Overall, the value of pineapple imports grew by an average 27.5% all buying countries from 5 years earlier in 2020 when international purchases of pineapples were valued at $2.47 billion.
Year over year, imports of pineapples increased by 6.8% compared to $2.95 billion starting from 2023.
Pineapples is a sweet tropical fruit imported around the globe into over 180 countries, islands or territories.
The top 5 major buyers are the United States of America, mainland China, Belgium, Spain and the Netherlands. Added together, that quintet of leading importers accounted for over half (55.1%) of the world’s spending on imported pineapples in 2024.
From a continental perspective, buyers in European countries bought the highest dollar worth of imported pineapples during 2024 with purchases valued at $1.37 billion or 43.6% of the global total. In second place were importers in North America at 35.7% while another 18.5% of pineapples bought on international markets went to buyers in Asia.
Smaller percentages was delivered to customers in Latin America (1.2%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Africa (0.7%), then Oceania (0.4%) mostly New Zealand and Australia.
For research purposes, the 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 080430 for pineapples.
Pineapples Imports by Country
Below are the 15 countries that paid the most for imported pineapples during 2024.
- United States: US$1 billion (31.7% of globally imported pineapples)
- mainland China: $203.6 million (6.5%)
- Belgium: $185.4 million (5.9%)
- Spain: $173.7 million (5.5%)
- Netherlands: $173.3 million (5.5%)
- Germany: $146.6 million (4.6%)
- France: $136.7 million (4.3%)
- Japan: $135.8 million (4.3%)
- Italy: $129.4 million (4.1%)
- Canada: $123.6 million (3.9%)
- United Kingdom: $94.3 million (3%)
- South Korea: $85.6 million (2.7%)
- Portugal: $61.5 million (1.9%)
- Russia: $49.1 million (1.6%)
- United Arab Emirates: $33.1 million (1.1%)
By value, the listed 15 countries purchased 86.6% of all pineapples imported in 2024.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing markets for pineapples from 2023 to 2024 were: Belgium (up 33.9%), South Korea (up 30%), United Kingdom (up 12.3%) and mainland China (up 9%).
Those countries that posted declines in their imported pineapples purchases were: United Arab Emirates (down -25.5% from 2023), Germany (down -1.3%) and Japan (down -1%).
Searchable List of Pineapples Importers in 2024
The 100 major international buyers of pineapples in the database below accounted for 99.9% of all import purchases in 2024.
| Rank | Importer | Imported Pineapples | 2023-4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | United States | $1,001,009,000 | +7.4% |
| 2. | mainland China | $203,594,000 | +9% |
| 3. | Belgium | $185,404,000 | +33.9% |
| 4. | Spain | $173,682,000 | +7.2% |
| 5. | Netherlands | $173,319,000 | +5.3% |
| 6. | Germany | $146,578,000 | -1.3% |
| 7. | France | $136,705,000 | +3% |
| 8. | Japan | $135,824,000 | -1% |
| 9. | Italy | $129,355,000 | +5.6% |
| 10. | Canada | $123,566,000 | +6.4% |
| 11. | United Kingdom | $94,281,000 | +12.3% |
| 12. | South Korea | $85,603,000 | +30% |
| 13. | Portugal | $61,451,000 | +1.3% |
| 14. | Russia | $49,091,000 | +4.3% |
| 15. | United Arab Emirates | $33,137,000 | -25.5% |
| 16. | Switzerland | $27,179,000 | +9.4% |
| 17. | Saudi Arabia | $23,010,000 | +20.7% |
| 18. | Austria | $22,180,000 | +9% |
| 19. | Poland | $21,923,000 | -3.2% |
| 20. | Greece | $19,324,000 | +17.3% |
| 21. | Israel | $18,871,000 | +25.1% |
| 22. | Czech Republic | $13,925,000 | +35% |
| 23. | Ireland | $13,816,000 | +21.5% |
| 24. | Denmark | $12,907,000 | -8.5% |
| 25. | Chile | $12,613,000 | -4.5% |
| 26. | Türkiye | $11,332,000 | +42.8% |
| 27. | New Zealand | $10,505,000 | -2.9% |
| 28. | Romania | $9,897,000 | +2.4% |
| 29. | Morocco | $9,763,000 | +34.3% |
| 30. | Argentina | $8,850,000 | +24.7% |
| 31. | Iran | $8,653,000 | -7.7% |
| 32. | Hong Kong | $8,454,000 | -16.3% |
| 33. | Maldives | $8,337,000 | +34.2% |
| 34. | Singapore | $8,108,000 | +0.1% |
| 35. | Ukraine | $7,804,000 | -7.9% |
