Overall, the value of raw potatoes imports expanded by 36% for all importing countries since 2015 when international purchases of those fresh or chilled potatoes were valued at $3.8 billion. Year over year, imported potatoes rose by 11.8% from 2018 to 2019.
From a continental perspective, European countries bought the most imported raw potatoes during 2019 with purchases costing $3.6 billion or 69.2% of the global total. In second place were Asian importers at 14% while 7.5% of potatoes imported worldwide was delivered to North America with 6.6% going to North America. Smaller percentages went to Latin America (2.2%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, then Oceania (0.3%) led by Fiji and French Polynesia).
For research purposes, the 4-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix for fresh or chilled potatoes is 0701.
Potatoes Imports by Country
Top 15
Below are the 15 countries that imported the highest dollar value worth of raw potatoes during 2019.
- Belgium: US$769 million (15% of total imported potatoes)
- Netherlands: $463.4 million (9%)
- Germany: $348.4 million (6.8%)
- Spain: $338.9 million (6.6%)
- Italy: $244.2 million (4.8%)
- United States: $220.3 million (4.3%)
- France: $157.7 million (3.1%)
- United Kingdom: $148 million (2.9%)
- Russia: $132.7 million (2.6%)
- Portugal: $120.2 million (2.3%)
- Greece: $111.4 million (2.2%)
- Vietnam: $109.5 million (2.1%)
- Canada: $107.7 million (2.1%)
- Poland: $105.5 million (2.1%)
- Egypt: $104.4 million (2%)
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing markets for potatoes since 2015 were: Vietnam (up 838.1%), Poland (up 243.3%), Belgium (up 149.6%) and Netherlands (up 111.5%).
Russia is the only top supplier to reduce their imported potatoes purchases via a -47.5% decline year over year.
The listed 15 countries purchased 67.9% of all potatoes imported in 2019.
Belgium
Potatoes Imports into Belgium
Belgium’s global purchases of imported raw potatoes totaled US$769 million in 2019. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which Belgium imported the highest dollar value worth of potatoes during 2019. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country since 2015.
- France: US$283 million (up 84% from 2015)
- Netherlands: $245.4 million (up 186.6%)
- Germany: $163.6 million (up 320.6%)
- Spain: $26.7 million (up 77.6%)
- United Kingdom: $22.8 million (up 528.7%)
- Israel: $9.9 million (up 176.9%)
- Egypt: $8.2 million (no 2015 data)
- Cyprus: $3.3 million (down -11.9%)
- Italy: $3.2 million (up 37.5%)
- Luxembourg: $1.7 million (up 139.2%)
- Denmark: $519,000 (up 42.2%)
- Portugal: $348,000 (up 6.4%)
- Poland: $143,000 (up 615%)
- Morocco: $117,000 (up 154.3%)
- Sweden: $45,000 (no 2015 data)
The listed 15 countries shipped 99.98% of potatoes imported by Belgium in 2019.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of potatoes to Belgium since 2015 were: Poland (up 615%), United Kingdom (up 528.7%), Germany (up 320.6%) and Netherlands (up 186.6%).
Cyprus was the sole decliner over the 5-year period via a -11.9% drop.
Overall, the value of Belgium’s imported potatoes accelerated by an average 149.6% from all supplying countries since 2015 when potatoes purchased cost $308.1 million.
Netherlands
Potatoes Imports into Netherlands
Dutch global purchases of imported raw potatoes totaled US$463.3 million in 2019. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which the Netherlands imported the highest dollar value worth of potatoes during 2019. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country since 2015.
- Germany: US$195.5 million (up 64.5% from 2015)
- Belgium: $98.9 million (up 182.1%)
- France: $74.6 million (up 202.6%)
- Israel: $43.1 million (up 115.5%)
- United Kingdom: $15.1 million (up 176%)
- Spain: $10.3 million (up 114.4%)
- Egypt: $4.7 million (up 3,897%)
- Denmark: $4.5 million (up 588.3%)
- Italy: $4.2 million (up 224.7%)
- Morocco: $3.8 million (up 70.2%)
- Malta: $2.3 million (up 179.9%)
- Portugal: $1.3 million (down -51%)
- Luxembourg: $817,000 (up 172.3%)
- Hungary: $675,000 (no 2015 data)
- Poland: $662,000 (up 738%)
The listed 15 countries shipped 99.4% of potatoes imported by the Netherlands in 2019.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of potatoes to Netherlands since 2015 were: Egypt (up 3,897%), Poland (up 738%), Denmark (up 588.3%) and Italy (up 224.7%).
