The overall value of exported tomatoes grew by an average 23.5% for all shipping countries since five years earlier in 2019 when tomatoes shipments were worth $9.4 billion.
Year over year, globally exported tomatoes rose 7.6% compared to $10.8 billion during 2022.
Once again, the world’s 5 most lucrative exporters of tomatoes in 2023 were Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, Morocco and France. That powerful group of suppliers furnished over two-thirds (69.9%) of all tomatoes sold on international markets in 2023.
That percentage belies a highly concentrated core group of tomato exporters. In fact, the world’s biggest exporter of tomatoes Mexico accounted for over one quarter (26.3%) of the world’s exported tomatoes.
From a continent perspective, sellers in European countries sold the highest value for exported tomatoes during 2023 with shipments amounting to $5.1 billion or 44% of worldwide exports. North American exporters were responsible for 33.6% worth, while African suppliers supplied another 11.2% share trailed by providers in Asia at 10.6%.
Tinier percentages originated from Latin America (0.6%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, and Oceania (0.1%) mostly Australia and New Zealand.
For research purposes, the 4-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix for fresh or chilled tomatoes is 0702.
Tomatoes Exports by Country
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of tomatoes during 2023.
- Mexico: US$3 billion (26.3% of exported tomatoes)
- Netherlands: $1.9 billion (16.6%)
- Spain: $1.2 billion (10.2%)
- Morocco: $1.1 billion (9.9%)
- France: $795.3 million (6.9%)
- Türkiye: $535.7 million (4.6%)
- Canada: $519.1 million (4.5%)
- Belgium: $346 million (3%)
- United States: $320.8 million (2.8%)
- Italy: $244.8 million (2.1%)
- mostly China: $191.1 million (1.7%)
- Azerbaijan: $162 million (1.4%)
- Portugal: $131.1 million (1.1%)
- Poland: $119 million (1%)
- Jordan: $107.2 million (0.9%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 93% of all tomatoes exported in 2023.
Among the listed top exporters, the fastest-growing tomatoes exporters from 2022 to 2023 were: Portugal (up 62.7%), Italy (up 46.6%), Jordan (up 46.3%) and Türkiye (up 43.4%).
Two leading suppliers that posted declines in their exported tomatoes sales were mainland China (down -41.7% from 2022) and Azerbaijan (down -3.4%).
Searchable List of Tomatoes Exporting Countries in 2023
The following automated database reveals the top 100 countries that exported fresh or chilled tomatoes in 2023. Combined, that set of leading exporters accounted for 99.999% of international tomato sales.
| Rank | Exporter | Tomato Exports | 2022-3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mexico | $3,046,994,000 | +13.6% |
| 2. | Netherlands | $1,924,869,000 | +6.5% |
| 3. | Spain | $1,180,404,000 | +4.8% |
| 4. | Morocco | $1,140,702,000 | +10.9% |
| 5. | France | $795,349,000 | +28% |
| 6. | Türkiye | $535,746,000 | +43.4% |
| 7. | Canada | $519,083,000 | +10.5% |
| 8. | Belgium | $345,980,000 | +8.6% |
| 9. | United States | $320,818,000 | +2.7% |
| 10. | Italy | $244,810,000 | +46.6% |
| 11. | mainland China | $191,093,000 | -41.7% |
| 12. | Azerbaijan | $161,984,000 | -3.4% |
| 13. | Portugal | $131,141,000 | +62.7% |
| 14. | Poland | $119,000,000 | +15% |
| 15. | Jordan | $107,224,000 | +46.3% |
| 16. | Austria | $86,692,000 | +238% |
| 17. | Tunisia | $67,526,000 | +19.3% |
| 18. | Egypt | $53,217,000 | +61.7% |
| 19. | Germany | $51,141,000 | +11.6% |
