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Global purchases of imported corn cost a total US$51.4 billion in 2024.

The overall value of corn imports increased by an average 23.9% from all importing countries since five years earlier in 2020 when corn purchases were valued at $41.5 billion.

Year over year, international purchases of corn fell by -19.8% compared to $64.2 billion starting in 2023.

The 5 biggest importers of corn in 2024 were Mexico, Japan, mainland China, South Korea and Vietnam. That cohort of major corn buyers paid over one-third (36.7%) of total international spending on corn imported in 2024.

From a continental perspective, buyers in Asian countries spent the most on imported corn during 2024 with purchases costing $22.3 billion or 43.4% of the global total. In second place were importers located in Europe at 21.6% while 12.9% of globally imported corn was delivered to North America.

Another 11.7% was sent to importers in Latin America excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean.

Smaller percentages were sold to customers in Africa (10.3%) and Oceania (0.04%) led by Australia, New Zealand, Marshall Islands and Papua New Guinea.

For research purposes, the 4-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix for corn is 1005.

Below are the 15 countries that spent the most on imported corn during 2024.

Mexico: US$5.7 billion (11.1% of total imported corn)
Japan: $3.9 billion (7.7%)
mainland China: $3.8 billion (7.4%)
South Korea: $2.9 billion (5.6%)
Vietnam: $2.5 billion (4.9%)
Spain: $2.1 billion (4.2%)
Egypt: $1.82 billion (3.5%)
Italy: $1.79 billion (3.5%)
Colombia: $1.6 billion (3.1%)
Netherlands: $1.3 billion (2.5%)
Saudi Arabia: $1.2 billion (2.3%)
Taiwan: $1.1 billion (2.1%)
Iran: $1.07 billion (2.1%)
Malaysia: $1.03 billion (2%)
Türkiye: $1.03 billion (2%)

By value, the listed 15 countries purchased nearly two-thirds (64%) of all corn imported in 2024.

Among the above countries, the growth markets for corn since 2023 were: Türkiye (up 71.6%), Saudi Arabia (up 20.4%), Mexico (up 2.8%) and Malaysia (up -6.7%).

Those countries that posted declines in their imported corn purchases were led by: Iran (down -70.6% from 2023), mainland China (down -58%), Egypt (down -25.7%) and Japan (down -19.8%).

The 100 key importers in the automated database below represent 99.1% of global spending on imported corn during 2024.

