The overall value of exported pineapples increased by an average 8.8% for all exporting countries from 5 years earlier in 2019 when pineapples shipped worldwide were valued at $2.19 billion.
Year over year, the value of globally exported pineapples advanced 8% compared to $2.2 billion during 2022.
The top 5 exporters were Costa Rica, Philippines, Netherlands, Belgium and the United States of America. Collectively, that quintet of leading suppliers generated just over four-fifths (80.9%) of all globally exported pineapples in 2023 by dollar value.
Among continents, providers in Latin America excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean generated the highest dollar worth in international sales of pineapples during 2023 with shipments valued at $1.3 billion or over half (54.9%) of the worldwide total. In second place were exporters in Europe at 18.5% while another 18.4% of total shipments of the sweet fruit originated from Asian suppliers.
Smaller percentages came from suppliers in North America (5.7%), Africa (2.5%) and Oceania (0.02%) mostly Australia and New Zealand.
For research purposes, the 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 080430 for fresh or dried pineapples.
Pineapples Exports by Country
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of pineapples during 2023.
- Costa Rica: US$1.2 billion (49.4% of exported pineapples)
- Philippines: $354.6 million (14.9%)
- Netherlands: $163.2 million (6.9%)
- Belgium: $119.2 million (5%)
- United States: $113.2 million (4.8%)
- Ecuador: $63.9 million (2.7%)
- Spain: $53.8 million (2.3%)
- Honduras: $37.4 million (1.6%)
- Thailand: $30.3 million (1.3%)
- Kenya: $29.2 million (1.2%)
- Italy: $26.7 million (1.1%)
- Taiwan: $21.2 million (0.9%)
- Mexico: $21.1 million (0.9%)
- Portugal: $20.8 million (0.9%)
- France: $19.7 million (0.8%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 94.6% of pineapples exported in 2023.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing exporters of pineapples from 2022 to 2023 were: Kenya (up 71.7%), Spain (up 26.8%), Netherlands (up 23.1%) and Thailand (up 16.8%).
Those countries that posted declines in their exported pineapples sales were: Taiwan (down -20.5% from 2022), Portugal (down -11.2%) and France (down -2.5%).
Searchable List of Pineapples Exporting Countries in 2023
The top 100 countries or territories in the database below generated 99.998% of international sales for pineapples during 2023.
| Rank | Exporter | Pineapple Exports | 2022-3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Costa Rica | $1,175,538,000 | +13.2% |
| 2. | Philippines | $354,616,000 | +6.5% |
| 3. | Netherlands | $163,213,000 | +23.1% |
| 4. | Belgium | $119,224,000 | +1.9% |
| 5. | United States | $113,220,000 | +4.4% |
| 6. | Ecuador | $63,871,000 | +10.1% |
| 7. | Spain | $53,812,000 | +26.8% |
| 8. | Honduras | $37,449,000 | 0% |
| 9. | Thailand | $30,302,000 | +16.8% |
| 10. | Kenya | $29,195,000 | +71.7% |
| 11. | Italy | $26,725,000 | +15.4% |
| 12. | Taiwan | $21,192,000 | -20.5% |
| 13. | Mexico | $21,146,000 | +7.9% |
| 14. | Portugal | $20,819,000 | -11.2% |
| 15. | France | $19,674,000 | -2.5% |
| 16. | Guatemala | $12,783,000 | +16% |
| 17. | mainland China | $12,031,000 | -24.3% |
| 18. | Germany | $11,332,000 | +5.1% |
| 19. | Ivory Coast | $10,409,000 | -27.5% |
