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Whisky: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in whisky totaled $13.8 billion (2 million tonnes). The United Kingdom accounted for 59% of exports, followed by the United States (11%) and Ireland (7%); the top importers were the United States (14%), France (6%) and Singapore (5%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 8%.

Summary

World trade
$13.8billion
Tonnes
2million tonnes
Price per tonne
$7,035
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. United Kingdom$8.1 billion · 58.6%
    see destinations
  2. United States$1.5 billion · 10.6%
    see destinations
  3. Ireland$905 million · 6.5%
  4. Singapore$473 million · 3.4%
    re-exports
  5. Netherlands$356 million · 2.6%
    re-exports
  6. Japan$344 million · 2.5%
  7. France$294 million · 2.1%
  8. Canada$236 million · 1.7%
  9. Germany$235 million · 1.7%
  10. Latvia$212 million · 1.5%
  11. India$146 million · 1.1%
  12. Spain$142 million · 1%
  13. Belgium$110 million · 0.8%
    re-exports
  14. Italy$92 million · 0.66%
  15. Thailand$64 million · 0.46%
  16. China$61 million · 0.44%
  17. Hong Kong$56 million · 0.41%
    re-exports
  18. Romania$46 million · 0.33%
  19. Lithuania$32 million · 0.23%
  20. Austria$25 million · 0.18%

Top importers

  1. United States$1.9 billion · 13.5%
    see sources
  2. France$817 million · 5.9%
  3. Singapore$695 million · 5%
    re-exports
  4. Taiwan$680 million · 4.9%
  5. Germany$583 million · 4.2%
  6. Japan$519 million · 3.8%
  7. China$498 million · 3.6%
  8. Netherlands$483 million · 3.5%
    re-exports
  9. India$406 million · 2.9%
  10. Poland$404 million · 2.9%
  11. Spain$394 million · 2.8%
  12. United Arab Emirates$374 million · 2.7%
  13. Australia$341 million · 2.5%
  14. Russia$301 million · 2.2%
  15. Turkey$286 million · 2.1%
  16. Canada$272 million · 2%
  17. Brazil$251 million · 1.8%
  18. South Korea$248 million · 1.8%
  19. Italy$247 million · 1.8%
  20. United Kingdom$218 million · 1.6%

Trend

Who sells it

The United Kingdom was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • United Kingdom 8.1
  • United States 1.5
  • Ireland 0.9
  • Singapore 0.47
  • Netherlands 0.36

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
United Kingdom3.68.1
United States0.371.5
Ireland0.060.9
Singapore0.040.47
Netherlands0.040.36

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 15% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $7,035

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$6,113
1996$5,928
1997$5,494
1998$5,709
1999$5,723
2000$5,090
2001$5,031
2002$5,214
2003$5,723
2004$6,226
2005$6,560
2006$6,964
2007$7,563
2008$7,596
2009$6,864
2010$7,369
2011$7,409
2012$7,538
2013$7,434
2014$7,335
2015$7,294
2016$7,462
2017$8,371
2018$8,634
2019$8,293
2020$7,516
2021$5,665
2022$6,654
2023$9,120
2024$7,035

What it includes

  • 220830 · subheading of heading 2208: Spirits

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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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