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Top Cashews Exports & Imports by Country Plus Average Prices

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In 2025, exports of cashew nuts generated a total US$9.5 billion in international sales.

Worldwide sales of exported cashews increased by 38.7% compared to 5 years earlier in 2021 when cashew exports totaled $6.85 billion.

Year over year, overall export revenues from selling the richly and nutty flavored seed accelerated by 9.5% compared to $8.7 billion in 2024.

Prized by consumers as snack nuts, cashews seeds come from the fruits of large tropical evergreen trees as tall as 46 feet (14 meters). Cashew nut oil is used in cooking and salad dressings. Cashews are also key ingredients to make cashew butter.

Geographic Insights about Cashew Exports & Imports

By value, the 5 biggest exporters of cashews (Vietnam, Africa’s Ivory Coast, Cambodia, India and the Netherlands) sold over two-thirds (70.6%) of all cashews exported during 2025.

Applying a continental perspective, countries in Asia supplied the highest dollar worth of exported cashews during 2025 with shipments valued at $4.62 billion or 48.6% of the global total. In second place were exporters in Africa (43%) trailed by those in Europe (7.2%), Latin America (0.8%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, North America (0.3%), and Oceania (0.005%) led by Australia and New Zealand.

Shifting our focus to imports, the 5 leading importers of cashews in 2025 were Vietnam, India, United States of America, Germany and the Netherlands. Collectively, that quintet of most valuable import countries bought over two-thirds (67.2%) of globally imported cashews as measured by dollar value.

The above percentages suggest the total 112 exporting countries for cashews (70.6% for the corresponding top 5 exporters) is a more concentrated cohort compared to 189 buying countries, islands and territories. At 67.2%, the top 5 importers accounted for a smaller portion of the world total for imported cashews.

As for continental data for global imports of cashews, over three-fifths (61.7%) of cashews purchased on international markets was delivered to customers in Asia ahead of the percentage share for importers in Europe (22.9%), North America (10.5%), Africa (2.9%), Oceania (1.4%) led by Australia, and Latin America (0.6%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean.

Average Global Prices for Cashew Imports by Type

We calculated the average unit price paid by importers of cashews still in-shell to be $1,066 per ton in 2025. That dollar amount reflects a -20% decline from the average tonnage rate of $1,333 during 2024.

Unsurprisingly, exports of shelled cashews demand a higher unit price. For shelled cashews, the average unit price paid by importers was $5,685 per ton in 2025 down by -12.2% from the average tonnage rate of $6,474 for 2024. The higher average price for shelled cashews results in part from labor costs and other shell-removal processing expenses.

For research purposes, the 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 080131 for fresh or dried cashew nuts in shell, and 080132 for fresh or dried shelled cashew nuts.

Drilling down on those categories, over half (52%) of cashews exported worldwide by dollar value was for shelled cashews. The remaining 48% was paid for cashews in shell, up from 38% one year earlier.

Top Cashews Exports by Country

Below are the top 20 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of cashews during 2025, regardless of whether the shipped cashews were in-shell or shelled.

  1. Vietnam: US$3.2 billion (33.2% of total exported cashews)
  2. Ivory Coast: $2 billion (20.8%)
  3. Cambodia: $806.7 million (8.5%)
  4. India: $406.3 million (4.3%)
  5. Netherlands: $355 million (3.7%)
  6. Ghana: $311.9 million (3.3%)
  7. Togo: $309.8 million (3.3%)
  8. Nigeria: $294.3 million (3.1%)
  9. Guinea-Bissau: $268.1 million (2.8%)
  10. Burkina Faso: $241.3 million (2.5%)
  11. Tanzania: $227.2 million (2.4%)
  12. Germany: $198.6 million (2.1%)
  13. Senegal: $162.4 million (1.7%)
  14. Guinea: $137.8 million (1.5%)
  15. Indonesia: $89.3 million (0.9%)
  16. Brazil: $75.8 million (0.8%)
  17. Türkiye: $69.9 million (0.7%)
  18. Gambia: $55 million (0.6%)
  19. Mozambique: $43.63 million (0.5%)
  20. Benin: $41.77 million (0.4%)

By value, the listed 20 countries shipped 97.2% of globally exported cashews in 2025.

Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing cashews exporters since 2024 were: Togo (up 12,710%), Gambia (up 4,017%), Burkina Faso (up 116.5%) and Senegal (up 88%).

Those countries that posted declines in their exported cashews sales were: Mozambique (down -62.8%), Tanzania (down -59.8%), Indonesia (down -29.3%), Vietnam (down -15.2%) and Benin (down -12.1%).

Top Cashews Imports by Country

Overall spending on imported cashews was a reported $9.31 billion for 2025. That dollar metric reflects a 0.5% flatlining increase from $9.27 billion five years earlier in 2021. Starting from $9.21 billion for 2024, total purchases of imported cashews grew by 1.1% year over year.

Below are the 20 best buying markets as measured by the highest dollar value worth of cashews imported during 2025, for any cashews regardless of whether shelled or not.

  1. Vietnam: US$2.3 billion (24.4% of total imported cashews)
  2. India: $2.1 billion (23.1%)
  3. United States: $860.8 million (9.2%)
  4. Germany: $608.5 million (6.5%)
  5. Netherlands: $369.9 million (4%)
  6. Türkiye: $271.2 million (2.9%)
  7. mainland China: $217.2 million (2.3%)
  8. United Kingdom: $190.2 million (2%)
  9. France: $168.7 million (1.8%)
  10. Spain: $162.1 million (1.7%)
  11. United Arab Emirates: $156.2 million (1.7%)
  12. Saudi Arabia: $139.7 million (1.5%)
  13. Italy: $114.8 million (1.2%)
  14. Australia: $104.4 million (1.1%)
  15. Japan: $101.4 million (1.1%)
  16. Canada: $98.4 million (1.1%)
  17. Poland: $97.3 million (1%)
  18. Thailand: $94.3 million (1%)
  19. Togo: $79.9 million (0.9%)
  20. Ghana: $57.1 million (0.6%)

By value, the listed 20 countries bought 89.2% of globally imported cashews in 2025.

Among the top importers, the fastest-growing cashews importers since 2024 were: Togo (up 113,991%), Ghana (up 2,813%), Türkiye (up 61.5%) and Germany (up 42%).

Those countries that posted declines in their imported cashews purchases were: United Arab Emirates (down -40.5%), Vietnam (down -20.5%), United States of America (down -19.9%) and mainland China (down -8.3%).

Imported In-Shell Cashews: Lowest and Highest Unit Prices

In 2025, the world’s average unit price for imports of in-shell cashews was US$1,447 per ton deflating by -18.3% compared to $1,771 per ton for 2024.

Ranked in ascending order, listed below are the countries paying the lowest average unit prices for imported in-shell cashews in 2025.

  1. Burkina Faso: US$30 per ton (2024 data unavailable from 2024)
  2. Ivory Coast: $200 per ton (down -39.9%)
  3. Democratic Republic Congo: $429 per ton (down -90.2%)
  4. Indonesia: $467 per ton (down -61.5%)
  5. Benin: $499 per ton (down -1.2%)
  6. El Salvador: $500 per ton (2024 data unavailable)
  7. Pakistan: $500 per ton (down -87.5%)
  8. Russia: $628 per ton (down -20.9%)
  9. Kazakhstan: $761 per ton (down -24.1%)
  10. Cambodia: $824 per ton (up 3%)
  11. Togo: $880 per ton (up 2215.8%)
  12. Ghana: $923 per ton (up 57%)
  13. Kyrgyzstan: $1,000 per ton (down -13.2%)
  14. United Arab Emirates: $1,155 per ton (down -84.2%)
  15. mainland China: $1,167 per ton (up 1%)

The severest reductions in average unit price paid per ton for in-shell cashews from 2024 to 2025 belonged to low-cost importers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (down -90.2% from 2024), Pakistan (down -87.5%), United Arab Emirates (down -84.2%), Indonesia (down -61.5%) and Ivory Coast (down -39.9%).

The following countries paid the highest average unit prices for imported in-shell cashews.

