Overall, the value of imported coffee decreased by -3% for all importing countries since 2015 when coffee purchases were valued at $31.1 billion. From 2018 to 2019, worldwide coffee imports fell in value by -5.1%.
From a continental perspective, European countries drank the highest dollar worth of imported coffee during 2019 with purchases costing $17.8 billion or 59% of the global total. In second place were North American importers at 23.6% while 13.4% of imported coffee was delivered to buyers in Asia.
Smaller percentages arrived in Oceania (1.7%) led by Australia, Latin America (1.1%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, and Africa (also 1.1%).
For research purposes, the 4-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix for coffee is 0901.
Coffee Imports by Country
Top 15
Below are the 15 countries that imported the highest dollar value worth of coffee during 2019.
- United States: US$5.8 billion (19.4% of total coffee imports)
- Germany: $3.2 billion (10.7%)
- France: $2.7 billion (9.1%)
- Italy: $1.6 billion (5.4%)
- Japan: $1.2 billion (4.1%)
- Canada: $1.2 billion (4%)
- Netherlands: $1.2 billion (4%)
- Belgium: $1.1 billion (3.6%)
- United Kingdom: $1.1 billion (3.5%)
- Spain: $969.6 million (3.2%)
- Switzerland: $750.5 million (2.5%)
- South Korea: $661.7 million (2.2%)
- Russia: $631.4 million (2.1%)
- Poland: $578 million (1.9%)
- Australia: $447.4 million (1.5%)
By value, the listed 15 countries purchased over one quarter (77.1%) of all coffee imports in 2019. Within parenthesis is the percentage of overall coffee shipments for each importing geography.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing markets for coffee since 2015 were: Russia (up 26.9%), Poland (up 26.4%), Netherlands (up 24.4%) and South Korea (up 21%).
Those countries that posted declines in their imported coffee purchases were led by: Japan (down -21.1%), Germany (down -13.8%), Italy (down -7.7%) and Australia (down -7.2%).
USA
Coffee Imports into United States
America’s global purchases of imported coffee totaled US$5.7 billion in 2019. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which United States imported the highest dollar value worth of coffee during 2019. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country since 2015.
- Colombia: US$1.2 billion (down -3.5% from 2014)
- Brazil: $1.1 billion (down -21.9%)
- Canada: $407.7 million (down -6.6%)
- Switzerland: $367.4 million (up 217.4%)
- Guatemala: $325 million (down -1.5%)
- Indonesia: $307.8 million (down -11.5%)
- Vietnam: $297.5 million (down -21.6%)
- Nicaragua: $271.3 million (up 13.9%)
- Honduras: $253 million (up 16%)
- Peru: $221.4 million (up 22.3%)
- Mexico: $197.6 million (down -20.2%)
- Costa Rica: $149.6 million (down -14.4%)
- Ethiopia: $133.2 million (up 3%)
- Italy: $126.6 million (up 24.1%)
- Germany: $110.2 million (down -0.7%)
The listed 15 countries shipped 93.3% of American coffee imports in 2019.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of coffee to US since 2015 were: Switzerland (up 217.4%), Italy (up 24.1%), Peru (up 22.3%) and Honduras (up 16%).
Countries that experienced declines in the value of their coffee supplied to American importers included: Brazil (down -21.9%), Vietnam (down -21.6%), Mexico (down -20.2%) and Costa Rica (down -14.4%).
Overall, the value of US coffee imports fell by an average -3.2% from all supplying countries since 2015 when coffee purchases were valued at $6 billion.
Germany
Coffee Imports into Germany
Germany’s global purchases of imported coffee totaled US$3.5 billion in 2019. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which Germany imported the highest dollar value worth of coffee during 2019. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country since 2015.
- Brazil: US$808.5 million (down -26.1% from 2015)
- Vietnam: $399.9 million (down -14.9%)
- Honduras: $258.3 million (down -21.8%)
- Switzerland: $213 million (up 8.5%)
- Italy: $211.2 million (up 32.8%)
- Colombia: $190.6 million (down -12%)
- Peru: $158.8 million (down -21.8%)
- Ethiopia: $127.5 million (down -2.3%)
- India: $80.1 million (up 17.8%)
- Uganda: $74.2 million (down -1.1%)
- Netherlands: $68.5 million (down -41.4%)
- Poland: $62.6 million (down -19.5%)
- Indonesia: $55.2 million (down -50.3%)
- Spain: $51.4 million (up 111.2%)
- Papua New Guinea: $42.4 million (up 8.3%)
The listed 15 countries shipped 86.8% of coffee imported by Germany in 2019.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of coffee to Germany since 2015 were: Brazil (up 111.2%), Vietnam (up 32.8%), Honduras (up 17.8%) and Switzerland (up 8.5%).
