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Where does the United States get its sugar? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the United States imported $2.4 billion of sugar (3.3 million tonnes), 5.8% of the world total. Its main sources were Brazil (29%), Mexico (17%) and Guatemala (8%). The United States was the world’s 2nd-largest importer of sugar.

Summary

Value
$2.4billion
Tonnes
3.3million tonnes
Share of world total
5.8%
World rank
2nd
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
Brazil695Tonnes: 1,151,299USD per tonne: $60328.8%Sea
Mexico409Tonnes: 398,952USD per tonne: $1,02416.9%Sea
Guatemala193Tonnes: 313,241USD per tonne: $6168%Sea
Dominican Republic162Tonnes: 180,211USD per tonne: $9006.7%Sea
Colombia124Tonnes: 125,823USD per tonne: $9895.2%Sea
El Salvador108Tonnes: 155,621USD per tonne: $6944.5%Sea
Australia83Tonnes: 92,239USD per tonne: $8993.4%Sea
Costa Rica82.1Tonnes: 116,365USD per tonne: $7053.4%Sea
Peru64.9Tonnes: 75,702USD per tonne: $8572.7%Sea
Argentina59.7Tonnes: 78,008USD per tonne: $7652.5%Sea
Honduras55.5Tonnes: 88,341USD per tonne: $6292.3%Sea
Panama44.6Tonnes: 49,709USD per tonne: $8971.9%Sea
South Africa32.3Tonnes: 39,659USD per tonne: $8131.3%Sea
Belize29.5Tonnes: 34,603USD per tonne: $8531.2%Sea
Nicaragua26.9Tonnes: 37,407USD per tonne: $7191.1%Sea
Mozambique24.3Tonnes: 33,468USD per tonne: $7271%Sea
Canada23.6Tonnes: 46,678USD per tonne: $5050.98%Sea
Paraguay23.3Tonnes: 31,286USD per tonne: $7440.96%Sea
Philippines18.7Tonnes: 24,227USD per tonne: $7720.77%Sea
Ecuador18.2Tonnes: 23,930USD per tonne: $7620.75%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Brazil has been its main source since 2024

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

  • Brazil 0.69
  • Mexico 0.41
  • Guatemala 0.19
  • Dominican Republic 0.16
  • Colombia 0.12

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Brazil0.10.69
Mexico0.020.41
Guatemala0.040.19
Dominican Republic0.10.16
Colombia0.060.12

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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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