The value of globally imported raw potatoes accelerated by an average 59.1% for all importing countries from 5 years earlier in 2020 when international purchases of those fresh or chilled potatoes were valued at $4.8 billion.
Year over year, the overall value of potato imports advanced by 9.7% compared to $6.9 billion during 2023.
The 5 largest importers of potatoes are Belgium, Netherlands, Spain, Italy and the United States of America. The 5 major buyers purchased over two-fifths (43.1%) of the world value for potatoes imported during 2024.
From a continental perspective, buyers in European countries bought the most imported raw potatoes during 2024 with purchases costing a total $5 billion or 66.3% of the global total.
In second place were importers located in Asia at 16.4% while 7.5% of potatoes imported worldwide was delivered to buyers in North America. Another 6.9% arrived in Africa.
Smaller percentages went to customers in Latin America (2.7%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, then Oceania (0.3%) led by Fiji, French Polynesia and Samoa.
For research purposes, the 4-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix for fresh or chilled potatoes is 0701.
Potatoes Imports by Country
Below are the 15 countries that imported the highest dollar value worth of raw potatoes during 2024.
- Belgium: US$1.3 billion (16.6% of total imported potatoes)
- Netherlands: $640.1 million (8.4%)
- Spain: $577.6 million (7.6%)
- Italy: $406.1 million (5.3%)
- United States: $389.4 million (5.1%)
- Germany: $331.3 million (4.4%)
- France: $267 million (3.5%)
- Portugal: $218.9 million (2.9%)
- Egypt: $162.7 million (2.1%)
- Greece: $127.9 million (1.7%)
- Mexico: $119.2 million (1.6%)
- United Kingdom: $117.6 million (1.5%)
- Romania: $114 million (1.5%)
- Uzbekistan: $111 million (1.5%)
- Malaysia: $101.4 million (1.3%)
By value, the listed 15 countries purchased almost two-thirds (65.1%) of all potatoes imported in 2024.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing markets for potatoes since 2023 were: United Kingdom (up 90.5%), Uzbekistan (up 90.4%), Egypt (up 48.3%) and Romania (up 32.1%).
Those countries that posted declines in their imported potatoes purchases were the United States of America (down -13.1% from 2023) and Malaysia (down -2.7%).
Searchable List of Potatoes Importing Countries in 2024
Below, the automated database showcases 100 key import markets for potatoes bought internationally during 2024.
Expanding the scope to the 100 most valuable importers of potatoes, 98.1% of globally imported potatoes was bought by the top 100 import countries.
| Rank | Importer | Potato Imports | 2023-4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Belgium | $1,261,283,000 | +3.2% |
| 2. | Netherlands | $640,135,000 | +31.8% |
| 3. | Spain | $577,628,000 | +15% |
| 4. | Italy | $406,084,000 | +9.2% |
| 5. | United States | $389,417,000 | -13.1% |
| 6. | Germany | $331,281,000 | +7.6% |
| 7. | France | $267,019,000 | +7.8% |
| 8. | Portugal | $218,911,000 | +22.1% |
| 9. | Egypt | $162,657,000 | +48.3% |
| 10. | Greece | $127,940,000 | +13.9% |
| 11. | Mexico | $119,173,000 | +3.9% |
| 12. | United Kingdom | $117,626,000 | +90.5% |
| 13. | Romania | $113,953,000 | +32.1% |
| 14. | Uzbekistan | $111,042,000 | +90.4% |