| 20. | Afghanistan | $45,886,000 | +26.4% |
| 21. | Turkmenistan | $43,767,000 | +5.6% |
| 22. | Albania | $39,094,000 | +856.1% |
| 23. | Bulgaria | $29,480,000 | +34.5% |
| 24. | Guatemala | $29,290,000 | -5.5% |
| 25. | Hungary | $29,179,000 | +36.8% |
| 26. | Armenia | $26,042,000 | -45.5% |
| 27. | Malaysia | $25,807,000 | -0.2% |
| 28. | Dominican Republic | $25,503,000 | +0.6% |
| 29. | India | $25,457,000 | +20.4% |
| 30. | Greece | $20,870,000 | +38.8% |
| 31. | Kazakhstan | $15,735,000 | -12.7% |
| 32. | Slovakia | $15,632,000 | -5.3% |
| 33. | Czech Republic | $14,068,000 | -9% |
| 34. | North Macedonia | $13,256,000 | +9.2% |
| 35. | Croatia | $13,089,000 | +25.6% |
| 36. | Iran | $11,740,000 | -96.3% |
| 37. | Uzbekistan | $10,744,000 | -81.4% |
| 38. | South Korea | $9,132,000 | -21.8% |
| 39. | Denmark | $8,331,000 | +27.4% |
| 40. | Pakistan | $8,058,000 | +616.3% |
| 41. | Ethiopia | $8,021,000 | -15.2% |
| 42. | Honduras | $6,578,000 | 0% |
| 43. | Lithuania | $5,936,000 | +2.1% |
| 44. | Senegal | $5,706,000 | -17.9% |
| 45. | Romania | $5,494,000 | +75.6% |
| 46. | Serbia | $5,439,000 | +6.3% |
| 47. | South Africa | $4,758,000 | -4% |
| 48. | Kenya | $4,406,000 | +124.8% |
| 49. | Australia | $4,338,000 | +17.4% |
| 50. | Namibia | $4,157,000 | -44% |
| 51. | United Kingdom | $3,248,000 | -33.2% |
| 52. | Slovenia | $3,054,000 | +21.5% |
| 53. | New Zealand | $2,888,000 | +16.9% |
| 54. | Syria | $2,472,000 | -95.4% |
| 55. | Sweden | $2,302,000 | +10.9% |
| 56. | Uganda | $2,188,000 | +68.2% |
| 57. | Luxembourg | $1,912,000 | +0.5% |
| 58. | Ukraine | $1,711,000 | +105.4% |
| 59. | Peru | $1,682,000 | -5.8% |
| 60. | Mali | $1,641,000 | +38.7% |
| 61. | Brazil | $1,555,000 | +107.1% |
| 62. | United Arab Emirates | $1,549,000 | -59.5% |
| 63. | Georgia | $1,445,000 | +10.2% |
| 64. | Argentina | $1,231,000 | -57.1% |
| 65. | Oman | $1,191,000 | -7.7% |
| 66. | Thailand | $927,000 | +14% |
| 67. | Ireland | $833,000 | -36% |
| 68. | Saudi Arabia | $757,000 | +469.2% |
| 69. | Finland | $618,000 | -43.8% |
| 70. | Vietnam | $602,000 | +160.6% |
| 71. | Russia | $562,000 | -48.3% |
| 72. | Belarus | $533,000 | -29.8% |
| 73. | Estonia | $497,000 | -10.8% |
| 74. | Costa Rica | $458,000 | +19% |
| 75. | Japan | $377,000 | -50.7% |
| 76. | Indonesia | $331,000 | +47.1% |
| 77. | Colombia | $315,000 | -50.5% |
| 78. | Burkina Faso | $301,000 | +7425% |
| 79. | Djibouti | $293,000 | 0% |
| 80. | Libya | $261,000 | -3.3% |
| 81. | Kyrgyzstan | $254,000 | -90.4% |
| 82. | Singapore | $254,000 | +68.2% |
| 83. | Lebanon | $199,000 | -77.3% |
| 84. | Bangladesh | $190,000 | +167.6% |
| 85. | Nicaragua | $178,000 | +61.8% |
| 86. | Taiwan | $177,000 | -49.6% |
| 87. | Iceland | $124,000 | +9.7% |
| 88. | Chile | $123,000 | +1018% |
| 89. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $100,000 | -44.1% |
| 90. | Norway | $84,000 | 0% |
| 91. | Hong Kong | $71,000 | +12.7% |
| 92. | Bahrain | $65,000 | +209.5% |
| 93. | Israel | $44,000 | -53.2% |
| 94. | Trinidad/Tobago | $41,000 | +24.2% |
| 95. | Switzerland | $32,000 | +88.2% |
| 96. | Philippines | $22,000 | 0% |
| 97. | El Salvador | $16,000 | 0% |
| 98. | Nepal | $15,000 | 0% |
| 99. | Uruguay | $14,000 | -36.4% |
| 100. | Cameroon | $13,000 | -83.1% |
Expanding the scope to the top 100 supplies, the greatest gainers in revenues from exporting tomatoes were Burkina Fasi (up 7,425% from 2022), Chile (up 1,018%), Albania (up 856.1%), Pakistan (up 616.3%) and Saudi Arabia (up 469.2%).
