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Candy and sweets: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in candy and sweets totaled $17.4 billion (4.6 million tonnes). The top exporters were Germany (11%), China (9%) and Mexico (8%); the top importers were the United States (19%), the United Kingdom (6%) and Germany (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 48%.

Summary

World trade
$17.4billion
Tonnes
4.6million tonnes
Price per tonne
$3,814
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Germany$2 billion · 11.3%
  2. China$1.6 billion · 9.3%
  3. Mexico$1.4 billion · 8.2%
  4. Belgium$1.1 billion · 6.3%
    re-exports
  5. Spain$970 million · 5.6%
  6. Turkey$938 million · 5.4%
  7. Netherlands$906 million · 5.2%
    re-exports
  8. United States$821 million · 4.7%
  9. Canada$642 million · 3.7%
  10. Poland$613 million · 3.5%
  11. Italy$383 million · 2.2%
  12. France$318 million · 1.8%
  13. Switzerland$289 million · 1.7%
  14. United Kingdom$284 million · 1.6%
  15. Colombia$283 million · 1.6%
  16. Czechia$281 million · 1.6%
  17. Thailand$232 million · 1.3%
  18. Denmark$224 million · 1.3%
  19. Ukraine$220 million · 1.3%
  20. Brazil$216 million · 1.2%

Top importers

  1. United States$3.3 billion · 19.1%
  2. United Kingdom$1.1 billion · 6.4%
  3. Germany$1.1 billion · 6.3%
  4. Netherlands$725 million · 4.2%
    re-exports
  5. France$668 million · 3.9%
  6. Canada$637 million · 3.7%
  7. Poland$409 million · 2.4%
  8. Sweden$389 million · 2.2%
  9. Belgium$368 million · 2.1%
    re-exports
  10. South Korea$319 million · 1.8%
  11. Australia$305 million · 1.8%
  12. Italy$257 million · 1.5%
  13. China$254 million · 1.5%
  14. Denmark$236 million · 1.4%
  15. Russia$235 million · 1.4%
  16. Spain$232 million · 1.3%
  17. Mexico$225 million · 1.3%
  18. Saudi Arabia$216 million · 1.2%
  19. Austria$203 million · 1.2%
  20. Czechia$181 million · 1%

Trend

Who sells it

Germany has been the top exporter since 2001

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

  • Germany 2
  • China 1.6
  • Mexico 1.4
  • Belgium 1.1
  • Spain 0.97

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Germany0.382
China0.061.6
Mexico0.091.4
Belgium0.231.1
Spain0.310.97

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 35% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $3,814

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$2,821
1996$2,648
1997$2,453
1998$2,361
1999$2,207
2000$2,171
2001$2,058
2002$1,446
2003$2,313
2004$2,500
2005$2,622
2006$2,373
2007$2,689
2008$3,095
2009$2,890
2010$2,898
2011$3,094
2012$3,125
2013$3,182
2014$3,190
2015$3,059
2016$3,068
2017$3,055
2018$3,259
2019$3,050
2020$3,052
2021$3,131
2022$3,255
2023$3,805
2024$3,814

What it includes

  • 1704 · Candy and sweets

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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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