RankImporterCorn Imports2023-4

1.	Mexico	$5,723,410,000	+2.8%
2.	Japan	$3,941,674,000	-19.8%
3.	mainland China	$3,785,826,000	-58%
4.	South Korea	$2,898,259,000	-18.1%
5.	Vietnam	$2,518,195,000	-12.2%
6.	Spain	$2,143,974,000	-19.6%
7.	Egypt	$1,823,595,000	-25.7%
8.	Italy	$1,793,914,000	-10%
9.	Colombia	$1,579,077,000	-15.3%
10.	Netherlands	$1,283,700,000	-18.3%
11.	Saudi Arabia	$1,187,061,000	+20.4%
12.	Taiwan	$1,095,258,000	-14%
13.	Iran	$1,072,332,000	-70.6%
14.	Malaysia	$1,031,931,000	-6.7%
15.	Türkiye	$1,031,732,000	+71.6%
16.	Algeria	$1,017,038,000	-5.4%
17.	Peru	$1,000,760,000	-2.8%
18.	Germany	$954,347,000	-12.2%
19.	United Kingdom	$771,554,000	+8%
20.	Canada	$651,737,000	-27.2%
21.	Chile	$625,792,000	-7.9%
22.	Morocco	$593,739,000	-19.7%
23.	Thailand	$564,383,000	+22.9%
24.	Philippines	$543,599,000	+83.6%
25.	Guatemala	$521,674,000	-0.4%
26.	Zimbabwe	$485,014,000	+219%
27.	Indonesia	$450,216,000	+22.4%
28.	Portugal	$447,372,000	-28.2%
29.	Belgium	$443,400,000	-16%
30.	Austria	$387,117,000	+26.1%
31.	Ireland	$358,623,000	-0.7%
32.	Dominican Republic	$343,990,000	-14.8%
33.	France	$336,591,000	-17.6%
34.	Venezuela	$313,242,000	+3%
35.	Slovenia	$295,773,000	-14%
36.	Brazil	$292,523,000	+5.9%
37.	United States	$281,699,000	-35%
38.	Costa Rica	$260,860,000	-18.9%
39.	Poland	$259,096,000	-27.3%
40.	Israel	$249,842,000	-22.1%
41.	Bangladesh	$248,359,000	+11.3%
42.	Romania	$247,091,000	-36.6%
43.	Honduras	$239,004,000	-13%
44.	India	$234,847,000	+2818%
45.	Hungary	$206,212,000	-52.3%
46.	Iraq	$206,154,000	-26.1%
47.	El Salvador	$197,176,000	-22.4%
48.	Greece	$196,369,000	+17.7%
49.	Tunisia	$187,868,000	-31.5%
50.	Lebanon	$158,141,000	+15%
51.	United Arab Emirates	$146,720,000	-26.7%
52.	Libya	$144,168,000	+105.3%
53.	Jordan	$139,414,000	-30.5%
54.	Panama	$132,138,000	-17.4%
55.	South Africa	$127,044,000	+473.7%
56.	Nepal	$121,835,000	+15.1%
57.	Yemen	$112,185,000	-39.1%
58.	Nigeria	$108,654,000	+9742%
59.	Czech Republic	$106,439,000	-9.3%
60.	Nicaragua	$99,533,000	-31.2%
61.	Namibia	$98,230,000	+68.5%
62.	Botswana	$85,270,000	+36.5%
63.	Senegal	$85,128,000	-37.5%
64.	Cambodia	$83,160,000	+29.9%
65.	Paraguay	$81,227,000	-30.9%
66.	Sri Lanka	$79,816,000	+37%
67.	Serbia	$78,383,000	+14%
68.	Ecuador	$77,630,000	-32.1%
69.	Bulgaria	$74,833,000	-10.4%
70.	Kenya	$73,189,000	-55.6%
71.	Slovakia	$72,853,000	-52.2%
72.	Switzerland	$71,022,000	+0.5%
73.	Jamaica	$70,370,000	-30.4%
74.	Mozambique	$69,001,000	+25.2%
75.	Pakistan	$68,361,000	-5.5%
76.	Denmark	$67,648,000	-6%
77.	Croatia	$66,552,000	-26.8%
78.	Angola	$66,230,000	+232.9%
79.	Cyprus	$66,224,000	-24%
80.	Uruguay	$64,396,000	-68.3%
81.	Oman	$63,922,000	-42%
82.	Belarus	$62,916,000	+35.1%
83.	Bosnia/Herzegovina	$51,677,000	-10.8%
84.	Eswatini	$44,841,000	+4.5%
85.	Zambia	$44,632,000	+541%
86.	Uzbekistan	$44,065,000	+70.1%
87.	Ukraine	$43,182,000	-20.6%
88.	Argentina	$41,169,000	-49.4%
89.	Ghana	$35,906,000	+167.8%
90.	Lesotho	$34,770,000	+53.9%
91.	Ivory Coast	$33,444,000	+344.2%
92.	Russia	$33,261,000	-74.1%
93.	Lithuania	$31,005,000	-47.4%
94.	Syria	$30,175,000	-7%
95.	Latvia	$30,113,000	-58.8%
96.	Mauritius	$29,983,000	-34.3%
97.	Kuwait	$25,700,000	-62.7%
98.	Norway	$24,654,000	-2%
99.	Azerbaijan	$24,064,000	+15.6%
100.	Trinidad/Tobago	$23,141,000	-9.1%

The strongest increases in spending from 2023 to 2024 belong to corn importers in Nigeria (up 9,742%), India (up 2,818%), Zambia (up 541%), South Africa (up 473.7%) and the Ivory Coast (up 344.2%).

You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of any of the above table columns. An entry of 0% in the right-most column means that no 2023 data was available.

Corn Imports into Mexico

Mexico’s global purchases of imported corn totaled US$5.57 billion in 2023. Below are the top suppliers from which Mexico imported the highest dollar value worth of corn during 2024. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying from country from 2022 to 2023.

United States of America: US$5.2 billion (down -0.1% from 2022)
Brazil: $269.9 million (up 53.6%)
South Africa: $57.4 million (up 267.3%)
Chile: $4.4 million (up 2.3%)
Argentina: $424,000 (2023 data unavailable)
France: $16,000 (down -91.3%)
Hungary: $1,000 (down -50%)

By value, the listed countries shipped 100% of corn imported by Mexico in 2023.

Among the above countries, the growth suppliers of corn to Mexico since 2022were: South Africa (up 267.3%), Brazil (up 53.6%) and Chile (up 2.3%).

Overall, the value of Mexico’s imported corn rose by an average 2.4% from all supplying countries since 2023 when corn purchased cost $5.4 billion.

