# Top Spices: saffron trade corridors

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Compare reported Spices: saffron trade corridors by value, growth, market share, access, and route signals.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/product/091020/corridors

## Answer

The leading reported corridor is **Iran (Islamic Republic of) -> Spain**, with $46.1M in the latest reported year. The top five displayed corridors represent 417.9% of the product total used for this view.

## Corridor ranking

| Rank | Route | Latest trade | 3-year growth | Share | Access | Signal |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | --- |
| 1 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) -> Spain | $46.1M | +23.9% | 92.1% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 2 | Afghanistan -> India | $24.1M | +17.1% | 89.1% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 3 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) -> China | $14.5M | -27.8% | 99.3% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 4 | Spain -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $12.9M | -2.4% | 64% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 5 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) -> United Arab Emirates | $12.5M | -35.6% | 73.4% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 6 | Afghanistan -> Saudi Arabia | $10.8M | -0.9% | 65.2% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 7 | Spain -> Italy | $7.0M | +23.3% | 41.3% | FTA reported | Growing |
| 8 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) -> Italy | $6.3M | +39.5% | 37.2% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 9 | Netherlands -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $4.4M | +48.9% | 22% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 10 | Spain -> United Arab Emirates | $3.2M | +14.9% | 19.1% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 11 | Spain -> France | $3.2M | +8.5% | 29.2% | FTA reported | Growing |
| 12 | Spain -> Saudi Arabia | $3.1M | +0.4% | 18.6% | No FTA reported | Stable |
| 13 | United Arab Emirates -> India | $2.5M | +209.1% | 9.1% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 14 | United Arab Emirates -> Saudi Arabia | $2.2M | -1.7% | 13.2% | FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 15 | Afghanistan -> France | $2.2M | +210.2% | 19.9% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 16 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) -> France | $2.0M | -5.6% | 18.4% | No FTA reported | Stable |
| 17 | France -> Italy | $2.0M | +136.3% | 11.8% | FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 18 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region -> Saudi Arabia | $1.8M | -3.1% | 10.6% | No FTA reported | Slowing |
| 19 | Greece -> France | $1.3M | +34.8% | 12% | FTA reported | Growing |
| 20 | Turkmenistan -> United Arab Emirates | $1.3M | Not reported | 8.8% | No FTA reported | Declining |
| 21 | Bahrain -> Italy | $1.1M | Not reported | 4.8% | No FTA reported | Declining |
| 22 | Belgium -> Spain | $1.1M | +101% | 2.2% | FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 23 | Afghanistan -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $1.1M | +21.7% | 5.3% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 24 | Poland -> France | $805.4K | -20.1% | 7.4% | FTA reported | Growing |
| 25 | Afghanistan -> United Arab Emirates | $711.3K | -4.3% | 4.2% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |

## Growth leaders

- **Viet Nam -> India**: +1,778.3% 3-year CAGR, $160.7K latest value.
- **Oman -> Spain**: +1,556.2% 3-year CAGR, $193.8K latest value.
- **Oman -> France**: +1,260.2% 3-year CAGR, $324.9K latest value.
- **Qatar -> United Arab Emirates**: +1,154.9% 3-year CAGR, $557.2K latest value.

## Access comparison

- FTA reported: $23.6M across 39 corridors; average growth +164.4%.
- No FTA reported: $158.8M across 61 corridors; average growth +106.2%.

## Reading the figures

Trade value identifies scale. Growth shows movement over the available comparison period. Access, distance, volatility, and signals provide supporting route context where reported. Missing values are not filled or treated as zero.

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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