Global apple sales hit $7.2 billion in 2016. Overall, the value of apples exports were down by an average -0.4% for all exporting countries since 2012 when apples shipments were valued at $7.2 billion.

Year over year, the value of global apples exports appreciated by 3.1% from 2015 to 2016.

Among continents, European countries accounted for the highest dollar worth of apples exports during 2016 with shipments valued at $2.8 billion or 38.7% of the global total. 

In second place were Asian exporters at 25% while 13.6% of worldwide apples shipments originated from North America. Latin America (excluding Mexico) and the Caribbean furnished 10.6% worth of goods, 7% came from Oceania countries (principally Australia, New Zealand) and 5.1% originated from African suppliers.

Top 15 apple exporting countries by dollar value in 2016:

China: US$1.5 billion (20.2% of total apples exports)
United States: $936.4 million (13%)
Italy: $917.2 million (12.8%)
Chile: $663.6 million (9.2%)
France: $591.3 million (8.2%)
New Zealand: $494.7 million (6.9%)
South Africa: $358.7 million (5%)
Poland: $313.1 million (4.4%)
Netherlands: $208.3 million (2.9%)
Belgium: $134.1 million (1.9%)
Serbia: $126.8 million (1.8%)
Japan: $122.5 million (1.7%)
Spain: $113 million (1.6%)
Argentina: $73.7 million (1%)
Austria: $63.6 million (0.9%)

The listed 15 countries shipped 91.4% of global exports in 2016 by value.

Among the above countries, the fastest-growing apples exporters since 2012 were: Serbia (up 205.8%), Japan (up 195.2%), New Zealand (up 67.8%) and China (up 51.5%).