| 36. | Slovakia | $7,590,000 | +13.6% |
| 37. | Croatia | $7,395,000 | +7.2% |
| 38. | Sweden | $7,286,000 | +6.1% |
| 39. | Hungary | $7,044,000 | +43.4% |
| 40. | El Salvador | $6,821,000 | +2% |
| 41. | Kuwait | $6,605,000 | +6.3% |
| 42. | Norway | $6,050,000 | +10.3% |
| 43. | Finland | $5,523,000 | +12.8% |
| 44. | Serbia | $4,340,000 | +4.3% |
| 45. | Slovenia | $4,222,000 | +4.9% |
| 46. | Bulgaria | $3,793,000 | +26.3% |
| 47. | Uzbekistan | $3,724,000 | +225% |
| 48. | Lithuania | $3,713,000 | -9.9% |
| 49. | Kazakhstan | $3,660,000 | +13.6% |
| 50. | Qatar | $3,116,000 | -57.9% |
| 51. | Azerbaijan | $2,976,000 | +28.1% |
| 52. | Luxembourg | $2,950,000 | -3.9% |
| 53. | Armenia | $2,806,000 | +19.8% |
| 54. | Egypt | $2,563,000 | -50.3% |
| 55. | Oman | $2,444,000 | -50.5% |
| 56. | Latvia | $2,283,000 | -5.3% |
| 57. | Cyprus | $2,277,000 | +17.4% |
| 58. | Bahamas | $2,265,000 | +24.5% |
| 59. | Moldova | $2,156,000 | +16.2% |
| 60. | Uruguay | $1,833,000 | -0.6% |
| 61. | Macao | $1,817,000 | +9.8% |
| 62. | Belarus | $1,774,000 | -18.7% |
| 63. | Brunei Darussalam | $1,711,000 | -56.3% |
| 64. | Kyrgyzstan | $1,684,000 | +18.8% |
| 65. | Estonia | $1,550,000 | +3.2% |
| 66. | Seychelles | $1,523,000 | -19.5% |
| 67. | Taiwan | $1,449,000 | +10.4% |
| 68. | Georgia | $1,419,000 | +21.9% |
| 69. | Malta | $1,383,000 | +9.4% |
| 70. | Iraq | $1,285,000 | -31.5% |
| 71. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $1,228,000 | +3.6% |
| 72. | Lebanon | $1,222,000 | -48.2% |
| 73. | Nepal | $1,033,000 | +18.3% |
| 74. | Iceland | $935,000 | +15.7% |
| 75. | Montenegro | $903,000 | +1.3% |
| 76. | Barbados | $897,000 | +11.6% |
| 77. | Cabo Verde | $896,000 | +19.8% |
| 78. | Senegal | $884,000 | +11.2% |
| 79. | Tunisia | $823,000 | -6.7% |
| 80. | Cayman Islands | $746,000 | +36.6% |
| 81. | Albania | $722,000 | +14.6% |
| 82. | Jordan | $696,000 | -66.3% |
| 83. | Libya | $672,000 | -11.1% |
| 84. | Botswana | $650,000 | +12.5% |
| 85. | Bermuda | $650,000 | +11.9% |
| 86. | Australia | $550,000 | -29.8% |
| 87. | Bahrain | $550,000 | -79.3% |
| 88. | North Macedonia | $546,000 | +4.2% |
| 89. | Aruba | $524,000 | -50.2% |
| 90. | Malaysia | $497,000 | -9.8% |
| 91. | Antigua/Barbuda | $496,000 | +13% |
| 92. | Turks/Caicos Islands | $492,000 | +12.6% |
| 93. | Mali | $427,000 | +144% |
| 94. | Namibia | $409,000 | +7.6% |
| 95. | Curaçao | $400,000 | -18.5% |
| 96. | Mexico | $380,000 | +19.9% |
| 97. | Rwanda | $291,000 | +18.8% |
| 98. | Mongolia | $238,000 | -4.4% |
| 99. | Algeria | $236,000 | +59.5% |
| 100. | Ghana | $236,000 | +2.2% |
Drilling down on the top 100 importers of pineapples, the fastest growers were Uzbekistan (up 225% from 2023), Mali (up 144%), Algeria (up 59.5%), Hungary (up 43.4%) then Türkiye (up 42.8%).
You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of any of the columns in the above table. An entry of 0% in the right-most column means no 2023 data was available.
Pineapples Imported into the United States
America’s global purchases of imported pineapples totaled US$1 billion in 2024. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which the US imported the highest dollar value worth of pineapples during 2024. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2023 to 2024.
- Costa Rica: US$879.3 million (up 8.9% from 2023)
- Honduras: $37.9 million (down -9.8%)
- Mexico: $31.2 million (down -16%)
- Ecuador: $21.1 million (up 37.6%)
- Thailand: $10.7 million (up 42.2%)
- Guatemala: $10.3 million (down -21.2%)
- Peru: $6.6 million (up 191.9%)
- mainland China: $763,000 (down -50.1%)
- Ghana: $643,000 (up 88%)
- Colombia: $327,000 (down -35.2%)
- South Africa: $327,000 (down -29.7%)
- Kenya: $317,000 (2023 data unavailable)
- Philippines: $247,000 (down -93%)
- Dominican Republic: $236,000 (2023 data unavailable)
- Chile: $212,000 (up 1530.8%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 99.9% of pineapples imported by the United States of America in 2024.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of pineapples to the US since 2023 were: Chile (up 1,531%), Peru (up 191.9%), Ghana (up 88%) and Thailand (up 42.2%).
