From a continental perspective, countries in North America accounted for the highest dollar worth of imported beer during 2019 with purchases costing $6.5 billion or 39% of the global total. In second place were European importers at 35.4% while 14.1% of beer imported worldwide was delivered to customers in Asia. Smaller percentages arrived in Latin America (5.3%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Africa (3.2%) and Oceania (2.5%) led by Australia and New Zealand.
For research purposes, the 4-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 2203 for beer.
Beer Imports by Country
Top 15
Below are the 15 countries that spent the most on imported beer during 2019.
- United States: US$5.9 billion (35.2% of total imported beer)
- France: $1 billion (6.1%)
- China: $820 million (4.9%)
- United Kingdom: $663.5 million (4%)
- Italy: $649.9 million (3.9%)
- Canada: $546.5 million (3.3%)
- Germany: $517.2 million (3.1%)
- Netherlands: $491 million (3%)
- Spain: $335.6 million (2%)
- Australia: $331.8 million (2%)
- Russia: $323.9 million (1.9%)
- South Korea: $280.9 million (1.7%)
- South Africa: $242.5 million (1.5%)
- Chile: $222 million (1.3%)
- Ireland: $221.4 million (1.3%)
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing markets for beer since 2015 were: South Africa (up 277.9%), Russia (up 192.7%), South Korea (up 98.1%) and Netherlands (up 74.8%).
One top supplier posted a decline in its imported beer purchases, namely Canada via a -2.6% drop.
By value, the listed 15 countries purchased 75.3% of all beer imported in 2019.
US
Beer Imported into the United States
America’s global purchases of imported beer totaled US$5.9 billion in 2019. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which the US imported the highest dollar value worth of beer during 2019. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country since 2015.
- Mexico: US$4 billion (up 44.4% from 2015)
- Netherlands: $768.3 million (down -11%)
- Belgium: $404 million (down -4.1%)
- Ireland: $220.6 million (up 11%)
- Canada: $115.8 million (down -21.3%)
- Germany: $95 million (up 1.2%)
- Italy: $29.2 million (up 41.5%)
- Dominican Republic: $23.7 million (up 71.6%)
- United Kingdom: $21.1 million (down -76.6%)
- Jamaica: $20.1 million (up 1,020%)
- Poland: $11.9 million (up 4.8%)
- Vietnam: $11.7 million (up 1,504%)
- Czech Republic: $8.5 million (down -11.3%)
- Japan: $8.3 million (up 0.4%)
- Austria: $6.2 million (up 30.3%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 99% of beer imported by the United States in 2019.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of beer to the United States since 2015 were: Vietnam (up 1,504%), Jamaica (up 1,020%), Dominican Republic (up 71.6%) and Mexico (up 44.4%).
Countries that experienced declines in the value of their beer supplied to American importers included: United Kingdom (down -76.6%), Canada (down -21.3%), Czech Republic (down -11.3%) and the Netherlands (down -11%).
Overall, the value of US imported beer rose by an average 23.1% from all supplying countries since 2015 when beer purchased cost $4.8 billion.
France
Beer Imported into France
France’s global purchases of imported beer totaled US$1.02 billion in 2019. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which France imported the highest dollar value worth of beer during 2019. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country since 2015.
- Belgium: US$620.9 million (up 91.8% from 2015)
- Netherlands: $152.8 million (up 31.4%)
- Germany: $63.2 million (down -28.9%)
- United Kingdom: $47.3 million (up 235.9%)
- Portugal: $27.8 million (up 59.4%)
- Mexico: $20.2 million (up 137.9%)
- Ireland: $19.9 million (up 40.6%)
- Italy: $11 million (up 54.2%)
- Poland: $7.7 million (up 1103.6%)
- United States: $7.1 million (up 207.3%)
- China: $6.4 million (up 18.8%)
- Spain: $5.4 million (up 54.7%)
- Denmark: $4 million (up 35%)
- Luxembourg: $2 million (down -11.4%)
- Czech Republic: $1.8 million (down -67%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 98.1% of beer imported by France in 2019.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of beer to France since 2015 were: Poland (up 1,104%), United Kingdom (up 235.9%), United States (up 207.3%) and Mexico (up 137.9%).
Three countries experienced declines in the value of their beer supplied to French importers: Czech Republic (down -67%) and Germany (down -28.9%) and Luxembourg (down -11.4%).