| 20. | Panama | $6,684,000 | +1.6% |
| 21. | Indonesia | $5,609,000 | +50.7% |
| 22. | Malaysia | $5,436,000 | +1.8% |
| 23. | Ghana | $4,981,000 | -26.5% |
| 24. | India | $4,358,000 | +0.1% |
| 25. | Poland | $4,297,000 | -13.9% |
| 26. | South Africa | $3,959,000 | -9.2% |
| 27. | Austria | $3,935,000 | +59.5% |
| 28. | Uganda | $3,827,000 | +51.1% |
| 29. | Greece | $3,026,000 | +3.3% |
| 30. | Hungary | $2,708,000 | +20.4% |
| 31. | Peru | $2,604,000 | -28.2% |
| 32. | Lithuania | $2,588,000 | +10.9% |
| 33. | Mauritius | $2,519,000 | +21.3% |
| 34. | Brazil | $2,212,000 | -34.6% |
| 35. | Dominican Republic | $1,888,000 | -45.4% |
| 36. | Slovakia | $1,783,000 | +8.8% |
| 37. | Croatia | $1,705,000 | +49.6% |
| 38. | Cameroon | $1,565,000 | -25.9% |
| 39. | Colombia | $1,443,000 | -68.9% |
| 40. | Canada | $1,286,000 | +37.1% |
| 41. | United Kingdom | $1,265,000 | -50.1% |
| 42. | Hong Kong | $1,106,000 | +138.4% |
| 43. | Benin | $1,063,000 | +200.3% |
| 44. | Sri Lanka | $956,000 | -47.3% |
| 45. | Czech Republic | $799,000 | +11.4% |
| 46. | Ukraine | $763,000 | +38050% |
| 47. | Togo | $697,000 | -31.1% |
| 48. | Ireland | $695,000 | +34.2% |
| 49. | Paraguay | $674,000 | -39.3% |
| 50. | Denmark | $611,000 | +1.3% |
| 51. | United Arab Emirates | $498,000 | -97.6% |
| 52. | Türkiye | $495,000 | -41.4% |
| 53. | Bulgaria | $447,000 | +408% |
| 54. | Vietnam | $402,000 | -8% |
| 55. | Luxembourg | $364,000 | -20.7% |
| 56. | Slovenia | $363,000 | -60.9% |
| 57. | Kazakhstan | $307,000 | +56.6% |
| 58. | Sierra Leone | $277,000 | +95.1% |
| 59. | Rwanda | $270,000 | +462.5% |
| 60. | New Zealand | $240,000 | +306.8% |
| 61. | Tanzania | $179,000 | -57.6% |
| 62. | Sweden | $178,000 | +41.3% |
| 63. | Cambodia | $175,000 | -71% |
| 64. | Morocco | $170,000 | +240% |
| 65. | Singapore | $122,000 | -26.1% |
| 66. | Dominica | $118,000 | +293.3% |
| 67. | Angola | $114,000 | +132.7% |
| 68. | Australia | $107,000 | +105.8% |
| 69. | Finland | $101,000 | +40.3% |
| 70. | Egypt | $100,000 | +1900% |
| 71. | Norway | $95,000 | +150% |
| 72. | Russia | $79,000 | -31.3% |
| 73. | Serbia | $78,000 | +32.2% |
| 74. | Bolivia | $66,000 | +842.9% |
| 75. | Chile | $65,000 | +225% |
| 76. | Romania | $56,000 | +5.7% |
| 77. | Guyana | $48,000 | +2300% |
| 78. | Mozambique | $43,000 | -41.1% |
| 79. | Albania | $42,000 | 0% |
| 80. | Saint Kitts/Nevis | $41,000 | +1267% |
| 81. | Georgia | $40,000 | -42% |
| 82. | Madagascar | $37,000 | +1750% |
| 83. | Switzerland | $30,000 | -6.3% |
| 84. | Fiji | $29,000 | +480% |
| 85. | Burkina Faso | $28,000 | 0% |
| 86. | Trinidad/Tobago | $27,000 | -10% |
| 87. | Guinea | $27,000 | +42.1% |
| 88. | Armenia | $22,000 | +100% |
| 89. | Nicaragua | $20,000 | -41.2% |
| 90. | Bahrain | $18,000 | +200% |
| 91. | North Macedonia | $17,000 | +325% |
| 92. | Saudi Arabia | $17,000 | -98.8% |
| 93. | Estonia | $14,000 | 0% |
| 94. | Jordan | $12,000 | -63.6% |
| 95. | Bangladesh | $10,000 | -84.1% |
| 96. | Jamaica | $9,000 | +80% |
| 97. | Japan | $9,000 | 0% |
| 98. | Venezuela | $9,000 | 0% |
| 99. | Aruba | $8,000 | 0% |
| 100. | Kyrgyzstan | $8,000 | -74.2% |
Expanding the scope to including the top 100 shippers, the fastest-growing exporters of pineapples were the Ukraine (up 38,050% from 2022), Guyana (up 2,300%), Egypt (up 1,900%) and Madagascar (up 1,750%).
