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Ice cream: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in ice cream totaled $6.2 billion (1.7 million tonnes). The top exporters were Germany (12%), France (11%) and Belgium (9%); the top importers were the United Kingdom (9%), Germany (9%) and France (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 42%.

Summary

World trade
$6.2billion
Tonnes
1.7million tonnes
Price per tonne
$3,663
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Germany$724 million · 11.7%
  2. France$712 million · 11.5%
  3. Belgium$562 million · 9.1%
    re-exports
  4. Netherlands$456 million · 7.4%
    re-exports
  5. Poland$437 million · 7.1%
  6. Italy$413 million · 6.7%
  7. Spain$356 million · 5.7%
  8. United States$262 million · 4.2%
  9. Hungary$174 million · 2.8%
  10. United Kingdom$149 million · 2.4%
  11. Thailand$136 million · 2.2%
  12. Slovenia$131 million · 2.1%
  13. Serbia$113 million · 1.8%
  14. South Korea$98 million · 1.6%
  15. Turkey$74 million · 1.2%
  16. Lithuania$73 million · 1.2%
  17. Sweden$65 million · 1.1%
  18. Guatemala$60 million · 0.96%
  19. Czechia$59 million · 0.95%
  20. Japan$58 million · 0.94%

Top importers

  1. United Kingdom$564 million · 9.1%
  2. Germany$553 million · 8.9%
  3. France$379 million · 6.1%
  4. Netherlands$323 million · 5.2%
    re-exports
  5. United States$288 million · 4.7%
  6. Spain$285 million · 4.6%
  7. Belgium$249 million · 4%
    re-exports
  8. Portugal$185 million · 3%
  9. Poland$173 million · 2.8%
  10. Italy$163 million · 2.6%
  11. Austria$151 million · 2.4%
  12. Australia$127 million · 2.1%
  13. Sweden$124 million · 2%
  14. Saudi Arabia$115 million · 1.9%
  15. Romania$112 million · 1.8%
  16. Czechia$112 million · 1.8%
  17. Hungary$108 million · 1.8%
  18. Mexico$100 million · 1.6%
  19. China$98 million · 1.6%
  20. Ireland$90 million · 1.5%

Trend

Who sells it

Germany has been the top exporter since 2022

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

  • Germany 724
  • France 712
  • Belgium 562
  • Netherlands 456
  • Poland 437

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Germany120724
France170712
Belgium155562
Netherlands41.8456
Poland23.4437

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 30% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $3,663

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$2,824
1996$2,754
1997$2,395
1998$2,307
1999$2,243
2000$1,995
2001$1,918
2002$1,954
2003$2,259
2004$2,469
2005$2,530
2006$2,508
2007$2,818
2008$3,186
2009$3,013
2010$2,740
2011$3,045
2012$3,014
2013$3,090
2014$3,014
2015$2,684
2016$2,756
2017$2,901
2018$3,055
2019$2,908
2020$3,007
2021$3,162
2022$3,261
2023$3,736
2024$3,663

What it includes

  • 2105 · Ice cream

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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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