Overall, the value of France’s imported beer rose by an average 61% from all supplying countries since 2015 when beer purchased cost $631.7 million.
China
Beer Imported into China
China’s global purchases of imported beer totaled US$820 million in 2019. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which China imported the highest dollar value worth of beer during 2019. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country since 2015.
- Mexico: US$160 million (up 467% from 2015)
- Germany: $159.9 million (down -20.4%)
- Belgium: $105.8 million (up 183.3%)
- South Korea: $83.6 million (up 321.4%)
- France: $57.8 million (up 117%)
- United Kingdom: $49.5 million (up 1,514%)
- Spain: $40.5 million (up 4.5%)
- Netherlands: $37.6 million (down -72.8%)
- Russia: $30.9 million (up 325.9%)
- Portugal: $25.4 million (up 68%)
- United States: $15.6 million (up 86.1%)
- Italy: $6.4 million (down -65.3%)
- Japan: $5.2 million (up 564.5%)
- Ireland: $4.4 million (up 41.3%)
- Poland: $3.7 million (up 933.2%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 95.9% of beer imported by China in 2019.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of beer to China since 2015 were: United Kingdom (up 1,514%), Poland (up 933.2%), Japan (up 564.5%) and Mexico (up 467%).
Three major providers experienced declines in the value of their beer supplied to Chinese importers: Netherlands (down -72.8%), Italy (down -65.3%) and Germany (down -20.4%).
Overall, the value of China’s imported beer rose by an average 42.6% from all supplying countries since 2015 when beer purchased cost $575.1 million.
UK
Beer Imported into the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom’s global purchases of imported beer totaled US$663.5 million in 2019. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which the UK imported the highest dollar value worth of beer during 2019. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country since 2015.
- Mexico: US$137.7 million (up 155.9% from 2015)
- Ireland: $131.4 million (down -15%)
- Netherlands: $68.9 million (down -25.1%)
- Italy: $65.3 million (down -3.8%)
- Spain: $56.8 million (up 320.7%)
- France: $51.5 million (down -18%)
- Germany: $47.2 million (up 52.9%)
- Belgium: $25.9 million (down -38.7%)
- United States: $21.7 million (down -1.3%)
- Czech Republic: $13.6 million (up 7.9%)
- Portugal: $4.6 million (down -35.2%)
- China: $4.6 million (down -17.2%)
- Poland: $4.4 million (down -41.5%)
- Nigeria: $4.4 million (up 25.9%)
- Thailand: $4.2 million (down -19.8%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 96.1% of beer imported by the United Kingdom in 2019.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of beer to the United Kingdom since 2015 were: Spain (up 320.7%), Mexico (up 155.9%), Germany (up 52.9%) and Sweden (up 33.3%).
Countries that experienced declines in the value of their beer supplied to UK importers included: Belgium (down -38.7%), Portugal (down -35.2%), Netherlands (down -25.1%) and Thailand (down -19.8%).
Overall, the value of United Kingdom’s imported beer rose by an average 8.5% from all supplying countries since 2015 when beer purchased cost $611.7 million.