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An entry of 0% in the right-most column means that no 2022 data was available.
Countries Generating Highest Trade Surpluses from Pineapples
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for pineapples during 2023. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the surplus between the value of each country’s pineapples exports and its import purchases for that same commodity.
- Costa Rica: US$1.2 billion (net export surplus up 13.2% since 2022)
- Philippines: $354.6 million (up 6.5%)
- Ecuador: $63.9 million (up 10.1%)
- Honduras: $37.4 million (2022 data unavailable)
- Thailand: $30.3 million (up 16.9%)
- Kenya: $29.2 million (up 72.9%)
- Mexico: $20.8 million (up 12%)
- Taiwan: $19.9 million (down -21.9%)
- Guatemala: $12.7 million (up 16.5%)
- Ivory Coast: $10.4 million (down -27.4%)
- Panama: $6.7 million (up 1.7%)
- Indonesia: $5.6 million (up 50.7%)
- Malaysia: $4.9 million (up 2%)
- Ghana: $4.8 million (down -27.4%)
- India: $4.4 million (up 0.1%)
World leader Costa Rica generated the highest surplus in the international trade of pineapples. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms Costa Rica’s strong competitive advantage for this specific product category.
Countries Causing Worst Trade Deficits from Pineapples
The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for pineapples during 2023. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the deficit between the value of each country’s pineapples import purchases and its exports for that same commodity.
- United States: -US$819.2 million (net export deficit up 5.2% since 2022)
- mainland China: -$174.8 million (up 6.9%)
- Japan: -$137.2 million (down -4.2%)
- Germany: -$135.8 million (up 13.4%)
- Canada: -$114.9 million (up 4.6%)
- France: -$112.9 million (up 5.1%)
- Spain: -$108.2 million (up 17.2%)
- Italy: -$95.8 million (down -0.3%)
- United Kingdom: -$82.7 million (up 10.2%)
- South Korea: -$65.9 million (up 5.9%)
- Russia: -$46.5 million (up 17.9%)
- Portugal: -$39.8 million (up 14.3%)
- United Arab Emirates: -$30.5 million (up 14%)
- Switzerland: -$24.8 million (up 3.1%)
- Belgium: -$19.2 million (down -24.4%)
The United States of America registered the highest deficit in the international trade of pineapples. In turn, this negative cashflow confirms America’s strong competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for pineapples-supplying countries that help satisfy the powerful demand from US consumers.
Pineapples Exporting Companies
Below are global pineapples-related businesses that represent players in the worldwide pineapples market trade including canning operations and distributors as well as agricultural pineapple growers. Shown within parenthesis is the country where the company is headquartered.
- Agricola Industrial La Lydia (Costa Rica)
- Del Monte (United States)
- Dole Food Company (United States)
- Cocosong Food Industries (Malaysia)
- Tipco Foods PCL (Thailand)
- Fairteck Holding (Singapore)
- Guangdong Harvest Canned Foods (China)
- Billy Farming Industry (United States)
- Ruby Pearl E-shop (Philippines)
- Malool Tropical Foods Limited (India)
See also Pineapples Imports by Country, Bananas Exports by Country, Apples Exports by Country and Oranges Exports by Country
Research Sources:
Agricola Industrial La Lydia, The Real Golden Pineapple Costa Rica. Accessed on August 4, 2024
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on August 4, 2024
Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on August 4, 2024
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on August 4, 2024
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on August 4, 2024
List of Companies In Worldwide, List of Pineapple Companies. Accessed on August 4, 2024