Countries that experienced declines in the value of their coffee supplied to German importers included: Papua New Guinea (down -50.3%), Spain (down -41.4%), Indonesia (down -26.1%) and Poland (down -21.8%).
Overall, the value of Germany’s coffee imports dropped by an average -13.8% from all supplying countries since 2015 when coffee purchases were valued at $3.7 billion.
France
Coffee Imports into France
France’s global purchases of imported coffee totaled US$2.8 billion in 2019. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which France imported the highest dollar value worth of coffee during 2019. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country since 2015.
- Switzerland: US$1.4 billion (up 23.5% from 2015)
- Germany: $252 million (up 52%)
- Netherlands: $236.3 million (up 229.8%)
- Belgium: $161.7 million (down -18.7%)
- Italy: $145.1 million (up 8.2%)
- Brazil: $118.9 million (down -26.4%)
- Vietnam: $65.8 million (down -17.2%)
- Honduras: $59.3 million (down -9.5%)
- Spain: $38.7 million (down -3.8%)
- Peru: $31.1 million (up 25.9%)
- Ethiopia: $30.2 million (down -36.6%)
- Colombia: $28.7 million (down -8%)
- United Kingdom: $24.8 million (down -51.1%)
- Mexico: $19.8 million (up 39.4%)
- Nicaragua: $14.7 million (up 170%)
The listed 15 countries shipped 95.2% of coffee imported by France in 2019.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of coffee to France since 2015 were: Netherlands (up 229.8%), Nicaragua (up 170%), Germany (up 52%) and Mexico (up 39.4%).
Countries that experienced declines in the value of their coffee supplied to French importers included: United Kingdom (down -51.1%), Ethiopia (down -36.6%), Brazil (down -26.4%) and Belgium (down -18.7%).
Overall, the value of France’s coffee imports rose by an average 14.2% from all supplying countries since 2015 when coffee purchases were valued at $2.4 billion.
Italy
Coffee Imports into Italy
Italy’s global purchases of imported coffee totaled US$1.7 billion in 2019. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which Italy imported the highest dollar value worth of coffee during 2019. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country since 2015.
- Brazil: US$492.5 million (down -15% from 2015)
- Vietnam: $227.3 million (down -5%)
- France: $153.9 million (up 3.6%)
- India: $142.3 million (down -16.6%)
- Uganda: $110.3 million (up 17%)
- Honduras: $68.3 million (down -2.5%)
- Colombia: $61.4 million (down -24.3%)
- Germany: $60.3 million (up 57.5%)
- Indonesia: $58 million (down -32.5%)
- Ethiopia: $37.6 million (down -3.3%)
- Guatemala: $34.5 million (up 3.7%)
- Peru: $23.2 million (up 34.1%)
- Belgium: $19.4 million (up 102.6%)
- Nicaragua: $18.5 million (up 1%)
- Spain: $14.8 million (down -16.6%)
The listed 15 countries shipped 92.7% of coffee imported by Italy in 2019.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of coffee to Italy since 2015 were: Belgium (up 102.6%), Germany (up 57.5%), Peru (up 34.1%) and Uganda (up 17%).
Countries that experienced declines in the value of their coffee supplied to Italian importers included: Indonesia (down -32.5%), Colombia (down -24.3%), India (down -16.6%) and Spain (down -16.6%).
Overall, the value of Italy’s coffee imports declined by an average -7.7% from all supplying countries since 2015 when coffee purchases were valued at $1.8 billion.