| 15. | Malaysia | $101,428,000 | -2.7% |
| 16. | Algeria | $95,313,000 | +34.8% |
| 17. | Czech Republic | $90,979,000 | +25.3% |
| 18. | Russia | $89,687,000 | -30.2% |
| 19. | Switzerland | $76,221,000 | +36.3% |
| 20. | Ireland | $71,677,000 | +15% |
| 21. | Austria | $70,826,000 | +57.5% |
| 22. | Slovakia | $69,061,000 | -0.3% |
| 23. | Saudi Arabia | $68,605,000 | -4.2% |
| 24. | Poland | $67,607,000 | +0.2% |
| 25. | Canada | $63,665,000 | -31.4% |
| 26. | United Arab Emirates | $61,078,000 | -28.6% |
| 27. | Oman | $61,030,000 | +16.4% |
| 28. | Hungary | $60,234,000 | +23.4% |
| 29. | Afghanistan | $55,295,000 | -20% |
| 30. | Iraq | $54,035,000 | -21.8% |
| 31. | Morocco | $53,621,000 | +18.5% |
| 32. | Sri Lanka | $52,649,000 | +50.6% |
| 33. | Lebanon | $47,864,000 | +43.6% |
| 34. | Azerbaijan | $42,651,000 | -13.3% |
| 35. | Indonesia | $41,718,000 | +1.9% |
| 36. | Vietnam | $40,873,000 | +4.8% |
| 37. | Denmark | $40,304,000 | +30.3% |
| 38. | Israel | $39,487,000 | +35.9% |
| 39. | Sweden | $37,777,000 | +48.9% |
| 40. | Thailand | $37,574,000 | +52.1% |
| 41. | Kuwait | $37,337,000 | -7.3% |
| 42. | Hong Kong | $36,746,000 | -2.1% |
| 43. | Slovenia | $36,520,000 | -15.7% |
| 44. | Croatia | $35,975,000 | +4.8% |
| 45. | Nepal | $34,229,000 | +0.3% |
| 46. | Norway | $31,760,000 | +96% |
| 47. | Syria | $30,066,000 | +652.6% |
| 48. | Dominican Republic | $29,528,000 | +35.1% |
| 49. | South Korea | $29,503,000 | -12.2% |
| 50. | Singapore | $29,200,000 | -5.4% |
| 51. | Japan | $28,784,000 | -2.4% |
| 52. | Ukraine | $26,353,000 | +297.4% |
| 53. | Türkiye | $25,033,000 | +4.1% |
| 54. | Moldova | $24,614,000 | +30.4% |
| 55. | Senegal | $22,309,000 | +23.6% |
| 56. | Qatar | $21,106,000 | -8.4% |
| 57. | Serbia | $21,098,000 | -14.8% |
| 58. | Bangladesh | $20,814,000 | +50.7% |
| 59. | Honduras | $20,806,000 | +10.8% |
| 60. | Tunisia | $20,407,000 | -5.7% |
| 61. | Taiwan | $20,389,000 | -6.8% |
| 62. | Mozambique | $20,360,000 | -1.8% |
| 63. | El Salvador | $19,982,000 | +14.2% |
| 64. | Philippines | $19,667,000 | -7.4% |
| 65. | Trinidad/Tobago | $19,618,000 | +3.5% |
| 66. | Bulgaria | $17,363,000 | -6.8% |
| 67. | Tajikistan | $17,226,000 | +51.6% |
| 68. | Latvia | $17,027,000 | +4.9% |
| 69. | Fiji | $15,854,000 | -23.5% |
| 70. | Guatemala | $14,768,000 | +48.1% |
| 71. | Jordan | $14,681,000 | +48.5% |
| 72. | Mauritania | $14,398,000 | +21% |
| 73. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $13,924,000 | +12.6% |
| 74. | Brazil | $13,729,000 | +40.4% |
| 75. | Uganda | $13,436,000 | +37.3% |
| 76. | Mali | $13,183,000 | +96.1% |
| 77. | Albania | $13,054,000 | +46.6% |
| 78. | Bahrain | $12,807,000 | +8.7% |
| 79. | Luxembourg | $12,807,000 | -4.1% |
| 80. | Mauritius | $12,642,000 | +75.4% |
| 81. | Namibia | $11,240,000 | +1.5% |
| 82. | Libya | $11,197,000 | +3.3% |
| 83. | Turkmenistan | $11,001,000 | -49% |
| 84. | Zimbabwe | $10,518,000 | +25.8% |
| 85. | Ivory Coast | $9,951,000 | +1.3% |
| 86. | Bahamas | $9,817,000 | -13.5% |
| 87. | Guyana | $9,706,000 | +30.2% |
| 88. | Pakistan | $9,583,000 | +17.6% |
| 89. | Cuba | $8,658,000 | -1.7% |
| 90. | Paraguay | $8,204,000 | +23.9% |
| 91. | Lithuania | $7,599,000 | -8.7% |
| 92. | Cyprus | $7,194,000 | +38.9% |
| 93. | Finland | $6,684,000 | +27.7% |
