| World Importing Countries of Rice (Total) during 2009 | |||
| Sr. No. | Name of Countries | Import Quantity (tonnes) | Import Value (1000 $) |
| 1 | Philippines | 1775266 | 1048887 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 1309553 | 1376447 |
| 3 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1121084 | 638440 |
| 4 | Malaysia | 1087024 | 551113 |
| 5 | Iran | 801726 | 902419 |
| 6 | Senegal | 770912 | 313395 |
| 7 | Iraq | 757560 | 415360 |
| 8 | UAE | 746258 | 826120 |
| 9 | South Africa | 744715 | 452802 |
| 10 | Japan | 664395 | 484631 |
| 11 | USA | 664115 | 634181 |
| 12 | Brazil | 645612 | 272472 |
| 13 | UK | 609286 | 563794 |
| 14 | Mexico | 563047 | 345414 |
| 15 | Cuba | 519980 | 246829 |
| Total of Top 15 Countries | 12780533 | 9072304 | |
| 167 | Pakistan | 4166 | 8174 |
| Total of 180 Other Countries | 13758294 | 9203420 | |
| World Total | 26542993 | 18283898 | |