FAO FAOSTAT Trade Data · Commodity · Code 397
Cucumbers and gherkins
Global agricultural trade data from FAO FAOSTAT. Cumulative 2018–2023 values for the top 50 trading nations.
- $18.6B
- exports, 2018–2023
- $19.2B
- imports, 2018–2023
- 49.3%
- of trade is exports
- #97 of 100
- by cumulative trade value
Thin cumulative trade book
Cucumbers and gherkins in the thin-trade third
$37.8B cumulative 2018–2023 trade puts Cucumbers and gherkins in the lightest third of FAO commodities here (#97 of 100).
Cumulative 2018–2023 trade in Cucumbers and gherkins is $37.8B - a thin-third book; year-to-year swings are noisier, so pair totals with the exporter/importer tables. Even at thin scale, Spain still tops exports and United States of America tops imports. US tariff classification depends on product form (raw, processed, packaged), so map each shipment to a specific HTS code before quoting landed cost.
Dig deeper: How US import duties work. Source: FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock (USD converted from 1000 USD units).
Trade Trend (2019–2023)
| Year | Total Exports (top 50 countries) | Total Imports (top 50 countries) |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $2.4B | $2.6B |
| 2020 | $2.7B | $2.8B |
| 2021 | $3.0B | $3.0B |
| 2022 | $3.2B | $3.3B |
| 2023 | $3.6B | $3.7B |
Top Exporters (2023)
| # | Country | Export Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | $1.1B |
| 2 | Mexico | $812.0M |
| 3 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | $596.3M |
| 4 | Canada | $532.5M |
| 5 | Greece | $79.8M |
| 6 | Türkiye | $75.4M |
| 7 | United States of America | $59.3M |
| 8 | Belgium | $55.4M |
| 9 | Germany | $31.1M |
| 10 | Poland | $29.7M |
Top Importers (2023)
| # | Country | Import Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | $1.4B |
| 2 | Germany | $834.8M |
| 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | $311.2M |
| 4 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | $143.1M |
| 5 | Poland | $125.9M |
| 6 | France | $108.8M |
| 7 | Iraq | $81.0M |
| 8 | Belgium | $76.7M |
| 9 | Czechia | $76.5M |
| 10 | Canada | $64.1M |
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Nationwide commodities with similar trade scale
Two FAO FAOSTAT peer sets for Cucumbers and gherkins, each excluding this commodity (country tables above stay the bilateral path).
Similar total trade value
Nearest other commodities by cumulative global trade ($37.8B here).
Similar export share
Nearest other commodities by exports ÷ total trade (49.3% here).
Sources: U.S. International Trade Commission Harmonized Tariff Schedule (2026 Basic Edition) and FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock. See our methodology for how figures are computed.
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