In this export data, you will get an idea about countries which are largest importers of basmati rice from India. As per statistics, India exports basmati rice to all of the countries around the world. The main objective of sharing this export data with you is to help you in basmati rice export business. If you are planning to start an export business of basmati rice then your target market should be top 20 countries from the list given below.
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Below is the list of countries which imports basmati rice from India
Quantity is in Quintal – 1 quintal equals 100kg
| BASMATI RICE EXPORT DATA/STATISTICS 2015-16 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Qty in Quintal | Product Value in Rs. Crore |
| Saudi Arabia | 9488475.14 | 5493.85 |
| Iran | 6953103.06 | 3723.93 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6121548.12 | 3110.7 |
| Iraq | 4192840.38 | 2231.15 |
| Kuwait | 1807318 | 1376.7 |
| United Kingdom | 1877017.17 | 932.84 |
| United States | 1206872.38 | 861.68 |
| Yemen Republc | 1421614.2 | 731.28 |
| Oman | 1052517.02 | 610.22 |
| Canada | 362160.67 | 251.04 |
| Netherland | 547309.8 | 249.88 |
| Australia | 290717.42 | 228.49 |
| Belgium | 375160 | 219.11 |
| Turkey | 485611.4 | 200.08 |
| Mauritius | 311633.18 | 192.06 |
| Jordan | 348790.5 | 191.42 |
| Italy | 368056.1 | 181.53 |
| Bahrain | 274161.63 | 168.5 |
| Israel | 258616.78 | 166.99 |
| Qatar | 242485.38 | 163.26 |
| France | 219514.45 | 106.38 |
| Germany | 150056.52 | 98.36 |
| Malaysia | 159476.85 | 95.64 |
| Syria | 174270.4 | 90.88 |
| South Africa | 122116 | 79.35 |
| Singapore | 103423.79 | 76.13 |
| Egypt Arab Republic | 142886.8 | 73.81 |
| Georgia | 125806.9 | 66.78 |
| Reunion | 104285.17 | 58.43 |
| Lebanon | 79426.4 | 52.31 |
| Sweden | 80054.68 | 48.93 |
| Switzerland | 43976.52 | 38.42 |
| Azerbaijan | 74670 | 36.12 |
| New Zealand | 52357.62 | 33.13 |
| Seychelles | 47224.5 | 26.84 |
| Poland | 65915.7 | 26 |
| Tanzania Republic | 48587 | 25.76 |
| Algeria | 45560 | 25.53 |
| Benin | 28232.9 | 25.47 |
| Norway | 28630.1 | 24.26 |
| Kenya | 40681.58 | 22.1 |
| Somalia | 46360 | 20.25 |
| Spain | 28065.67 | 16.05 |
| Sudan | 32460 | 15.94 |
| Djibouti | 30826.94 | 15.76 |
| Ethiopia | 30184 | 14.09 |
| Mauritania | 22077.2 | 13.09 |
| Portugal | 27630 | 10.95 |
| Nigeria | 13423.5 | 9.92 |
| Russia | 16617.1 | 9.74 |
| Hong Kong | 13210.9 | 9.54 |
| Denmark | 14742.5 | 9.02 |
| Maldives | 10879.45 | 7.67 |
| Greece | 13720 | 7.31 |
| Thailand | 9773.8 | 6.98 |
| Angola | 10370 | 6.85 |
| Afghanistan | 12900 | 6.52 |
| Austria | 8359 | 6.39 |
| Mozambique | 10357.5 | 6.1 |
| Bangladesh | 7452.5 | 5.8 |
| Sri Lanka | 8576.5 | 5.79 |
| Ireland | 9534.6 | 5.61 |
| Nepal | 7623.52 | 5.38 |
| Cote D Ivoire | 9858 | 4.95 |
| Cyprus | 7672 | 4.64 |
| Brunei | 4893.6 | 3.8 |
| Morocco | 5043 | 3.65 |
| Mali | 6550 | 3.24 |
| Ukraine | 5689.6 | 3.11 |
| Ghana | 5430.95 | 3.1 |
| Fiji Islands | 3770 | 2.76 |
| Jamaica | 2795 | 2.64 |
| Congo P Republic | 3528.7 | 2.6 |
| Senegal | 5260 | 2.54 |
| Libya | 4702.5 | 2.53 |
| Pakistan | 4900 | 2.4 |
| Botswana | 3628 | 2.39 |
| Mexico | 3610.41 | 2.26 |
| Central African Republic | 4227 | 2.02 |
| Comoros | 3440 | 2 |
| Finland | 2970 | 1.96 |
| Guadeloupe | 4340 | 1.93 |
| Tunisia | 4080 | 1.9 |
| Cameroon | 3619.8 | 1.89 |
| Philippines | 2198.2 | 1.85 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2083 | 1.83 |
| Japan | 1702.5 | 1.78 |
| Netherlandantil | 3754 | 1.67 |
| Haiti | 3496 | 1.61 |
| Equtl Guinea | 2110 | 1.52 |
| Czech Republic | 2799.4 | 1.44 |
| Togo | 2414 | 1.43 |
| Martinique | 2890 | 1.31 |
| Lithuania | 1540 | 1.16 |
| Chile | 1534.7 | 1.1 |
| Uganda | 2032.2 | 1 |
| Taiwan | 883 | 0.89 |
| Indonesia | 1425 | 0.84 |
| Guinea | 1201.85 | 0.76 |
| Gambia | 1151.35 | 0.76 |
| Zimbabwe | 1010 | 0.75 |
| Malta | 1070 | 0.72 |
| Turkmenistan | 1460 | 0.69 |
| Bulgaria | 1180 | 0.62 |
| Romania | 1110 | 0.6 |
| Korea Republic | 726 | 0.54 |
| Congo D. Republic | 750 | 0.43 |
| Sierra Leone | 1457.35 | 0.43 |
| Cambodia | 611 | 0.41 |
| Argentina | 423 | 0.36 |
| Gabon | 716.9 | 0.32 |
| Estonia | 550 | 0.31 |
| Malawi | 603 | 0.26 |
| Burkina Faso | 720.5 | 0.26 |
| Vietnam Social Republic | 267.5 | 0.24 |
| Madagascar | 380.1 | 0.23 |
| Zambia | 367.92 | 0.23 |
| Croatia | 422 | 0.23 |
| Kyrghyzstan | 468 | 0.22 |
| Kazakhstan | 545 | 0.19 |
| Brazil | 250 | 0.18 |
| Niger | 250 | 0.15 |
| Cayman Islands | 200.54 | 0.13 |
| Latvia | 170 | 0.13 |
| Tajikistan | 240 | 0.12 |
| Costa Rica | 100 | 0.08 |
| Suriname | 222.2 | 0.08 |
| Liberia | 100 | 0.06 |
| Bosnia-Hrzgovina | 40 | 0.03 |
| Total | 4,04,57,941.66 | 22718.35 |
| Source: DGCIS |