Hungary experienced a decline in the value of its potatoes supplied to Dutch importers thanks to a -51% decrease.
Overall, the value of potatoes imported into the Netherlands rose by an average 111.5% from all supplying countries since 2015 when potatoes purchased cost $219.1 million.
Germany
Potatoes Imports into Germany
Germany’s global purchases of imported raw potatoes totaled US$348.4 million in 2019. Below are the top suppliers from which Germany imported the highest dollar value worth of potatoes during 2019. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country since 2015.
- Netherlands: US$108 million (up 67.4% from 2015)
- France: $60.4 million (up 84.1%)
- Spain: $52.7 million (up 66.3%)
- Egypt: $32.5 million (up 70.8%)
- Israel: $29.9 million (up 175.6%)
- Belgium: $15.6 million (up 11.4%)
- Cyprus: $10.9 million (up 54.2%)
- Italy: $7.2 million (down -22.7%)
- United Kingdom: $6.1 million (up 159.1%)
- Denmark: $5.7 million (up 280.4%)
- Slovenia: $5.6 million (up 879.3%)
- Portugal: $3.8 million (up 6.6%)
- Austria: $3.4 million (down -26.1%)
- Poland: $2 million (up 466%)
- Switzerland: $1.3 million (up 165.2%)
The listed 15 countries shipped 99% of potatoes imported by Germany in 2019.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of potatoes to Germany since 2015 were: Slovenia (up 879.3%), Poland (up 466%), Denmark (up 280.4%) and Israel (up 175.6%).
Austria (down -26.1%) and Italy (down -22.7%) experienced declines over the 5-year period.
Overall, the value of Germany’s imported potatoes increased by an average 70.6% from all supplying countries since 2015 when potatoes purchased cost $204.2 million.
Spain
Potatoes Imports into Spain
Spain’s global purchases of imported raw potatoes totaled US$338.9 million in 2019. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which Spain imported the highest dollar value worth of potatoes during 2019. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country since 2015.
- France: US$216.3 million (up 115.6% from 2015)
- Netherlands: $45.7 million (up 63.1%)
- United Kingdom: $32.4 million (up 5.7%)
- Portugal: $14.3 million (up 163.4%)
- Morocco: $9.3 million (up 5,595%)
- Belgium: $6.3 million (up 52.9%)
- Israel: $4.5 million (down -4.8%)
- Germany: $2.5 million (up 60.8%)
- Luxembourg: $2.5 million (up 192.8%)
- Denmark: $1.9 million (up 0.7%)
- Egypt: $1.3 million (no 2015 data)
- Italy: $707,000 (up 171.9%)
- Cyprus: $521,000 (up 208.3%)
- Algeria: $230,000 (up 1,991%)
- Poland: $181,000 (up 432.4%)
The listed 15 countries shipped 99.9% of potatoes imported by Spain in 2019.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of potatoes to Spain since 2015 were: Morocco (up 5,595%), Algeria (up 1,991%), Poland (up 432.4%) and Cyprus (up 208.3%).
Israel experienced a decline in the value of its potatoes supplied to Spanish importers via a -4.8% drop.
Overall, the value of Spain’s imported potatoes increased by an average 89.8% from all supplying countries since 2015 when potatoes purchased cost $178.5 million.
Searchable List of Potatoes Importing Countries in 2019
You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of any of the columns below. An entry of 0% in the right-most column means that no 2018 data was available.
