FAO FAOSTAT Trade Data · Country
Spain
Heavy-third FAO agricultural trade profile for Spain (2018–2023).
- $229.7B
- exports, 2018–2023
- $165.5B
- imports, 2018–2023
- +$64.3B
- trade surplus
- $395.2B
- total trade (imports + exports)
Spain agricultural trade, 2018–2023
Imports vs exports by year, FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock
Heavy cumulative trade book
Spain in the heavy-trade third
$395.2B cumulative 2018–2023 ag trade puts Spain in the heaviest third of FAO partners here (#8 of 50).
Cumulative 2018-2023 ag trade for Spain reached $395.2B, a heavy-third book where US duty shifts on its headline commodities move real volume. Leading export: Olive oil; leading import: Maize (corn). US MFN duties follow the product's HTS classification, not origin; on a heavy book, map each Spain-origin shipment to the exact 8- or 10-digit subheading before quoting landed cost.
Dig deeper: How US tariffs move trade flows. Source: FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock (USD converted from 1000 USD units).
Top Agricultural Exports (2023)
| # | Commodity | Export Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olive oil | $4.5B |
| 2 | Meat of pig with the bone; fresh or chilled | $3.7B |
| 3 | Wine | $3.1B |
| 4 | Meat of pig boneless; fresh or chilled | $3.1B |
| 5 | Chillies and peppers; green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) | $1.7B |
| 6 | Tangerines; mandarins; clementines | $1.6B |
| 7 | Oranges | $1.3B |
| 8 | Tomatoes | $1.3B |
| 9 | Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80% vol; spirits; liqueurs and other spirituous beverages | $1.1B |
| 10 | Sugar confectionery | $1.0B |
Top Agricultural Imports (2023)
| # | Commodity | Import Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wheat | $2.8B |
| 2 | Maize (corn) | $2.7B |
| 3 | Soya beans | $1.9B |
| 4 | Cheese from whole cow milk | $1.8B |
| 5 | Cigarettes | $1.4B |
| 6 | Palm oil | $1.3B |
| 7 | Olive oil | $1.2B |
| 8 | Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80% vol; spirits; liqueurs and other spirituous beverages | $1.1B |
| 9 | Cake of soya beans | $1.0B |
| 10 | Sunflower-seed oil; crude | $943.1M |
Trade Profile Summary
- Leading agricultural export: Olive oil
- Leading agricultural import: Maize (corn)
Nationwide trading partners with similar ag trade scale
Two FAO peer sets for Spain's heavy-third book, each excluding this country (commodity tables above stay the bilateral path).
Similar total ag trade
Nearest other countries by cumulative imports+exports ($395.2B here).
Similar trade balance
Nearest other countries by export−import balance (+$64.3B 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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