Searchable List of Beer Importer Countries in 2019
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| Rank | Importer | Beer Imports (US$) | 2018-19 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | United States | $5,852,894,000 | +4.9% |
| 2. | France | $1,016,873,000 | +3.3% |
| 3. | China | $820,006,000 | -9.3% |
| 4. | United Kingdom | $663,515,000 | -8.8% |
| 5. | Italy | $649,900,000 | -3.8% |
| 6. | Canada | $546,509,000 | -4.7% |
| 7. | Germany | $517,193,000 | -1.1% |
| 8. | Netherlands | $491,010,000 | +11.6% |
| 9. | Spain | $335,566,000 | -0.2% |
| 10. | Australia | $331,750,000 | +4.9% |
| 11. | Russia | $323,881,000 | +12.7% |
| 12. | South Korea | $280,881,000 | -9.3% |
| 13. | South Africa | $242,513,000 | +49.9% |
| 14. | Chile | $222,028,000 | +16% |
| 15. | Ireland | $221,393,000 | +7.6% |
| 16. | Belgium | $201,973,000 | -0.6% |
| 17. | Taiwan | $197,659,000 | +5.7% |
| 18. | United Arab Emirates | $180,865,000 | +79.9% |
| 19. | Singapore | $146,074,000 | +4.7% |
| 20. | Paraguay | $133,387,000 | -3.8% |
| 21. | Sweden | $133,283,000 | -7.6% |
| 22. | Hong Kong | $118,537,000 | -5.7% |
| 23. | Switzerland | $114,186,000 | -2.3% |
| 24. | Slovakia | $98,090,000 | +1.4% |
| 25. | Austria | $94,188,000 | +2.3% |
| 26. | Myanmar (Burma) | $88,271,000 | +72,253% |
| 27. | Guatemala | $85,064,000 | +25.9% |
| 28. | Mexico | $79,370,000 | -61% |
| 29. | Poland | $74,045,000 | +6.6% |
| 30. | Denmark | $71,347,000 | +11.9% |
| 31. | New Zealand | $71,218,000 | +9.8% |
| 32. | Honduras | $70,693,000 | +48.8% |
| 33. | Hungary | $69,800,000 | +8.5% |
| 34. | Japan | $66,030,000 | +19.5% |
| 35. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $65,172,000 | -13.7% |
| 36. | Israel | $61,936,000 | -0.9% |
| 37. | Latvia | $61,116,000 | -4.2% |
| 38. | Bulgaria | $54,503,000 | +49.8% |
| 39. | Croatia | $53,090,000 | +3% |
| 40. | Panama | $50,901,000 | +30.2% |
| 41. | Norway | $50,728,000 | +9% |
| 42. | Ukraine | $48,757,000 | -4.8% |
| 43. | Portugal | $48,560,000 | -8.4% |
| 44. | Luxembourg | $46,225,000 | +12.6% |
| 45. | Finland | $45,993,000 | +5.9% |
| 46. | Brazil | $42,601,000 | -7.6% |
| 47. | Iraq | $41,896,000 | +7.1% |
| 48. | Cambodia | $40,207,000 | +106.8% |
| 49. | Romania | $38,969,000 | -5% |
| 50. | Cuba | $38,156,000 | -16.1% |
| 51. | Kazakhstan | $37,902,000 | +2.3% |
| 52. | Greece | $34,864,000 | +6.9% |
| 53. | Lithuania | $34,850,000 | -0.7% |
| 54. | Equatorial Guinea | $34,181,000 | +9.8% |
| 55. | Belarus | $34,148,000 | -31% |
| 56. | Vietnam | $33,610,000 | +166.4% |
| 57. | Slovenia | $30,744,000 | -8.8% |
| 58. | Zambia | $29,981,000 | +27.3% |
| 59. | Argentina | $29,768,000 | -48.6% |
| 60. | Mozambique | $29,220,000 | -9.8% |
| 61. | Malaysia | $28,123,000 | -51.8% |
| 62. | Indonesia | $25,505,000 | +860.3% |
| 63. | Colombia | $25,480,000 | -74.4% |
| 64. | Estonia | $24,137,000 | +12.7% |
| 65. | Peru | $23,799,000 | +43.7% |
| 66. | Macao | $23,116,000 | 0% |
| 67. | Czech Republic | $23,032,000 | +8.7% |
| 68. | Bahrain | $20,935,000 | -17.8% |
| 69. | Namibia | $20,811,000 | +57.5% |
| 70. | Uruguay | $20,260,000 | -5.9% |
| 71. | El Salvador | $19,504,000 | +44.1% |
| 72. | Serbia | $19,427,000 | +5.4% |