Searchable List of Coffee Importing Countries in 2019
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| Rank | Importer | Coffee Imports (US$) | 2018-19 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | United States | $5,841,573,000 | +2.1% |
| 2. | Germany | $3,228,205,000 | -7.2% |
| 3. | France | $2,731,272,000 | -3.6% |
| 4. | Italy | $1,642,404,000 | -6.1% |
| 5. | Japan | $1,248,034,000 | -1.1% |
| 6. | Canada | $1,196,366,000 | -0.9% |
| 7. | Netherlands | $1,194,042,000 | -7.6% |
| 8. | Belgium | $1,080,895,000 | +0.8% |
| 9. | United Kingdom | $1,058,625,000 | -1.9% |
| 10. | Spain | $969,608,000 | -4.6% |
| 11. | Switzerland | $750,500,000 | -1% |
| 12. | South Korea | $661,672,000 | +3.8% |
| 13. | Russia | $631,402,000 | +6.5% |
| 14. | Poland | $577,956,000 | -1% |
| 15. | Australia | $447,378,000 | -5.5% |
| 16. | Austria | $440,174,000 | -0.8% |
| 17. | Sweden | $401,503,000 | -5.4% |
| 18. | Finland | $286,546,000 | +7.5% |
| 19. | Czech Republic | $277,986,000 | +2.5% |
| 20. | Malaysia | $273,967,000 | +9.6% |
| 21. | China | $270,131,000 | -10.4% |
| 22. | Portugal | $263,813,000 | -0.7% |
| 23. | Saudi Arabia | $247,471,000 | +16.3% |
| 24. | Romania | $246,626,000 | -0.3% |
| 25. | Greece | $236,221,000 | -1.1% |
| 26. | Turkey | $194,729,000 | +4.4% |
| 27. | Taiwan | $180,895,000 | +0.2% |
| 28. | Denmark | $168,161,000 | -6.3% |
| 29. | Norway | $166,964,000 | -2.2% |
| 30. | Slovakia | $150,765,000 | -19.3% |
| 31. | Luxembourg | $128,137,000 | -10.3% |
| 32. | Israel | $127,599,000 | -3.9% |
| 33. | Lithuania | $125,482,000 | +1.5% |
| 34. | Ukraine | $124,886,000 | -2.7% |
| 35. | Bulgaria | $122,308,000 | -6% |
| 36. | Ireland | $118,485,000 | +10.7% |
| 37. | India | $111,681,000 | -17.4% |
| 38. | Hungary | $109,362,000 | -7.1% |
| 39. | Thailand | $107,808,000 | -22.4% |
| 40. | Morocco | $102,572,000 | -14.8% |
| 41. | Slovenia | $102,267,000 | +2.1% |
| 42. | South Africa | $79,596,000 | -11.8% |
| 43. | Argentina | $79,232,000 | -16.4% |
| 44. | Mexico | $79,194,000 | -8.5% |
| 45. | Singapore | $75,882,000 | +0.9% |
| 46. | United Arab Emirates | $75,224,000 | -27.6% |
| 47. | Brazil | $73,885,000 | +21.1% |
| 48. | Serbia | $73,312,000 | -1% |
| 49. | Philippines | $73,082,000 | -20.1% |
| 50. | Croatia | $71,827,000 | -4.1% |
| 51. | New Zealand | $71,164,000 | -4.3% |
| 52. | Latvia | $62,032,000 | -0.7% |
| 53. | Chile | $58,342,000 | +5.1% |
| 54. | Jordan | $56,702,000 | -46.2% |
| 55. | Colombia | $54,660,000 | -43.1% |
| 56. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $50,932,000 | -13.8% |
| 57. | Lebanon | $50,529,000 | -35.7% |
| 58. | Hong Kong | $49,399,000 | -33% |
| 59. | Syria | $47,278,000 | +3.5% |
| 60. | Estonia | $39,607,000 | -9.1% |
| 61. | Belarus | $36,221,000 | -10.2% |
| 62. | Libya | $32,804,000 | -5.4% |
| 63. | Kuwait | $29,367,000 | -28.4% |
| 64. | Egypt | $28,370,000 | -76.1% |
| 65. | Cyprus | $25,742,000 | -2.3% |
| 66. | Costa Rica | $25,055,000 | +100% |
| 67. | Albania | $24,722,000 | -13.6% |
| 68. | Armenia | $24,563,000 | -4.3% |
| 69. | North Macedonia | $24,424,000 | -6.6% |
| 70. | Iceland | $20,073,000 | +3.7% |
| 71. | Tunisia | $20,062,000 | -61% |
| 72. | Indonesia | $18,846,000 | -87.9% |
| 73. | Vietnam | $18,693,000 | -78.5% |
| 74. | Montenegro | $17,596,000 | +58.3% |
| 75. | Georgia | $17,338,000 | +11.5% |
| 76. | Algeria | $13,613,000 | -94% |
| 77. | Qatar | $13,488,000 | -29.2% |
| 78. | Dominican Republic | $12,474,000 | -67.4% |
| 79. | Iran | $10,327,000 | -63.4% |
| 80. | Kazakhstan | $10,135,000 | +25% |
| 81. | Namibia | $8,809,000 | +5% |
| 82. | Macao | $8,743,000 | 0% |
| 83. | Moldova | $8,223,000 | +18.9% |
| 84. | Oman | $6,896,000 | -61.3% |
| 85. | Andorra | $6,486,000 | +2.4% |
| 86. | Malta | $6,433,000 | +36.1% |