| 94. | Maldives | $6,261,000 | +48.6% |
| 95. | Nicaragua | $5,848,000 | +55.8% |
| 96. | Kazakhstan | $5,742,000 | -26.7% |
| 97. | Suriname | $5,243,000 | +9.8% |
| 98. | Estonia | $5,216,000 | +28% |
| 99. | Jamaica | $5,211,000 | +47.8% |
| 100. | Costa Rica | $4,604,000 | +13.3% |
Posting the strongest increases in their purchases of imported potatoes were buyers in Syria (up 652.6% from 2023), Ukraine (up 297.4%), Mali (up 96.1%), Norway (up 96%) and the United Kingdom (up 90.5%).
You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of any of the columns above. An entry of 0% in the right-most column means that no 2023 data was available.
Potatoes Imported into Belgium
Belgium’s global purchases of imported raw potatoes totaled US$1.26 billion in 2024. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which Belgium imported the highest dollar value worth of potatoes during 2024. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2023 to 2024.
- France: US$545.5 million (up 20.1% from 2023)
- Netherlands: $362.5 million (down -13.6%)
- Germany: $316.6 million (up 8.4%)
- Spain: $16.1 million (down -45.7%)
- Egypt: $9.9 million (down -26.1%)
- Italy: $4 million (up 126.2%)
- Cyprus: $3.3 million (up 55.2%)
- Luxembourg: $1.4 million (up 431.4%)
- United Kingdom: $676,000 (up 16%)
- Uruguay: $267,000 (2023 data unavailable)
- Morocco: $222,000 (up 208.3%)
- Hungary: $183,000 (2023 data unavailable)
- Portugal: $177,000 (down -96.5%)
- Lithuania: $159,000 (down -5.4%)
- Poland: $119,000 (down -81.1%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 99.98% of potatoes imported by Belgium in 2024.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of potatoes to Belgium since 2023 were: Luxembourg (up 431.4%), Morocco (up 208.3%), Italy (up 126.2%) and Cyprus (up 55.2%).
Countries that experienced declines in the value of their potatoes supplied to Belgian importers included: Portugal (down -96.5% from 2023), Poland (down -81.1%), Spain (down -45.7%) and Egypt (down -26.1%).
Overall, the value of Belgium’s imported potatoes grew by an average 3.2% from all supplying countries since 2023 when potatoes purchased cost $1.2 billion.
Potatoes Imported into the Netherlands
Dutch global purchases of imported raw potatoes totaled US$640.1 million in 2024. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which the Netherlands imported the highest dollar value worth of potatoes during 2024. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2023 to 2024.
- Germany: US$410.5 million (up 24.1% from 2023)
- Belgium: $100.1 million (up 40.2%)
- France: $85.7 million (up 96.7%)
- Israel: $18.9 million (up 14.4%)
- Egypt: $3.7 million (up 50.7%)
- Spain: $3.6 million (down -25.4%)
- Italy: $3.3 million (up 27.1%)
- Denmark: $2.7 million (up 73.5%)
- Poland: $1.3 million (up 53%)
- Portugal: $1.2 million (up 53.3%)
- Finland: $1.2 million (up 59.1%)
- Luxembourg: $1.2 million (up 60.6%)
- Romania: $915,000 (up 717%)
- Sweden: $817,000 (up 304.5%)
- United Kingdom: $605,000 (down -87.3%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 99.3% of potatoes imported by the Netherlands in 2024.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of potatoes to the Netherlands since 2023 were: Romania (up 717%), Sweden (up 304.5%), France (up 96.7%) and Denmark (up 73.5%).