Corn Imports into Japan

Japan’s global purchases of imported corn totaled US$3.94 billion in 2024. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which Japan imported the highest dollar value worth of corn during 2024. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2023 to 2024.

United States: US$3 billion (up 29.5% from 2023)
Brazil: $796.8 million (down -62%)
Argentina: $46.2 million (down -78.8%)
Paraguay: $22.8 million (up 301.2%)
Ukraine: $17.2 million (down -20.8%)
France: $10 million (up 7.7%)
Peru: $3.1 million (down -9%)
Chile: $2.5 million (up 111.1%)
India: $2 million (down -1%)
New Zealand: $1.6 million (up 1,106%)
South Africa: $857,000 (down -99.6%)
Slovakia: $628,000 (2023 data unavailable)
Thailand: $286,000 (down -8.6%)
Austria: $242,000 (down -79.1%)
Australia: $241,000 (up 7,933%)

By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 99.97% of corn imported by Japan in 2024.

Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of corn to Japan since 2023 were: Australia (up 7,933%), New Zealand (up 1,106%), Paraguay (up 301.2%) and Chile (up 111.1%).

Countries that experienced declines in the value of their corn supplied to Japanese importers included: South Africa (down -99.6%), Austria (down -79.1%), Argentina (down -78.8%) and Brazil (down -62%).

Overall, the value of Japan’s imported corn fell by an average -19.8% from all supplying countries since 2023 when corn purchased cost $4.92 billion.

Corn Imports into China

Mainland China’s global purchases of imported corn totaled US$3.8 billion in 2024. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which the People’s Republic imported the highest dollar value worth of corn during 2024. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2023 to 2024.

Brazil: US$1.9 billion (down -53.3% from 2023)
Ukraine: $1.1 billion (down -37%)
United States: $560.6 million (down -78.5%)
Myanmar: $54.2 million (down -58.3%)
Russia: $36.2 million (down -60.5%)
Germany: $34.4 million (up 5,185%)
Laos: $23.5 million (down -0.9%)
Bulgaria: $18.7 million (down -92.4%)
South Africa: $15.5 million (down -70.5%)
Kazakhstan: $8.7 million (up 286.2%)
France: $4.3 million (up 10.8%)
Peru: $1.1 million (up 7.1%)
Chile: $734,000 (up 1,782%)
Malaysia: $10,000 (2023 data unavailable)
Argentina: $7,000 (down -98.8%)

By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 99.9999% of corn imported by mainland China in 2024.

Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of corn to China since 2023 were: Germany (up 5,185%), Chile (up 1,782%), Kazakhstan (up 286.2%) and France (up 10.8%).

Countries that experienced declines in the value of their corn supplied to Chinese importers included: Argentina (down -98.8%), Bulgaria (down -92.4%), United States of America (down -78.5%) and South Africa (down -70.5%).

Overall, the value of China’s imported corn plummeted by an average -58% from all supplying countries since 2023 when corn purchased cost $9 billion.

Corn Imports into South Korea

South Korea’s global purchases of imported corn totaled US$2.9 billion in 2024. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which South Korea imported the highest dollar value worth of corn during 2024. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2023 to 2024.

Brazil: US$821.5 million (down -23.5% from 2023)
Argentina: $736.2 million (down -18.7%)
United States: $643.6 million (up 118%)
Ukraine: $245.3 million (down -51.8%)
Serbia: $138.8 million (up 1,158%)
Romania: $103.6 million (down -67%)
Paraguay: $79.7 million (down -35.5%)
Russia: $61 million (down -1.4%)
Australia: $33 million (up 18.4%)
Uruguay: $16.9 million (2023 data unavailable)
Bulgaria: $5.4 million (down -81.9%)
South Africa: $4.1 million (down -97.6%)
Italy: $2.8 million (up 8,952%)
Moldova: $2.4 million (down -85.8%)
New Zealand: $2.2 million (up 8.2%)

By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 99.93% of corn imported by South Korea in 2024.

Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of corn to South Korea since 2023 were: Italy (up 8,952%), Serbia (up 1,158%), United States of America (up 118%) and Australia (up 18.4%).

Countries that experienced declines in the value of their corn supplied to South Korean importers included: South Africa (down -97.6%), Moldova (down -85.8%), Bulgaria (down -81.9%) and Romania (down -67%).

Overall, the value of South Korea’s imported corn retreated by an average -18.1% from all supplying countries since 2023 when corn purchased cost $3.5 billion.

Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Imports – Commodities. Accessed on June 13, 2025

International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on June 13, 2025

Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on June 13, 2025

Wikipedia, Maize. Accessed on June 13, 2025

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