Exports from Spanish Andalusia soar 24.3%, achieving a ‘historical record’

ANDALUCIA has closed 2022 with record exports reaching almost 43,000 million euros.

Foreign sales grew by 24.3% to 42,958 million euros, 8,000 million more than in 2021, which was also a record year.

Andalusia’s main export product is olive oil, which has also achieved a historical record, exceeding 3,000 million euros (3,286 million euros) for the first time.

A new frontier of one billion euros is that of the fruit and vegetable sector, which for the first time in history has exceeded 4,000 million euros exported, thanks to a growth of 13.9% compared to 2021; or fruit, which is close to 3,000 million euros, thanks to a rise of 1.1%.

In terms of markets, Andalusia has gained ground in 2022 in 9 of its 10 main markets, with the United States leading the way as the fastest growing destination for Andalusian exports, with an increase of 62% to 3,287 million euros.

The United States is followed by Morocco -with 2,000 million euros- and China -with 1,559 million euros-.

Other markets that are also registering strong growth, contributing to the diversification of destinations, such as Saudi Arabia, which occupies the twelfth position, with a six-fold increase in sales from Andalusia (+563%), to 974 million euros, thanks to to the impulse of the naval sector.

By provinces, Cádiz closes the year as the first exporter in the community and the fastest growing, with 50% more sales than in 2021 and a turnover of 10,377 million euros, 24.2% of the total for Andalusia.

The second in sales is Huelva, with 9,134 million in 2022, 21.3% of the total.

Thanks to these very high figures, the head of the PP, Juanma Moreno, stressed that the Andalusian export sector continues to demonstrate its ‘potential and strength’.

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