Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Potatoes. In 2020, Potatoes were the world's 524th most traded product, with a total trade of $4.36B. Between 2019 and 2020 the exports of Potatoes decreased by -14.7%, from $5.11B to $4.36B. Trade in Potatoes represent 0.026% of total world trade.

Potatoes are a part of Edible vegetables, roots, & tubers. They include Potatoes, fresh or chilled except seed and Potatoes seed, fresh or chilled.

Exports In 2020 the top exporters of Potatoes  were Netherlands ($798M), France ($684M), Germany ($391M), Canada ($293M), and Egypt ($257M).

Imports In 2020 the top importers of Potatoes were Belgium ($379M), Spain ($289M), United States ($281M), Netherlands ($280M), and Germany ($259M).

Tariffs In 2018 the average tariff for Potatoes was 18.6%, making it the 124th lowest tariff using the HS4 product classification.

Ranking Potatoes ranks 814th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

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The following visualization shows the latest trends on Potatoes. Countries are shown based on data availability.

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* Using January 2020 exchange rates when trade data is reported in local currency.

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Historical Data

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Exporters and Importers

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Trade By Country

Top Origin (2020): Netherlands, $798M

Top Destination (2020): Belgium, $379M

Potatoes are the world's 524th most traded product.

In 2020, the top exporters of Potatoes were Netherlands ($798M), France ($684M), Germany ($391M), Canada ($293M), and Egypt ($257M).

In 2020, the top importers of Potatoes were Belgium ($379M), Spain ($289M), United States ($281M), Netherlands ($280M), and Germany ($259M).

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Market Dynamics

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Trade by country

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Top Origin Growth (2019 -  2020): Canada, $65.3M

Top Destination Growth (2019 - 2020): United States, $65.9M

Between 2019 and 2020, the exports of Potatoes grew the fastest in Canada ($65.3M), Iran ($12.8M), Russia ($7.39M), Kazakhstan ($7.26M), and Azerbaijan ($6.91M).

Between 2019 and 2020, the fastest growing importers of Potatoes were United States ($65.9M), Uzbekistan ($16.2M), Turkmenistan ($14.1M), Pakistan ($13.8M), and Ukraine ($13.5M).

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Market Concentration

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Cumulative market share

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Potatoes.

In 2020,  market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 4.28. This means that most of the exports of Potatoes are explained by 19 countries.

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TOP NET EXPORTER (2020): France, $560M

TOP NET IMPORTER (2020): Belgium, $166M

This map shows which countries export or import more of Potatoes. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Potatoes during 2020.

In 2020, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Potatoes were France ($560M), Netherlands ($517M), China ($252M), Canada ($205M), and Egypt ($182M).

In 2020, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Potatoes were Belgium ($166M), Spain ($165M), Italy ($155M), Vietnam ($107M), and Hong Kong ($87.8M).

Disaggregation

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In 2020, the world most traded Potatoes, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Potatoes, fresh or chilled except seed ($3.39B) and Potatoes seed, fresh or chilled ($974M)

Country Comparison

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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Potatoes.
It is possible to select the main countries that export or import Potatoes in the world, or by continent, as well as select the measure of interest.

Product Complexity

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Diversification Frontier

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Specialization

The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk and the strategic value of a product's potential export opportunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth potential, lower income inequality, and lower emissions.

Country by Relatedness

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The following visualization shows the relatedness of Potatoes to countries. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.