Handel zagraniczny ziołami i przyprawami na świecie
The aim of the study was to evaluate the variability of the foreign trade herbs and spices in the world and attempt to identify common patterns. The article presents the value of export and import of herbs and spices in US dollars in top-20 countries. The source materials constituted data of FAOSTAT. The study period covered the 2007-2015. In 2007-2015, foreign trade herbs and spices in the world has increased. The value of exports and imports in 2015 was at a similar level of around 2.2-2.4 billion USD. The largest exporters of herbs and spices were China and India, while the importers were USA and Saudi Arabia. The greatest decline in herbs and spices exports was recorded in 2009-2010, and in imports in 2009. In the case of countries with the largest exports of changes in individual years they were violent, and in the case of imports moderate. During the period considered important, very strong, positive relationship of herbs and spice imports with economic parameters determined by the GDP value, the value of exports and imports, and the average and weak with reference to exports of herbs and spices (but only after coming out of the economic crisis).