  1. Luxembourg: US$17,000 per ton (down -1.9% from 2024)
  2. Switzerland: $16,667 per ton (up 58.7%)
  3. Hong Kong: $16,000 per ton (up 23.1%)
  4. Cayman Islands: $15,000 per ton (2024 data unavailable)
  5. Spain: $13,651 per ton (up 331%)
  6. Belgium: $13,518 per ton (up 27.8%)
  7. Denmark: $12,358 per ton (up 37.6%)
  8. Ireland: $12,000 per ton (up 140%)
  9. Seychelles: $11,889 per ton (up 80.9%)
  10. Curaçao: $11,333 per ton (down -24.4%)
  11. Botswana: $11,000 per ton (up 10%)
  12. Finland: $10,727 per ton (up 37.9%)
  13. Sudan: $10,200 per ton (down -59.2%)
  14. Bahamas: $10,000 per ton (down -37.5%)
  15. Norway: $9,900 per ton (up 38.8%)

The greatest increases in terms of higher average unit prices in 2025 compared to 2024 were paid by importers in Spain (up 331%), Ireland (up 140%), Seychelles (up 80.9%), Switzerland (up 58.7%) and Norway (up 38.8%).

Imported Shelled Cashews: Lowest and Highest Unit Prices

In 2025, the world’s average unit price for imports of shelled cashews was US$7,319 per ton inflating by 13.8% from an average $6,433 per ton for 2024.

Ranked in ascending order, listed below are the countries paying the lowest average unit prices for cashews imported in 2025 with shells already removed.

  1. Burkina Faso: US$59 per ton (2024 data unavailable)
  2. Russia: $175 per ton (down -96.6% from 2024)
  3. Mauritania: $200 per ton (2024 data unavailable)
  4. Kazakhstan: $803 per ton (down -37.5%)
  5. Cambodia: $831 per ton (down -0.2%)
  6. Samoa: $1,000 per ton (down -90%)
  7. Ivory Coast: $1,792 per ton (up 2.4%)
  8. Sri Lanka: $1,848 per ton (down -66.3%)
  9. Bolivia: $2,000 per ton (2024 data unavailable)
  10. Indonesia: $2,469 per ton (up 13.5%)
  11. Benin: $2,471 per ton (2024 data unavailable)
  12. Nigeria: $2,704 per ton (down -16.4%)
  13. Dominican Republic: $2,867 per ton (up 16.2%)
  14. Liberia: $3,000 per ton (up 500%)
  15. Nepal: $3,163 per ton (down -9.1%)

Double-digit percentage reductions in average unit price paid per ton for shelled cashews belong to low-cost importers in Russia (down -96.6% from 2024), Samoa (down -90%), Sri Lanka (down -66.3%), Kazakhstan (down -37.5%) and Nigeria (down -16.4%).

The following countries paid the highest average unit prices for imported cashews without their shells.

  1. Sudan: US$23,000 per ton (up 222% from 2023)
  2. Cuba: $17,000 per ton (up 21.4%)
  3. Bahamas: $15,000 per ton (up 119.5%)
  4. Vanuatu: $15,000 per ton (up 66.7%)
  5. Maldives: $14,020 per ton (up 135.4%)
  6. Gambia: $14,000 per ton (2024 data unavailable)
  7. Greenland: $13,000 per ton (2024 data unavailable)
  8. Yemen: $12,733 per ton (up 523.9%)
  9. Lesotho: $12,000 per ton (up 1580.7%)
  10. Jamaica: $11,476 per ton (up 93.1%)
  11. Papua New Guinea: $11,250 per ton (up 208.8%)
  12. Marshall Islands: $11,000 per ton (2024 data unavailable)
  13. Timor-Leste: $11,000 per ton (up 57.1%)
  14. Myanmar: $10,333 per ton (2024 data unavailable)
  15. Aruba: $10,333 per ton (up 72.2%)

Strongest inflation in terms of higher average unit prices paid in 2025 compared to 2024 were experienced by importers of shelled cashews in Lesotho (up 1,581%), Yemen (up 523.9%), Sudan (up 222%) and Papua New Guinea (up 208.8%).

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Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on May 30, 2026

International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on May 30, 2026

Wikipedia, Cashew. Accessed on May 30, 2026

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