You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of any of the columns below. The right-most column shows the percentage change in the value of exported tomatoes from 2022 to 2023.
An entry of 0% in that column means that no 2022 value is available.
Countries Earning Largest Surpluses from Tomatoes Trade
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for fresh or chilled tomatoes 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 tomatoes exports and its import purchases for that same commodity.
- Mexico: US$3 billion (net export surplus up 13.5% since 2022)
- Netherlands: $1.5 billion (up 4.8%)
- Morocco: $1.1 billion (up 10.9%)
- Spain: $945.2 million (up 2.4%)
- Türkiye: $534.9 million (up 43.7%)
- mainland China: $191.1 million (down -41.7%)
- Belgium: $183.9 million (down -7.9%)
- Canada: $182.7 million (up 28.5%)
- Azerbaijan: $161.1 million (down -3.3%)
- Jordan: $107.2 million (up 46.4%)
- Uzbekistan: $36.1 million (no 2015 data)
- Egypt: $53.2 million (up 61.7%)
- Portugal: $51.5 million (up 107.8%)
- Turkmenistan: $43.8 million (up 5.9%)
- Afghanistan: $37.8 million (down -455.2%)
World-leading supplier Mexico generates the highest surplus in the international trade of tomatoes. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms Mexico’s strong competitive advantage for this specific product category.
Countries Facing Worst Deficits from Tomatoes Trade
The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for tomatoes 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 tomatoes import purchases and its exports for that same commodity.
- United States: -US$3 billion (net export deficit up 10.1% since 2022)
- Germany: -$1.7 billion (up 11.6%)
- United Kingdom: -$740.2 million (up 5.8%)
- Poland: -$350.7 million (up 50.3%)
- France: -$344.7 million (up 6.2%)
- Russia: -$297.1 million (down -15.9%)
- Sweden: -$176.9 million (up 8.1%)
- Romania: -$162.3 million (up 22.4%)
- Czech Republic: -$127.6 million (up 16.8%)
- Switzerland: -$121 million (up 20.9%)
- Ukraine: -$115.1 million (up 30.4%)
- Austria: -$89.1 million (up 30%)
- Denmark: -$86.2 million (up 9%)
- Saudi Arabia: -$73.9 million (down -47.6%)
- Finland: -$69.3 million (up 4.2%)
The United States of America incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of tomatoes. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights America’s strong competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for tomatoes-supplying countries that help satisfy the powerful demand.
Tomato Exporting Companies
Below are large tomato exporting companies that are major players in international trade. Show within parenthesis is the country where the company is headquartered.
- California Tomato Export Group (United States)
- Campbell Soup Company (United States)
- COFCO Group (China)
- ConAgra Foods (United States)
- Conserve Italia (Italy)
- Empresas Carozzi (Chile)
- Fuyuan Agriculture Products Limited (China)
- Heinz (United States)
- Kagome Co., Ltd. (Japan)
- Morning Star (United States)
- Parmalat SpA (Italy)
- Unilever (United Kingdom)
- Xinjiang Chalkis Co. Ltd (China)
- Xinjiang Tianye Co., Ltd. (China)
See also Tomatoes Imports by Country, Asparagus Exports by Country, Top Sweet Pepper and Chili Pepper Exports and Top Lettuce Exports by Country
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Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on August 15, 2024
Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on August 15, 2024
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on August 15, 2024
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on August 15, 2024
Wikipedia, Tomato. Accessed on August 15, 2024
World Processing Tomato Council, World Consumption of Tomato Products 2007. Accessed on August 15, 2024 (and supplemented by additional research primarily using Wikipedia’s current descriptions of companies named in the WPTC presentation)