| Rank | Importer | Imported Potatoes (US$) | 2018-19 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Belgium | $769,003,000 | +38.3% |
| 2. | Netherlands | $463,372,000 | +21.1% |
| 3. | Germany | $348,401,000 | +43.5% |
| 4. | Spain | $338,920,000 | +33% |
| 5. | Italy | $244,165,000 | +30% |
| 6. | United States | $220,318,000 | -9.6% |
| 7. | France | $157,682,000 | +42.6% |
| 8. | United Kingdom | $148,036,000 | +31.1% |
| 9. | Russia | $132,657,000 | -39.1% |
| 10. | Portugal | $120,172,000 | +4.9% |
| 11. | Greece | $111,412,000 | +46.6% |
| 12. | Vietnam | $109,474,000 | +485.4% |
| 13. | Canada | $107,679,000 | +17.7% |
| 14. | Poland | $105,507,000 | +117.7% |
| 15. | Egypt | $104,425,000 | +25.2% |
| 16. | Malaysia | $78,090,000 | +7.6% |
| 17. | Romania | $74,954,000 | +120.1% |
| 18. | Czech Republic | $74,772,000 | +70.8% |
| 19. | Mexico | $58,824,000 | -1.8% |
| 20. | Algeria | $58,770,000 | -27.2% |
| 21. | Ireland | $55,616,000 | +11.1% |
| 22. | Azerbaijan | $51,816,000 | +34.1% |
| 23. | Austria | $49,356,000 | +19.3% |
| 24. | Turkey | $44,245,000 | +197.9% |
| 25. | Slovenia | $43,611,000 | +88.9% |
| 26. | Slovakia | $40,449,000 | +36.3% |
| 27. | Denmark | $40,164,000 | -0.6% |
| 28. | Nepal | $38,483,000 | +29.3% |
| 29. | Iraq | $38,071,000 | -75.8% |
| 30. | Saudi Arabia | $35,510,000 | +13.2% |
| 31. | Thailand | $31,823,000 | +11.1% |
| 32. | Sweden | $28,110,000 | +15.9% |
| 33. | Morocco | $25,389,000 | -10.8% |
| 34. | Syria | $24,942,000 | +53% |
| 35. | Hong Kong | $24,901,000 | -10% |
| 36. | Norway | $24,559,000 | -22.3% |
| 37. | Singapore | $24,550,000 | +2.4% |
| 38. | Uzbekistan | $22,423,000 | -48.1% |
| 39. | Ukraine | $19,647,000 | +553.2% |
| 40. | Tunisia | $19,595,000 | +40.4% |
| 41. | Mozambique | $19,504,000 | -0.2% |
| 42. | Hungary | $19,384,000 | +24% |
| 43. | Croatia | $18,984,000 | +15.4% |
| 44. | El Salvador | $18,932,000 | +39.8% |
| 45. | Lebanon | $18,829,000 | -39.2% |
| 46. | Israel | $18,058,000 | -1.6% |
| 47. | Japan | $17,939,000 | +13.9% |
| 48. | South Korea | $17,267,000 | -27.3% |
| 49. | Bulgaria | $15,648,000 | +47.1% |
| 50. | Taiwan | $15,422,000 | +1% |
| 51. | Switzerland | $15,008,000 | +17.4% |
| 52. | Senegal | $14,902,000 | +13.1% |
| 53. | Indonesia | $13,360,000 | -28.8% |
| 54. | United Arab Emirates | $13,181,000 | -79.6% |
| 55. | Brazil | $13,040,000 | +138.5% |
| 56. | Serbia | $12,622,000 | +55.2% |
| 57. | Mauritania | $12,342,000 | +51.6% |
| 58. | Luxembourg | $12,170,000 | +32.6% |
| 59. | Trinidad/Tobago | $12,134,000 | +15.7% |
| 60. | Fiji | $11,669,000 | -24.4% |
| 61. | Philippines | $11,423,000 | +5.7% |
| 62. | Oman | $11,216,000 | -61.6% |
| 63. | Ivory Coast | $10,963,000 | +1.1% |
| 64. | Sri Lanka | $10,568,000 | -62.8% |
| 65. | Cuba | $10,260,000 | +36.1% |
| 66. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $10,112,000 | +40.7% |
| 67. | Namibia | $10,040,000 | +0.9% |
| 68. | Libya | $9,804,000 | -32.5% |
| 69. | Mali | $8,394,000 | -20.3% |