| 73. | Botswana | $19,059,000 | -39.3% |
| 74. | Curaçao | $18,979,000 | -2.1% |
| 75. | Albania | $18,115,000 | +50.5% |
| 76. | Thailand | $16,972,000 | -2.2% |
| 77. | Dominican Republic | $16,335,000 | -28.6% |
| 78. | Andorra | $16,222,000 | +9.4% |
| 79. | Costa Rica | $15,775,000 | +9.7% |
| 80. | Ecuador | $15,342,000 | +42.8% |
| 81. | Moldova | $15,275,000 | +5.5% |
| 82. | Cyprus | $15,104,000 | +6.7% |
| 83. | North Korea | $13,765,000 | +21.5% |
| 84. | Oman | $12,506,000 | -5.9% |
| 85. | Turkey | $12,263,000 | -15.4% |
| 86. | Senegal | $12,112,000 | +15% |
| 87. | India | $11,748,000 | -8.3% |
| 88. | Lesotho | $11,271,000 | +43.2% |
| 89. | Aruba | $11,225,000 | +8.1% |
| 90. | Eswatini | $11,024,000 | +15.4% |
| 91. | Malta | $10,436,000 | -1.5% |
| 92. | Bahamas | $10,416,000 | +10.5% |
| 93. | Lebanon | $10,070,000 | -19.5% |
| 94. | Guinea | $10,028,000 | +17% |
| 95. | Morocco | $9,733,000 | +37.3% |
| 96. | Montenegro | $9,708,000 | -8.6% |
| 97. | Cabo Verde | $9,429,000 | -1% |
| 98. | Iceland | $9,145,000 | -0.6% |
| 99. | Georgia | $9,014,000 | -1% |
| 100. | Bolivia | $8,681,000 | -29.6% |
| 101. | Ivory Coast | $8,328,000 | -36.2% |
| 102. | Guinea-Bissau | $8,025,000 | +27.8% |
| 103. | Tanzania | $7,395,000 | -48.7% |
| 104. | St Maarten (Dutch) | $7,384,000 | +7.7% |
| 105. | Bermuda | $6,971,000 | -0.3% |
| 106. | Cameroon | $6,823,000 | +30.9% |
| 107. | Qatar | $6,803,000 | -38% |
| 108. | North Macedonia | $6,510,000 | +18.6% |
| 109. | Gabon | $6,464,000 | -15.2% |
| 110. | Kenya | $6,445,000 | -24.5% |
| 111. | Kyrgyzstan | $6,249,000 | +14.9% |
| 112. | Suriname | $6,190,000 | +936.9% |
| 113. | Belize | $6,006,000 | +2.8% |
| 114. | Philippines | $5,520,000 | +9.6% |
| 115. | Greenland | $5,473,000 | -4.1% |
| 116. | Cayman Islands | $5,327,000 | -8.4% |
| 117. | Azerbaijan | $5,287,000 | +6.3% |
| 118. | Ghana | $5,273,000 | +63.6% |
| 119. | Bonaire/St Eustatius/Saba | $5,100,000 | +6.6% |
| 120. | US Minor Outlying Is | $5,077,000 | -36.8% |
| 121. | Mali | $5,034,000 | -4.9% |
| 122. | Antigua/Barbuda | $4,979,000 | -5.9% |
| 123. | Benin | $4,639,000 | +7.6% |
| 124. | Mongolia | $4,364,000 | -8.4% |
| 125. | Democr. Rep. Congo | $4,345,000 | -77.4% |
| 126. | Uzbekistan | $4,298,000 | +1,052% |
| 127. | Papua New Guinea | $4,260,000 | +179.5% |
| 128. | Laos | $4,148,000 | -58.3% |
| 129. | Niger | $4,013,000 | +92.7% |
| 130. | Togo | $3,583,000 | +17.2% |
| 131. | Armenia | $3,525,000 | +8.7% |
| 132. | Trinidad/Tobago | $3,156,000 | -27.6% |
| 133. | Algeria | $3,104,000 | -72.3% |
| 134. | British Virgin Islands | $3,061,000 | -47% |
| 135. | Uganda | $3,049,000 | -52.1% |
| 136. | Liberia | $2,958,000 | -39.6% |
| 137. | Malawi | $2,952,000 | +1,881% |
| 138. | Seychelles | $2,923,000 | -71.8% |
| 139. | Tajikistan | $2,787,000 | -21.5% |
| 140. | Bangladesh | $2,695,000 | -14.7% |
| 141. | Barbados | $2,592,000 | -7.8% |
| 142. | Nicaragua | $2,575,000 | -8.4% |
| 143. | Gibraltar | $2,307,000 | +6.5% |
| 144. | Cook Islands | $2,138,000 | +2.5% |
| 145. | Haiti | $2,023,000 | +62.6% |
| 146. | Mauritius | $1,950,000 | +28.5% |
| 147. | Turks/Caicos Islands | $1,869,000 | -23.4% |
