Mexico: $46.1 million (up 21.7%)
- Morocco: $30.26 million (up 283.7%)
- Australia: $10.86 million (up 36.6%)
- Dominican Republic: $5.4 million (up 19.4%)
- Uruguay: $4.7 million (up 21.2%)
- Colombia: $2.3 million (down -25.4%)
- Peru: $1.1 million (up 67.4%)
- Guatemala: $83,000 (2023 data unavailable)
- Thailand: $59,000 (up 227.8%)
- Türkiye: $59,000 (down -89.8%)
- Spain: $56,000 (down -66.5%)
- mainland China: $8,000 (up 300%)
- Canada: $5,000 (2023 data unavailable)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 99.98% of oranges imported by America in 2024.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of oranges to the United States since 2023 were: mainland China (up 300%), Morocco (up 283.7%), Thailand (up 227.8%) and Peru (up 67.4%).
Countries that experienced declines in the value of their oranges supplied to American importers were: Türkiye (down -89.8%), Spain (down -66.5%), Colombia (down -25.4%) and South Africa (down -6.6%).
Overall, the value of America’s imported oranges accelerated by an average 19% from all supplying countries since 2023 when oranges purchased cost $255.7 million.
See also Oranges Exports by Country, Grapes Exports by Country, Kiwifruit Exports by Country, Netherlands Top Trading Partners and France’s Top 10 Imports
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Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Imports – Commodities. Accessed on September 4, 2025
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on September 4, 2025
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on September 4, 2025