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Chocolate: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in chocolate totaled $42.4 billion (6.8 million tonnes). The top exporters were Germany (16%), Belgium (12%) and Poland (8%); the top importers were the United States (12%), Germany (9%) and the United Kingdom (8%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 45%.

Summary

World trade
$42.4billion
Tonnes
6.8million tonnes
Price per tonne
$6,243
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Germany$6.9 billion · 16.2%
    see destinations
  2. Belgium$5 billion · 11.9%
    re-exports · see destinations
  3. Poland$3.2 billion · 7.6%
    see destinations
  4. Italy$3.2 billion · 7.5%
    see destinations
  5. Canada$2.8 billion · 6.5%
    see destinations
  6. Netherlands$2.3 billion · 5.3%
    re-exports · see destinations
  7. United States$2.1 billion · 4.9%
    see destinations
  8. France$1.9 billion · 4.5%
    see destinations
  9. Switzerland$1.3 billion · 3.1%
  10. United Kingdom$1.2 billion · 2.8%
  11. Austria$942 million · 2.2%
  12. Turkey$904 million · 2.1%
  13. Mexico$844 million · 2%
  14. Spain$828 million · 2%
  15. Russia$597 million · 1.4%
  16. China$478 million · 1.1%
  17. Malaysia$461 million · 1.1%
  18. Sweden$440 million · 1%
  19. Singapore$410 million · 0.97%
    re-exports
  20. Ireland$409 million · 0.97%

Top importers

  1. United States$4.9 billion · 11.6%
    see sources
  2. Germany$3.7 billion · 8.6%
    see sources
  3. United Kingdom$3.5 billion · 8.2%
    see sources
  4. France$3.3 billion · 7.8%
    see sources
  5. Netherlands$2.1 billion · 5%
    re-exports · see sources
  6. Poland$1.5 billion · 3.5%
    see sources
  7. Canada$1.5 billion · 3.4%
    see sources
  8. Belgium$1.4 billion · 3.4%
    re-exports · see sources
  9. Spain$969 million · 2.3%
  10. Italy$871 million · 2.1%
  11. Austria$735 million · 1.7%
  12. Czechia$661 million · 1.6%
  13. Japan$633 million · 1.5%
  14. Saudi Arabia$620 million · 1.5%
  15. Romania$595 million · 1.4%
  16. Russia$592 million · 1.4%
  17. Sweden$566 million · 1.3%
  18. Australia$530 million · 1.3%
  19. United Arab Emirates$524 million · 1.2%
  20. China$518 million · 1.2%

Trend

Who sells it

Germany was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • Germany 6.9
  • Belgium 5
  • Poland 3.2
  • Italy 3.2
  • Canada 2.8

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
Country19952024
Germany1.46.9
Belgium0.995
Poland0.083.2
Italy0.553.2
Canada0.232.8

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 71% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $6,243

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearUSD per tonne
1995$3,642
1996$3,457
1997$3,344
1998$3,305
1999$3,065
2000$2,678
2001$2,649
2002$2,747
2003$3,253
2004$3,203
2005$3,404
2006$3,347
2007$3,958
2008$4,515
2009$4,350
2010$4,350
2011$4,702
2012$4,635
2013$4,697
2014$4,932
2015$4,715
2016$4,627
2017$4,706
2018$4,757
2019$4,604
2020$4,583
2021$4,757
2022$4,830
2023$5,570
2024$6,243

What it includes

Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa.

  • 1806 · Chocolate

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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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