Appendix II: Trade in Spices and Essential Oils
Table 7. Top three exporting countries by type of spice in value and percentage share for 2002
Item |
Export Value (’000 of US$) |
First |
$ Value |
% |
Second |
$ Value |
% |
Third |
$ Value |
% |
Pepper Whole |
403,136 |
Indonesia |
92,297 |
22.89 |
Viet Nam |
88,472 |
21.95 |
Brazil |
53,119 |
13.18 |
Pepper crushed/ground |
73,943 |
India |
10,271 |
13.89 |
Germany |
8,175 |
11.06 |
Indonesia |
7,637 |
10.33 |
Capsicum |
451,855 |
China |
109,285 |
24.19 |
India |
57,399 |
12.70 |
Spain |
40,298 |
8.92 |
Vanilla |
308,086 |
Madagascar |
196,878 |
63.90 |
Indonesia |
32,640 |
10.59 |
Comoros |
16,133 |
5.24 |
Cinnamon whole |
104,052 |
Sri Lanka |
46,205 |
44.41 |
China |
24,547 |
23.59 |
Indonesia |
18,131 |
17.42 |
Cinnamon, crushed / ground |
20,306 |
Indonesia |
5,493 |
27.05 |
Brazil |
3,607 |
17.76 |
China |
2,514 |
12.38 |
Cloves, whole / stem |
122,627 |
Madagascar |
27,085 |
22.09 |
Brazil |
25,612 |
20.89 |
Indonesia |
16,359 |
13.34 |
Nutmeg / mace / cardamom |
229,452 |
Guatemala |
104,152 |
45.39 |
Indonesia |
42,292 |
18.43 |
India |
17,900 |
7.80 |
Spice seeds |
200,916 |
Syria Arab Rep. |
43,093 |
21.45 |
India |
34,339 |
17.09 |
Turkey |
26,155 |
13.02 |
Ginger (except preserved) |
141,536 |
China |
76,985 |
54.39 |
Thailand |
23,804 |
16.82 |
Taiwan (POC) |
6,706 |
4.74 |
Thyme / saffron / bay leaves |
79,476 |
Iran Islamic Rep. |
24,100 |
30.32 |
Spain |
20,115 |
25.31 |
Turkey |
8,713 |
10.96 |
Spice, mixtures |
313,806 |
India |
43,648 |
13.91 |
Germany |
28,830 |
9.19 |
France |
16,479 |
5.25 |
Source: COMTRADE, UNSO, cited in [21]
Table 8 The Main Spice Exporting Countries by value (’000 US$) 1998-2002
Exporting Country |
1998 Value |
1999 Value |
2000 Value |
2001 Value |
2002 Value |
China |
189,861 |
225,041 |
223,455 |
263,948 |
244,365 |
Madagascar |
64,909 |
74,599 |
165,617 |
239,960 |
226,578 |
Indonesia |
354,069 |
321,792 |
384,891 |
281,422 |
219,001 |
India |
306,575 |
401,782 |
303,563 |
247,437 |
208,918 |
Guatemala |
60,467 |
92,242 |
108,739 |
116,407 |
107,513 |
Brazil |
119,161 |
109,388 |
104,188 |
112,594 |
105,801 |
Vietnam |
85,142 |
155,399 |
143,038 |
101,178 |
103,316 |
Sri Lanka |
80,117 |
75,225 |
74,064 |
77,987 |
83,876 |
Others |
1,175,417 |
1,228,325 |
1,262,151 |
1,178,798 |
1,149,823 |
Total |
2,435,718 |
2,683,793 |
2,769,706 |
2,619,731 |
2,449,191 |
Source: COMTRADE, UNSO, cited in [21]