Countries that experienced declines in the value of their potatoes supplied to Dutch importers were: United Kingdom (down -87.3% from 2023) and Spain (down -25.4%).
Overall, the value of the Netherlands’ imported potatoes accelerated by an average 31.8% from all supplying countries since 2023 when potatoes purchased cost $485.8 million.
Potatoes Imported into Spain
Spain’s global purchases of imported raw potatoes totaled US$577.6 million in 2024. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which Spain imported the highest dollar value worth of potatoes during 2024. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2023 to 2024.
- France: US$374.9 million (up 18.4% from 2023)
- Netherlands: $60.6 million (up 3%)
- United Kingdom: $33.2 million (up 20.7%)
- Egypt: $31.3 million (up 15.9%)
- Portugal: $27 million (up 24.4%)
- Israel: $19.2 million (down -23.8%)
- Belgium: $12.2 million (up 14.4%)
- Morocco: $4.7 million (up 1791.9%)
- Germany: $4 million (up 29.4%)
- Denmark: $3.3 million (down -43.7%)
- Luxembourg: $2.9 million (up 55.8%)
- Italy: $2.2 million (up 1150.8%)
- Cyprus: $649,000 (down -71.8%)
- Poland: $565,000 (up 4.8%)
- Greece: $326,000 (up 2863.6%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 99.9% of potatoes imported by Spain in 2024.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of potatoes to Spain since 2023 were: Greece (up 2,864%), Morocco (up 1,792%), Italy (up 1,151%) and Luxembourg (up 55.8%).
Countries that experienced declines in the value of their potatoes supplied to Spanish importers were: Cyprus (down -71.8% from 2023), Denmark (down -43.7%) and Israel (down -23.8%).
Overall, the value of Spain’s imported potatoes rose by an average 15% from all supplying countries since 2023 when potatoes purchased cost $502.3 million.
Potatoes Imports into Italy
Italy’s global purchases of imported raw potatoes totaled US$406.1 million in 2024. Below are the top suppliers from which the US imported the highest dollar value worth of potatoes during 2024. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2023 to 2024.
- France: US$165.5 million (up 9.2% from 2023)
- Germany: $82.8 million (up 18.9%)
- Netherlands: $65.1 million (up 9.8%)
- Egypt: $44.6 million (up 3.7%)
- Romania: $13.4 million (up 13.2%)
- Poland: $8.4 million (up 555.6%)
- Denmark: $6.2 million (down -22.6%)
- Spain: $5.6 million (down -41.3%)
- Belgium: $4.8 million (down -12.9%)
- Israel: $4.4 million (up 28.6%)
- Luxembourg: $2.4 million (down -28.6%)
- Austria: $1.3 million (down -32.6%)
- United Kingdom: $401,000 (up 16.6%)
- Latvia: $321,000 (up 2.9%)
- Slovenia: $245,000 (down -86.7%)
By value, the listed countries shipped 99.8% of potatoes imported by Italy in 2024.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of potatoes to Italy since 2023 were: Poland (up 555.6%), Israel (up 28.6%), Germany (up 18.9%) and the United Kingdom (up 16.6%).
Countries that experienced declines in the value of their potatoes supplied to Italian importers included: Slovenia (down -86.7% from 2023), Spain (down -41.3%), Austria (down -32.6%) and Luxembourg (down -28.6%).
Overall, the value of Italy’s imported potatoes rose by an average 9.2% from all supplying countries since 2023 when potatoes purchased cost $371.9 million.
See also Potatoes Exports by Country, Sweet Potatoes vs Yams by Export Sales, Unit Price & Weight, Belgium’s Top Trading Partners and Netherlands Top 10 Imports
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