| 70. | Latvia | $8,363,000 | +57.9% |
| 71. | Botswana | $8,276,000 | +24.1% |
| 72. | Jordan | $7,786,000 | -22.5% |
| 73. | Dominican Republic | $7,077,000 | -4.4% |
| 74. | Cyprus | $6,982,000 | -27.9% |
| 75. | Lithuania | $6,289,000 | +193.5% |
| 76. | Kuwait | $6,055,000 | -84.6% |
| 77. | Honduras | $5,614,000 | -25.1% |
| 78. | Albania | $5,280,000 | +45% |
| 79. | Suriname | $5,165,000 | +55.9% |
| 80. | Guatemala | $5,025,000 | +118.6% |
| 81. | Moldova | $5,014,000 | -65.6% |
| 82. | Mauritius | $4,637,000 | -22.8% |
| 83. | Finland | $4,559,000 | -4.7% |
| 84. | Yemen | $4,554,000 | +273.3% |
| 85. | Pakistan | $4,012,000 | -10% |
| 86. | Guyana | $3,998,000 | +15.6% |
| 87. | Sudan | $3,942,000 | -28.5% |
| 88. | Barbados | $3,762,000 | +20% |
| 89. | Qatar | $3,721,000 | -78% |
| 90. | Paraguay | $3,628,000 | -11.9% |
| 91. | Estonia | $3,574,000 | +51.5% |
| 92. | Montenegro | $3,214,000 | +2.9% |
| 93. | Lesotho | $3,114,000 | -7.5% |
| 94. | Iceland | $2,965,000 | +24.9% |
| 95. | Curaçao | $2,872,000 | +3.8% |
| 96. | Malta | $2,869,000 | +29.1% |
| 97. | Jamaica | $2,793,000 | -9.7% |
| 98. | Bangladesh | $2,629,000 | -22.1% |
| 99. | Zimbabwe | $2,626,000 | -58.6% |
| 100. | Kazakhstan | $2,610,000 | -69.9% |
| 101. | Cabo Verde | $2,532,000 | -12.7% |
| 102. | Georgia | $2,439,000 | -68.3% |
| 103. | Zambia | $2,433,000 | -22.5% |
| 104. | Angola | $2,394,000 | -64.6% |
| 105. | Uruguay | $2,323,000 | +12.9% |
| 106. | Belarus | $2,311,000 | -45.2% |
| 107. | Eswatini | $2,182,000 | +9.3% |
| 108. | Aruba | $2,145,000 | +7.1% |
| 109. | Macao | $2,094,000 | 0% |
| 110. | North Macedonia | $2,087,000 | +11.7% |
| 111. | Nigeria | $2,074,000 | +80.7% |
| 112. | Costa Rica | $2,002,000 | +2.4% |
| 113. | Maldives | $1,978,000 | -51.2% |
| 114. | Bahamas | $1,844,000 | -79.3% |
| 115. | Turkmenistan | $1,819,000 | -94.7% |
| 116. | Armenia | $1,766,000 | +12.8% |
| 117. | Iran | $1,723,000 | -25.8% |
| 118. | Bahrain | $1,675,000 | -86.1% |
| 119. | Nicaragua | $1,610,000 | -30.6% |
| 120. | Saint Lucia | $1,476,000 | +22.8% |
| 121. | Gambia | $1,383,000 | +31.5% |
| 122. | French Polynesia | $1,343,000 | -29.4% |
| 123. | Antigua/Barbuda | $1,250,000 | -15.9% |
| 124. | Greenland | $1,215,000 | -14.4% |
| 125. | Brunei Darussalam | $1,205,000 | -16.3% |
| 126. | Andorra | $1,199,000 | +320.7% |
| 127. | Bermuda | $1,192,000 | +2.8% |
| 128. | Guinea | $1,175,000 | -14% |
| 129. | Togo | $1,169,000 | +8% |
| 130. | Faroe Islands | $1,136,000 | +4.9% |
| 131. | Panama | $1,102,000 | -46.5% |
| 132. | Gibraltar | $1,076,000 | -23.4% |
| 133. | Cayman Islands | $1,059,000 | +14.2% |
| 134. | Burkina Faso | $1,053,000 | +6.9% |
| 135. | Niger | $1,038,000 | -1.8% |
| 136. | Grenada | $852,000 | +25.7% |
| 137. | Belize | $824,000 | +4% |
| 138. | Seychelles | $722,000 | -39.3% |
| 139. | Ghana | $623,000 | +33.4% |
| 140. | Samoa | $603,000 | -39% |
| 141. | Congo | $586,000 | -10.4% |
| 142. | Benin | $530,000 | -28.3% |
| 143. | Palestine | $503,000 | -89.6% |
