Sweet Potato Exports and Imports

Compare sourcing countries and buying markets using reported trade values.

World exports · 2025

$839M

+13.4%vs. 2024

World imports · 2025

$987M

+20.2%vs. 2024
World trade history

Annual reported values in USD. Exports and imports can differ because of valuation and reporting practices.

Sweet Potato Trade by Country

Egypt led reported sweet potato exports in 2025, with 28% of world export value.

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Sweet Potato Exporters and Importers

Netherlands was the largest reported import market in 2025, at $191M.

Top Sweet Potato Exporters

Egypt leads exports at $236M in 2025.

CountryValue 2025Share
$236M28%
$215M26%
$160M19%
$32.2M3.8%
Japan
$27.1M3.2%
Portugal
$21.1M2.5%
$17.8M2.1%
France
$16.7M2.0%
South Africa
$12.8M1.5%
Brazil
$12.7M1.5%
Indonesia
$11.1M1.3%
Dominican Republic
$9.9M1.2%
United Kingdom
$9.7M1.2%
Mexico
$7.4M0.9%
Belgium
$7.4M0.9%
Italy
$7.3M0.9%
Germany
$7.1M0.8%
Thailand
$4.4M0.5%
Jamaica
$3.1M0.4%
Hungary
$2.2M0.3%
Poland
$2.1M0.3%
Australia
$1.9M0.2%
Austria
$1.4M0.2%
Czechia
$1.3M0.2%
Denmark
$1.3M0.2%

Top Sweet Potato Importers

Netherlands leads imports at $191M in 2025.

CountryValue 2025Share
$191M19%
United Kingdom
$127M13%
Germany
$92.6M9.4%
France
$83.6M8.5%
$74.4M7.5%
Belgium
$59.9M6.1%
$49.8M5.0%
$31.6M3.2%
Thailand
$29.4M3.0%
Italy
$26.3M2.7%
Saudi Arabia
$23.6M2.4%
Poland
$19.5M2.0%
Japan
$17.6M1.8%
Malaysia
$16.1M1.6%
Singapore
$15.2M1.5%
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
$11.3M1.1%
Ireland
$11M1.1%
Switzerland
$10.8M1.1%
Norway
$9.2M0.9%
Finland
$7.4M0.7%
Sweden
$6.5M0.7%
Hungary
$6.4M0.7%
Austria
$6.2M0.6%
Czechia
$5.6M0.6%
Romania
$4.9M0.5%

Reported Bilateral Flows

These sweet potato filings identify the reporting country, its trading partner and the direction of trade for Aug 2025–Jul 2026.

ReporterPartnerReported value
Netherlands
Imports
Egypt$126M
Netherlands
Exports
Germany$80.8M
Egypt
Exports
Netherlands$80.8M
United States
Exports
Canada$77.4M
Canada
Imports
United States$72.8M
Netherlands
Exports
Belgium$55.7M
United Kingdom
Imports
Egypt$54.9M
Belgium
Imports
Netherlands$54.9M
United Kingdom
Imports
United States$45.6M
Egypt
Exports
United Kingdom$44.7M
Netherlands
Imports
United States$42.2M
United States
Exports
Netherlands$37.9M
United States
Exports
United Kingdom$37.1M
Spain
Imports
Egypt$30.1M
United States
Imports
China$27.8M
Germany
Imports
Egypt$26.4M
Egypt
Exports
France$24.3M
Netherlands
Exports
France$23.5M
Egypt
Exports
Saudi Arabia$23.2M
Germany
Imports
Netherlands$22.3M
Egypt
Exports
Spain$21.1M
Saudi Arabia
Imports
Egypt$20.7M
France
Imports
Egypt$19.4M
Germany
Imports
United States$19.1M
Italy
Imports
Egypt$17.9M
Japan
Imports
Vietnam$11.9M
Netherlands
Exports
Poland$11.8M
Japan
Exports
Thailand$11.6M
Egypt
Exports
HUN$10.9M
Thailand
Imports
Japan$10.8M

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