Overall sales of exported chickpeas accelerated by an average 66.7% from five years earlier in 2021 when globally exported chickpeas amounted to $1.68 billion.
Year over year, the dollar value of chickpea exports declined by -9.8% compared to $3.1 billion starting from 2024.
The 5 most lucrative exporters of chickpeas are Australia, India, Türkiye, Russia and Mexico. Collectively that group of chickpeas suppliers generated over three-quarters (77.6%) of all international sales of chickpeas during 2025.
Applying a continental lens, sellers in mostly Australia plus the rest of the Oceania continent sold the highest dollar worth of exported chickpeas during 2025 with shipments valued at $1.05 billion or 37.4% of the global total. In second place were exporters located in Asia at 25.4% while 17.6% of international chickpeas sales were sourced from North America. Another 12.7% originated from sellers in Europe.
A smaller 4.4% share came from providers located in Africa then 2.6% from Latin America excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean.
For research purposes, the 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 071320 for dried, shelled chickpeas.
Major Buyers of Imported Chickpeas
Turning attention to imported chickpeas, the 5 leading importers of chickpeas in 2025 are India, Pakistan, Türkiye, Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates. Collectively, that quintet of top buyers bought nearly two-thirds (66%) of globally imported chickpeas by dollar value.
The above percentages suggest that there is a more concentrated cohort of chickpeas exporters (77.6% for top 5 suppliers) compared to 66% for the top 5 importers nations.
Zooming out to a continental perspective, 79.4% of globally imported chickpeas were delivered to Asian countries well ahead of importers in Europe (9.9%), Africa (6%), North America (3%), Latin America (1.6%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, then Oceania (0.1%) led by New Zealand and Australia.
Average Prices for Imported Chickpeas
Worldwide, the average unit price paid by chickpeas importers was US$761 per ton in 2025. That dollar amount reflects a -47.4% decline compared to the average tonnage rate of $1,448 that we calculated for 2024.
Top Chickpeas Exports by Country
Below are the top 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of chickpeas during 2025.
- Australia: US$1 billion (37.4% of total exported chickpeas)
- India: $382.3 million (13.7%)
- Türkiye: $272.1 million (9.7%)
- Russia: $270 million (9.6%)
- Mexico: $201.5 million (7.2%)
- Canada: $197.9 million (7.1%)
- Tanzania: $103.3 million (3.7%)
- United States: $92.8 million (3.3%)
- Argentina: $72.9 million (2.6%)
- United Arab Emirates: $30 million (1.1%)
- Netherlands: $16.4 million (0.6%)
- France: $14.8 million (0.5%)
- Belgium: $12.6 million (0.5%)
- Egypt: $10.3 million (0.4%)
- Myanmar: $9.2 million (0.3%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 97.6% of globally exported chickpeas in 2025.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing chickpeas exporters since 2024 were: India (up 32.9%), Belgium (up 21.4%), Canada (up 19.4%) and the United States of America (up 13.7%).
Major supplier countries that posted year=over-year declines in their exported chickpeas sales were led by: United Arab Emirates (down -68.1%), Myanmar (down -53%), Russia (down -30.7%), Egypt (down -26.5%) and Türkiye (down -25.9%).
Top Chickpeas Imports by Country
The overall cost for imported chickpeas recorded for 2025 was $3.31 billion, accelerating by 127.2% over the 5-year period starting from $1.46 billion five years earlier in 2021. Year over year, the value of imported chickpeas expanded via a 31.5% uptick compared to $2.51 billion for 2024.
Below are the 15 best buying markets as measured by the highest dollar value worth of chickpeas imported during 2025.