| 144. | Liberia | $499,000 | +17.1% |
| 145. | British Virgin Is | $475,000 | +8.7% |
| 146. | Turks/Caicos Islands | $473,000 | +54.6% |
| 147. | Tajikistan | $462,000 | -88.2% |
| 148. | St Maarten (Dutch) | $435,000 | +1.4% |
| 149. | Argentina | $430,000 | -78.7% |
| 150. | Malawi | $410,000 | -27% |
| 151. | Sierra Leone | $369,000 | -58.2% |
| 152. | Saint Kitts/Nevis | $333,000 | +28.1% |
| 153. | Guinea-Bissau | $314,000 | -61.3% |
| 154. | Kenya | $313,000 | -38.3% |
| 155. | Dominica | $312,000 | -6.9% |
| 156. | Timor-Leste | $311,000 | -46.8% |
| 157. | Chile | $293,000 | -50.1% |
| 158. | Bonaire/St Eustatius/Saba | $268,000 | +19.1% |
| 159. | New Caledonia | $264,000 | -65.9% |
| 160. | Tonga | $245,000 | +22.5% |
| 161. | Gabon | $244,000 | -22.5% |
| 162. | St Vincent/Grenadines | $239,000 | -61.9% |
| 163. | South Africa | $219,000 | +476.3% |
| 164. | Vanuatu | $214,000 | -32.1% |
| 165. | Myanmar (Burma) | $210,000 | -13.6% |
| 166. | Democr. Rep. Congo | $185,000 | -20.3% |
| 167. | Cook Islands | $177,000 | -21% |
| 168. | Comoros | $159,000 | +106.5% |
| 169. | Kyrgyzstan | $156,000 | -82.9% |
| 170. | Sao Tome/Principe | $153,000 | -16.4% |
| 171. | Central African Rep | $121,000 | -17.1% |
| 172. | Equatorial Guinea | $111,000 | -38.7% |
| 173. | Papua New Guinea | $105,000 | -28.6% |
| 174. | North Korea | $100,000 | 0% |
| 175. | South Sudan | $90,000 | -70.2% |
| 176. | Cameroon | $89,000 | +41.3% |
| 177. | Kiribati | $75,000 | +97.4% |
| 178. | St. Pierre/Miquelon | $75,000 | -29.2% |
| 179. | Mongolia | $74,000 | -87% |
| 180. | Cambodia | $67,000 | +168% |
| 181. | Solomon Islands | $65,000 | +140.7% |
| 182. | Marshall Islands | $58,000 | +427.3% |
| 183. | Saint Helena | $56,000 | -38.5% |
| 184. | Tanzania | $53,000 | -30.3% |
| 185. | Nauru | $47,000 | -39% |
| 186. | Ethiopia | $42,000 | +133.3% |
| 187. | Wallis/Futuna Islands | $42,000 | -17.6% |
| 188. | US Minor Outlying Is | $40,000 | +3,900% |
| 189. | Laos | $33,000 | -95.3% |
| 190. | Somalia | $24,000 | -96.5% |
| 191. | Afghanistan | $18,000 | -99.9% |
| 192. | India | $16,000 | -90% |
| 193. | Uganda | $16,000 | -97.2% |
| 194. | Djibouti | $10,000 | -77.3% |
| 195. | Falkland Is (Malvinas) | $7,000 | -12.5% |
| 196. | Bhutan | $6,000 | +200% |
| 197. | Niue | $5,000 | -54.5% |
| 198. | Norfolk Island | $5,000 | +25% |
| 199. | Tuvalu | $5,000 | -83.9% |
| 200. | Northern Mariana Is | $4,000 | +100% |
| 201. | French S./Antarctic Terr | $4,000 | +300% |
| 202. | China | $1,000 | -85.7% |
| 203. | Christmas Island | $1,000 | 0% |
| 204. | Montserrat | $1,000 | -50% |
See also Potatoes Exports by Country, Belgium’s Top Trading Partners and Highest Value Dutch Import Products
Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Imports – Commodities. Accessed on May 11, 2020
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on May 11, 2020
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on May 11, 2020
Wikipedia, Potato. Accessed on May 11, 2020