Countries that experienced declines in the value of their pineapples supplied to American importers included: Philippines (down -93% from 2023), mainland China (down -50.1%), Colombia (down -35.2%) and South Africa (down -29.7%).
Overall, the value of United States’s imported pineapples rose by an average 7.4% from all supplying countries since 2023 when pineapples purchased cost $932.4 million.
Pineapples Imported into China
Mainland China’s global purchases of imported pineapples totaled US$203.6 million in 2024. Below are the suppliers from which China imported the highest dollar value worth of pineapples during 2024. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2023 to 2024.
- Philippines: US$198.9 million (up 13.2% from 2023)
- Indonesia: $2.9 million (down -5.2%)
- Thailand: $1.3 million (down -83.8%)
- Malaysia: $281,000 (up 585.4%)
- Costa Rica: $110,000 (2023 data unavailable)
- Panama: $62,000 (2023 data unavailable)
Among the above countries, growth suppliers of pineapples to mainland China since 2023 were Malaysia (up 585.4%) and the Philippines (up 13.2%).
Overall, the value of China’s imported pineapples increased by an average 9% from all supplying countries since 2023 when pineapples purchased cost $186.8 million.
Pineapples Imported into Belgium
Belgium’ global purchases of imported pineapples totaled US$185.4 million in 2024. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which Belgium imported the highest dollar value worth of pineapples during 2024. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2023 to 2024.
- Costa Rica: US$150.7 million (up 53.3% from 2023)
- Netherlands: $8.5 million (down -24.7%)
- Ivory Coast: $6.2 million (down -11.2%)
- Ghana: $5.8 million (down -13.7%)
- Honduras: $4.5 million (up 80.2%)
- Ecuador: $2 million (down -41.4%)
- Spain: $1.6 million (up 50.9%)
- Germany: $1.4 million (down -7.2%)
- Benin: $1.3 million (up 201.2%)
- France: $1.1 million (down -73.1%)
- Togo: $627,000 (down -4.6%)
- Luxembourg: $537,000 (down -45.8%)
- Cameroon: $517,000 (up 22.8%)
- Kenya: $362,000 (down 0%)
- Uganda: $79,000 (up 139.4%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 99.8% of pineapples imported by Belgium in 2024.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of pineapples to Belgium since 2023 were: Benin (up 201.2%), Uganda (up 139.4%), Honduras (up 80.2%) and Costa Rica (up 53.3%).
Countries that experienced declines in the value of their pineapples supplied to Belgian importers included: France (down -73.1% from 2023), Luxembourg (down -45.8%), Ecuador (down -41.4%) and the Netherlands (down -24.7%).
Overall, the value of Belgium’s imported pineapples accelerated by an average 33.9% from all supplying countries since 2023 when pineapples purchased cost $138.5 million.
Pineapples Imported into Spain
Spain’s global purchases of imported pineapples totaled US$173.7 million in 2024. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which Spain imported the highest dollar value worth of pineapples during 2024. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2023 to 2024.
- Costa Rica: US$156.2 million (up 8.4% from 2023)
- Panama: $7.4 million (up 6.6%)
- Ecuador: $3.3 million (down -26%)
- Netherlands: $2.3 million (up 123.5%)
- Portugal: $1.1 million (down -46.6%)
- Ivory Coast: $1 million (down -37.3%)
- France: $861,000 (up 25.1%)
- Germany: $447,000 (up 684.2%)
- Belgium: $273,000 (up 55.1%)
- Italy: $241,000 (down -19.4%)
- Kenya: $162,000 (down -38.9%)
- Thailand: $63,000 (up 28.6%)
- Dominican Republic: $58,000 (up 1.8%)
- Colombia: $57,000 (up 72.7%)
- Ghana: $54,000 (up 2600%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 99.9% of pineapples imported by Spain in 2024.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of pineapples to Spain since 2023 were: Ghana (up 2,600%), Germany (up 684.2%), Netherlands (up 123.5%) and Colombia (up 72.7%).
Countries that experienced declines in the value of their pineapples supplied to Spanish importers included: Portugal (down -46.6% from 2023), Kenya (down -38.9%), Ivory Coast (down -37.3%) and Ecuador (down -26%).
Overall, the value of Spain’s imported pineapples expanded by an average 7.2% from all supplying countries since 2023 when pineapples purchased cost $162 million.
See also Pineapples Exports by Country, Apples Imports by Country, Top Imported Fruits Most Loved by Americans and Top Vitamins Exports & Imports by Country
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