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Beer: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in beer totaled $18.2 billion (16 million tonnes). The top exporters were Mexico (37%), the Netherlands (10%) and Belgium (10%); the top importers were the United States (43%), France (6%) and Italy (4%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 10%.

Summary

World trade
$18.2billion
Tonnes
16million tonnes
Price per tonne
$1,137
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Mexico$6.8 billion · 37.5%
    see destinations
  2. Netherlands$1.9 billion · 10.4%
    re-exports · see destinations
  3. Belgium$1.8 billion · 9.8%
    re-exports · see destinations
  4. Germany$1.3 billion · 6.9%
  5. Ireland$565 million · 3.1%
  6. China$517 million · 2.9%
  7. United Kingdom$467 million · 2.6%
  8. Czechia$444 million · 2.5%
  9. Spain$323 million · 1.8%
  10. United States$321 million · 1.8%
  11. Denmark$311 million · 1.7%
  12. Italy$307 million · 1.7%
  13. France$307 million · 1.7%
  14. Poland$293 million · 1.6%
  15. Brazil$224 million · 1.2%
  16. Japan$168 million · 0.93%
  17. Portugal$161 million · 0.89%
  18. Thailand$117 million · 0.65%
  19. South Africa$109 million · 0.6%
  20. Vietnam$103 million · 0.57%

Top importers

  1. United States$7.7 billion · 42.6%
    see sources
  2. France$1.1 billion · 6.2%
  3. Italy$711 million · 3.9%
  4. United Kingdom$546 million · 3%
  5. China$520 million · 2.9%
  6. Netherlands$520 million · 2.9%
    re-exports
  7. Spain$463 million · 2.6%
  8. Germany$458 million · 2.5%
  9. Canada$298 million · 1.6%
  10. Russia$295 million · 1.6%
  11. Ireland$246 million · 1.4%
  12. Taiwan$221 million · 1.2%
  13. South Korea$204 million · 1.1%
  14. Australia$194 million · 1.1%
  15. United Arab Emirates$190 million · 1%
  16. Paraguay$184 million · 1%
  17. Cuba$138 million · 0.76%
  18. Sweden$132 million · 0.73%
  19. Poland$120 million · 0.66%
  20. Hong Kong$119 million · 0.66%
    re-exports

Trend

Who sells it

Mexico has been the top exporter since 2009

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

  • Mexico 6.8
  • Netherlands 1.9
  • Belgium 1.8
  • Germany 1.3
  • Ireland 0.57

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Mexico0.346.8
Netherlands1.11.9
Belgium0.261.8
Germany0.71.3
Ireland0.20.57

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 54% since 1995

Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.

  • 2024: $1,137

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearUSD per tonne
1995$739
1996$760
1997$760
1998$450
1999$769
2000$755
2001$694
2002$579
2003$814
2004$824
2005$844
2006$849
2007$864
2008$866
2009$909
2010$911
2011$952
2012$925
2013$960
2014$929
2015$903
2016$915
2017$913
2018$942
2019$925
2020$933
2021$991
2022$1,035
2023$1,099
2024$1,137

What it includes

  • 2203 · Beer

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Sources and methodology

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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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