- India: US$1.1 billion (32.4% of total imported chickpeas)
- Pakistan: $510.4 million (15.4%)
- Türkiye: $262.1 million (7.9%)
- Bangladesh: $176.9 million (5.3%)
- United Arab Emirates: $163.5 million (4.9%)
- Algeria: $126.7 million (3.8%)
- Iraq: $98.5 million (3%)
- Spain: $75.6 million (2.3%)
- Saudi Arabia: $74.3 million (2.2%)
- United States: $61.6 million (1.9%)
- Italy: $56.5 million (1.7%)
- United Kingdom: $54.1 million (1.6%)
- Iran: $38 million (1.1%)
- Canada: $37.9 million (1.1%)
- Egypt: $30.1 million (0.9%)
By value, the listed 15 countries bought over four-fifths (85.8%) of globally imported chickpeas in 2025.
Among the top importers, the fastest-growing chickpeas importers since 2024 were: India (up 154.3%), United Arab Emirates (up 148.4%), Pakistan (up 71.5%) and Spain (up 25.9%).
Major buyer countries that posted year-over-year declines in their purchases of imported chickpeas were led by: Egypt (down -37.6%), Algeria (down -37.2%), Bangladesh (down -10.8%), Saudi Arabia (down -8.5%) and Italy (down -6%).
Lowest and Highest Unit Prices for Imported Chickpeas
In 2025, the world’s average unit price for imported chickpeas was US$761 per ton.
The average tonnage charge for the number one chickpeas importer, India, was lower at $675 per ton reflecting economies of scale.
Ranked in ascending order, listed below are the countries paying the most economical average unit prices for imported chickpeas in 2025.
- Tanzania: US$176 per ton (down -32.3% from 2024)
- Tajikistan: $210 per ton (down -44.3%)
- Senegal: $225 per ton (up 22.3%)
- Djibouti: $289 per ton (down -74.6%)
- Afghanistan: $363 per ton (down -23.9%)
- Niger: $383 per ton (2024 data unavailable)
- Kenya: $493 per ton (up 16.5%)
- Bangladesh: $517 per ton (down -24%)
- Kazakhstan: $523 per ton (down -28.2%)
- Kyrgyzstan: $524 per ton (up 1%)
- Eswatini: $556 per ton (down -62.9%)
- Uzbekistan: $573 per ton (up 33.6%)
- Burundi: $574 per ton (down -23.8%)
- Turkmenistan: $586 per ton (down -56%)
- Nepal: $594 per ton (up 1.5%)
Experiencing the greatest reductions in average unit price per ton paid for chickpeas from 2024 to 2025 were low-cost importers in Djibouti (down -74.7% from 2024), Eswatini (down -62.9%), Turkmenistan (down -56%), Tajikistan (down -44.3) then Tanzania (down -32.3%).
The following countries paid for imported chickpeas costing the highest average unit prices.
- Tonga: US$7,167 per ton (2024 data unavailable)
- French Polynesia: $6,000 per ton (up 50% from 2024)
- Bahamas: $4,833 per ton (down -54%)
- Zimbabwe: $4,438 per ton (up 232.9%)
- Honduras: $3,500 per ton (up 23.2%)
- Faroe Islands: $3,000 per ton (2024 data unavailable)
- Greenland: $3,000 per ton (2024 data unavailable)
- Nicaragua: $2,840 per ton (up 2.2%)
- Marshall Islands: $2,750 per ton (down -8.3%)
- Mauritania: $2,600 per ton (2024 data unavailable)
- Curaçao: $2,556 per ton (up 9.6%)
- Papua New Guinea: $2,545 per ton (up 76.2%)
- Luxembourg: $2,532 per ton (up 24.4%)
- Cameroon: $2,500 per ton (up 448.2%)
- Aruba: $2,429 per ton (down -12.6%)
Analyzing the percentages changes from 2024 to 2025 for the above importers of chickpeas, the strongest inflation percentages were experienced by buyers in Cameroon (up 448.3%), Zimbabwe (up 232.9%), Papua New Guinea (up 76.3%), French Polynesia (up 50%) and Luxembourg (up 24.4%).
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Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on July 17, 2026
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on July 17, 2026
Wikipedia, Chickpea. Accessed on July 17, 2026