| 148. | Maldives | $1,790,000 | -28.7% |
| 149. | Congo | $1,415,000 | -69.7% |
| 150. | Timor-Leste | $1,242,000 | -31.9% |
| 151. | Jordan | $1,200,000 | +2.1% |
| 152. | Micronesia | $1,129,000 | -13.2% |
| 153. | Tonga | $1,102,000 | +24% |
| 154. | Syria | $1,065,000 | -68.8% |
| 155. | Palau | $885,000 | -71.1% |
| 156. | French Polynesia | $883,000 | -13.4% |
| 157. | Falkland Is (Malvinas) | $870,000 | +15.2% |
| 158. | Burkina Faso | $821,000 | -50.5% |
| 159. | Faroe Islands | $770,000 | +16.7% |
| 160. | Kiribati | $768,000 | -16.3% |
| 161. | Rwanda | $768,000 | -82.7% |
| 162. | Djibouti | $764,000 | -45.3% |
| 163. | Fiji | $758,000 | -33.8% |
| 164. | Sri Lanka | $739,000 | -62.9% |
| 165. | Sao Tome/Principe | $702,000 | -38.1% |
| 166. | Brunei Darussalam | $636,000 | +116.3% |
| 167. | Comoros | $591,000 | +60.2% |
| 168. | Madagascar | $563,000 | -20.7% |
| 169. | Central African Republic | $538,000 | +23.1% |
| 170. | Angola | $535,000 | -83.3% |
| 171. | Sudan | $517,000 | -91.8% |
| 172. | Afghanistan | $459,000 | 0% |
| 173. | Egypt | $440,000 | -14.1% |
| 174. | Sierra Leone | $426,000 | -42.4% |
| 175. | Jamaica | $426,000 | +15.8% |
| 176. | Turkmenistan | $422,000 | +39.3% |
| 177. | St. Pierre/Miquelon | $396,000 | +7% |
| 178. | Kuwait | $390,000 | 0% |
| 179. | Chad | $386,000 | +123.1% |
| 180. | New Caledonia | $346,000 | -14.8% |
| 181. | Venezuela | $330,000 | +302.4% |
| 182. | Marshall Islands | $329,000 | -36% |
| 183. | Montserrat | $315,000 | -14.4% |
| 184. | Wallis and Futuna Is | $310,000 | +6.9% |
| 185. | Tunisia | $296,000 | +71.1% |
| 186. | Ethiopia | $290,000 | -1.4% |
| 187. | Anguilla | $288,000 | -32.9% |
| 188. | Saint Helena | $260,000 | -9.4% |
| 189. | Northern Mariana Is | $259,000 | +4% |
| 190. | Somalia | $255,000 | -43.3% |
| 191. | South Sudan | $251,000 | -98.5% |
| 192. | Pakistan | $242,000 | +296.7% |
| 193. | Niue | $232,000 | +61.1% |
| 194. | St Vincent/Grenadines | $218,000 | -84.5% |
| 195. | Vanuatu | $201,000 | -34.5% |
| 196. | Gambia | $195,000 | +1,525% |
| 197. | Guyana | $177,000 | -96.7% |
| 198. | Mauritania | $174,000 | +923.5% |
| 199. | Bhutan | $123,000 | -76% |
| 200. | Nepal | $108,000 | -69.1% |
| 201. | Burundi | $107,000 | -96.3% |
| 202. | Tuvalu | $55,000 | +37.5% |
| 203. | Saint Kitts/Nevis | $50,000 | -34.2% |
| 204. | Iran | $49,000 | 0% |
| 205. | French S./Antarctic Terr | $36,000 | -14.3% |
| 206. | Libya | $30,000 | +233.3% |
| 207. | Saint Lucia | $29,000 | -40.8% |
| 208. | Grenada | $22,000 | -72.2% |
| 209. | Guam | $21,000 | -95.4% |
| 210. | Eritrea | $19,000 | -85.9% |
| 211. | Solomon Islands | $11,000 | -98.3% |
| 212. | Dominica | $8,000 | -99.4% |
| 213. | Zimbabwe | $6,000 | -99.3% |
| 214. | Norfolk Island | $4,000 | 0% |
| 215. | Pitcairn | $4,000 | +100% |
| 216. | Samoa | $4,000 | -97% |
| 217. | Nigeria | $3,000 | +200% |
See also Beer Exports by Country, America’s Top Trading Partners and France’s Top 10 Imports
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Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on May 25, 2020
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on May 25, 2020
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on May 25, 2020