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How much pepper does Spain export?

It is the 4th largest exporter by value: $351.2 million in 2024, 5.8% of world exports of pepper (HS 0904) (CEPII BACI). Its biggest customer is the United States, which takes 28% of its pepper exports by value.

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Spain's pepper exports

Spain exports of Pepper of the genus Piper; dried or crushed fruits of Capsicum, 2024
World rankExport valueShare of world exportsQuantity (tonnes)Average value per tonneYear
4$351.2 million5.8%85,600 t$4,1032024

CEPII BACI international trade database (HS22, V202601), HS 0904 (Pepper of the genus Piper; dried or crushed fruits of Capsicum).

Where Spain's pepper goes

Largest destinations of Spain's pepper exports, 2024
DestinationValueShare of Spain's exports
United States$98M28%
United Kingdom$32M9.1%
Germany$31M8.9%
France$22M6.4%
Poland$15M4.3%

Largest five destinations of 5,053 exporter-importer pairs BACI reports for 2024. See trade flows.

Spain as a buyer of pepper

Spain imported $205.7 million of pepper (HS 0904) in 2024, 3.4% of world imports, ranked #6.

Import dependency · Supplier shifts

How much pepper Spain uses

Spain's domestic supply of pepper was 2 thousand tonnes in 2023, 0.3% of the world's. Food supply was 0.0 kg per person a year, 95th highest of 141 countries with a million or more people. It produced 0% of what it used (self-sufficiency) and imported 250%. FAO's item is "Pepper". Consumption · Self-sufficiency.

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