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Where does Germany get its cocoa beans? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Germany imported $1.6 billion of cocoa beans (274 thousand tonnes), 9.2% of the world total. Its main sources were the Netherlands (28%), Côte d'Ivoire (28%) and Ecuador (13%). Germany was the world’s 3rd-largest importer of cocoa beans.

Summary

Value
$1.6billion
Tonnes
274thousand tonnes
Share of world total
9.2%
World rank
3rd
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD millions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Netherlands re-exports462Tonnes: 69,599USD per tonne: $6,64328.3%Land
Côte d'Ivoire462Tonnes: 91,379USD per tonne: $5,05128.3%Sea
Ecuador207Tonnes: 29,941USD per tonne: $6,91512.7%Sea
Belgium re-exports207Tonnes: 41,446USD per tonne: $4,98312.6%Land
Nigeria86.9Tonnes: 11,050USD per tonne: $7,8635.3%Sea
Cameroon83.2Tonnes: 11,715USD per tonne: $7,1045.1%Sea
Ghana80.7Tonnes: 10,555USD per tonne: $7,6464.9%Sea
Guinea18Tonnes: 2,960USD per tonne: $6,0651.1%Sea
Dominican Republic6.8Tonnes: 1,141USD per tonne: $5,9280.41%Sea
Peru4.8Tonnes: 1,514USD per tonne: $3,1490.29%Sea
Nicaragua2.7Tonnes: 190USD per tonne: $14,1920.16%Sea
São Tomé and Principe2.1Tonnes: 365USD per tonne: $5,7150.13%Sea
Madagascar2Tonnes: 529USD per tonne: $3,8440.12%Sea
Togo1.9Tonnes: 198USD per tonne: $9,6720.12%Sea
Switzerland1.9Tonnes: 156USD per tonne: $12,1720.12%Land
Liberia1.4Tonnes: 298USD per tonne: $4,7120.09%Sea
Italy0.58Tonnes: 234USD per tonne: $2,4810.04%Sea
Democratic Republic of the Congo0.58Tonnes: 125USD per tonne: $4,6170.04%Sea
Bolivia0.53Tonnes: 162USD per tonne: $3,2780.03%Sea
France0.33Tonnes: 79USD per tonne: $4,1570.02%Land

Trend

Who it buys from

The Netherlands has been its main source since 2023

Value in USD millions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • Netherlands 462
  • Côte d'Ivoire 462
  • Ecuador 207
  • Belgium 207
  • Nigeria 86.9

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Netherlands6.5462
Côte d'Ivoire247462
Ecuador8.2207
Belgium0.03207
Nigeria29.786.9

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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