| 87. | Uruguay | $5,313,000 | -9.3% |
| 88. | Botswana | $4,948,000 | -32.4% |
| 89. | Bahrain | $4,337,000 | -38.3% |
| 90. | Mauritius | $4,328,000 | -11.1% |
| 91. | New Caledonia | $4,294,000 | -3.7% |
| 92. | Peru | $4,145,000 | +2.3% |
| 93. | Maldives | $4,075,000 | -47.7% |
| 94. | Greenland | $4,026,000 | -3.3% |
| 95. | Panama | $3,931,000 | -65.7% |
| 96. | Nigeria | $3,876,000 | +177.8% |
| 97. | Senegal | $3,736,000 | -30.4% |
| 98. | Angola | $3,537,000 | -58% |
| 99. | Paraguay | $3,299,000 | -16.1% |
| 100. | El Salvador | $3,107,000 | +14.4% |
| 101. | Aruba | $3,081,000 | -0.4% |
| 102. | Cuba | $3,033,000 | -83.8% |
| 103. | Iraq | $2,838,000 | -45.9% |
| 104. | Faroe Islands | $2,824,000 | +11.9% |
| 105. | Bahamas | $2,644,000 | -49.6% |
| 106. | Bermuda | $2,574,000 | +2.2% |
| 107. | Azerbaijan | $2,482,000 | +28.2% |
| 108. | Cambodia | $2,446,000 | -33.5% |
| 109. | Ecuador | $2,311,000 | -48.9% |
| 110. | Côte d'Ivoire | $2,225,000 | -7.6% |
| 111. | Belize | $2,224,000 | +1.9% |
| 112. | Mozambique | $2,088,000 | +25.9% |
| 113. | Madagascar | $2,062,000 | -61.5% |
| 114. | French Polynesia | $2,027,000 | -26% |
| 115. | Cayman Islands | $1,812,000 | +45.9% |
| 116. | Curaçao | $1,705,000 | -20.4% |
| 117. | Uzbekistan | $1,510,000 | +66.9% |
| 118. | Cabo Verde | $1,498,000 | -38.0% |
| 119. | Papua New Guinea | $1,429,000 | -12.5% |
| 120. | Eswatini | $1,294,000 | -10.8% |
| 121. | Kyrgyzstan | $1,266,000 | +10.7% |
| 122. | Barbados | $1,226,000 | -6.3% |
| 123. | Guatemala | $1,195,000 | +50.9% |
| 124. | Trinidad/Tobago | $1,152,000 | -9.3% |
| 125. | Mongolia | $1,069,000 | -30.1% |
| 126. | Lesotho | $949,000 | -11.2% |
| 127. | Bangladesh | $938,000 | +22.8% |
| 128. | Venezuela | $871,000 | -87.9% |
| 129. | Nepal | $845,000 | +67.3% |
| 130. | Gibraltar | $833,000 | -15.5% |
| 131. | Ghana | $811,000 | +55.4% |
| 132. | Jamaica | $780,000 | -58% |
| 133. | Pakistan | $687,000 | -31% |
| 134. | US Minor Outlying Is | $643,000 | -6.5% |
| 135. | North Korea | $615,000 | -91.3% |
| 136. | Myanmar (Burma) | $607,000 | -73.8% |
| 137. | Zambia | $577,000 | -28.8% |
| 138. | Kenya | $554,000 | -90.1% |
| 139. | Seychelles | $513,000 | -59.8% |
| 140. | Sri Lanka | $506,000 | -26.1% |
| 141. | Fiji | $501,000 | -77% |
| 142. | Palestine | $479,000 | -98.3% |
| 143. | Burkina Faso | $477,000 | +136.1% |
| 144. | Gabon | $463,000 | -17.8% |
| 145. | Turkmenistan | $450,000 | -12.8% |
| 146. | Mali | $412,000 | -20.8% |
| 147. | Yemen | $387,000 | -90.6% |
| 148. | Antigua/Barbuda | $379,000 | -22.2% |
| 149. | Brunei Darussalam | $371,000 | -28.9% |
| 150. | Bolivia | $367,000 | -38.1% |
| 151. | Bonaire/St Eustatius/Saba | $353,000 | +13.5% |
| 152. | Afghanistan | $332,000 | +14.9% |
| 153. | Democratic Rep. Congo | $323,000 | -67.1% |
| 154. | Equatorial Guinea | $304,000 | +20.2% |
| 155. | Suriname | $273,000 | +187.4% |
| 156. | Congo | $259,000 | -53.3% |
| 157. | Guyana | $251,000 | +126.1% |
| 158. | Malawi | $233,000 | -28.3% |
| 159. | Norfolk Island | $226,000 | -33.1% |
| 160. | Cameroon | $225,000 | +21.6% |
| 161. | Cook Islands | $206,000 | -4.2% |
| 162. | Tanzania | $188,000 | +241.8% |
| 163. | Djibouti | $159,000 | -81.3% |
| 164. | Guinea | $151,000 | -51.1% |
| 165. | Honduras | $148,000 | -60.2% |
| 166. | Mauritania | $137,000 | -64.4% |
| 167. | Guinea-Bissau | $137,000 | +42.7% |
| 168. | Saint Lucia | $135,000 | -75% |
| 169. | Tajikistan | $128,000 | +7.6% |
See also Coffee Exports by Country, Tea Exports by Country and Top Soft Drinks Exporters by Country
Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Imports – Commodities. Accessed on April 29, 2020
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on April 29, 2020
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on April 29, 2020