From a continental perspective, European countries bought the highest dollar worth of imported wine during 2019 with a cost of $18.7 billion or 50.6% of the global total. In second place were North American importers at 23.5% while 20% of worldwide wine imports were delivered to customers in Asia.
Smaller percentages were delivered to Latin America (2.3%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Oceania (2.1%) led by Australia and New Zealand, and Africa (1.3%).
For research purposes, the 4-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix for wine is 2204.
Top Wine Importing Countries
Top 15
Below are the 15 countries that imported the highest dollar value worth of wine during 2019. Within parenthesis is the percentage of worldwide imported wine.
- United States: US$6.5 billion (17.6% of total imported wine)
- United Kingdom: $4.4 billion (12%)
- Germany: $2.9 billion (7.8%)
- China: $2.4 billion (6.6%)
- Canada: $1.9 billion (5.3%)
- Japan: $1.8 billion (4.9%)
- Netherlands: $1.4 billion (3.7%)
- Switzerland: $1.2 billion (3.3%)
- Russia: $1.2 billion (3.1%)
- Belgium: $1.1 billion (3.1%)
- Hong Kong: $1.1 billion (3%)
- France: $988.3 million (2.7%)
- Sweden: $767.8 million (2.1%)
- Denmark: $732.1 million (2%)
- Singapore: $621.1 million (1.7%)
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing markets for wine since 2015 were: Russia (up 72.5%), France (up 29.5%), Netherlands (up 24.3%) and Japan (up 21.5%).
Two countries posted declines in their imported wine purchases namely Hong Kong (down -19.2%) and the United Kingdom (down -2.5%).
The listed 15 countries purchased 78.8% of all wine imported in 2019.
USA
Wine Imports into America
America’s global purchases of imported wine totaled US$6.5 billion in 2019. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country since 2015.
- France: US$2.2 billion (up 39.1% from 2015)
- Italy: $2.1 billion (up 15.9%)
- New Zealand: $482.4 million (up 28.3%)
- Spain: $375.4 million (up 6.2%)
- Australia: $365.4 million (down -20.7%)
- Argentina: $284.6 million (down -21.6%)
- Chile: $259.9 million (down -16.3%)
- Portugal: $117.6 million (up 20.2%)
- Germany: $100.6 million (down -7.2%)
- South Africa: $49.3 million (down -10.9%)
- Canada: $42.4 million (up 17.4%)
- Israel: $31.8 million (up 40%)
- Austria: $23.7 million (up 58.3%)
- United Kingdom: $21.3 million (up 160.2%)
- Greece: $15.4 million (up 28.2%)
The listed 15 countries shipped 99.2% of wine imported by the United States in 2019.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of wine to the United States since 2015 were: United Kingdom (up 160.2%), Austria (up 58.3%), Israel (up 40%) and France (up 39.1%).
Countries that experienced declines in the value of their wine supplied to American importers included: Argentina (down -21.6%), Australia (down -20.7%), Chile (down -16.3%) and South Africa (down -10.9%).
Overall, the value of US imported wine rose by an average 15.4% from all supplying countries since 2015 when wine purchased cost $5.6 billion.
UK
Wine Imports into the United Kingdom
United Kingdom’s global purchases of imported wine totaled US$4.4 billion in 2019. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country since 2015.
- France: US$1.5 billion (down -2.7% from 2015)
- Italy: $894.6 million (up 1.1%)
- New Zealand: $317.4 million (up 2.8%)
- Spain: $313.1 million (down -13.9%)
- Australia: $309 million (down -12%)
- Chile: $237 million (down -11%)
- United States: $231.6 million (down -1.6%)
- Germany: $194 million (up 3.5%)
- South Africa: $133.4 million (down -9.5%)
- Argentina: $127.2 million (up 35.1%)
- Portugal: $85.3 million (down -1%)
- Belgium: $26.9 million (up 64%)
- Hungary: $17.7 million (up 50%)
- Netherlands: $15.6 million (up 1.8%)
- Denmark: $11.7 million (up 5.2%)
The listed 15 countries shipped 99.0% of wine imported by the United Kingdom in 2019.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of wine to the United Kingdom since 2015 were: Belgium (up 64%), Hungary (up 50%), Argentina (up 35.1%) and Denmark (up 5.2%).
Countries that experienced declines in the value of their wine supplied to UK importers included: Spain (down -13.9%), Australia (down -12%), Chile (down -11%) and South Africa (down -9.5%).
Overall, the value of United Kingdom’s imported wine dropped by an average -2.5% from all supplying countries since 2015 when wine purchased cost $4.5 billion.
Germany
Wine Imports into Germany
Germany’s global purchases of imported wine totaled US$2.9 billion in 2019. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country since 2015.
- Italy: US$1.1 billion (up 7.3% from 2015)
- France: $817.4 million (up 7.5%)
- Spain: $405.6 million (down -7.4%)
- South Africa: $95 million (down -4.6%)
- United States: $88 million (down -18.5%)
- Austria: $69.7 million (down -4.9%)
- Chile: $67.1 million (down -13.9%)
- Australia: $62.6 million (down -1%)
- Portugal: $54 million (up 18.4%)
- New Zealand: $40.2 million (up 134.1%)
- Greece: $26.2 million (down -6.5%)
- Argentina: $19.1 million (up 3.9%)
- Hungary: $18.8 million (up 39.2%)
- North Macedonia: $14.3 million (down -14.6%)
- Romania: $5.7 million (up 256.3%)
The listed 15 countries shipped 99.2% of wine imported by Germany in 2019.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of wine to Germany since 2015 were: Romania (up 256.3%), New Zealand (up 134.1%), Hungary (up 39.2%) and Portugal (up 18.4%).
Countries that experienced declines in the value of their wine supplied to German importers included: United States (down -18.5%), North Macedonia (down -14.6%), Chile (down -13.9%) and Spain (down -7.4%).
Overall, the value of Germany’s imported wine increased by an average 3.4% from all supplying countries since 2015 when wine purchased cost $2.8 billion.
China
Wine Imports into China
China’s global purchases of imported wine totaled US$2.9 billion in 2019. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country since 2015.
- Australia: US$866.4 million (up 90.9% from 2015)
- France: $702.6 million (down -22.2%)
- Chile: $346 million (up 48.2%)
- Italy: $156.4 million (up 55.5%)
- Spain: $145.2 million (up 11.9%)
- United States: $38.6 million (down -32.7%)
- Argentina: $27.2 million (up 32.3%)
- Portugal: $24.9 million (up 47.7%)
- South Africa: $22.6 million (down -44.3%)
- Germany: $22.3 million (up 17.7%)
- New Zealand: $20.9 million (up 10.9%)
- Georgia: $19.2 million (up 225.5%)
- Moldova: $12.8 million (up 141%)
- Canada: $11.2 million (up 5.8%)
- Hungary: $4.6 million (up 5.3%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 99.1% of all Chinese wine imports in 2018.
The listed 15 countries shipped 99.1% of all Chinese wine imports in 2019.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of wine to China since 2015 were: Georgia (up 327.5%), Australia (up 204.5%), Moldova (up 167.7%) and Chile (up 125.7%).
Overall, the value of Chinese wine imports accelerated by an average 88% from all supplying countries since 2015 when wine purchases were valued at $1.5 billion.
Searchable List of Wine Importing Countries in 2019
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| Rank | Importer | Wine Imports (US$) | 2018-19 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | United States | $6,487,295,000 | +0.6% |
| 2. | United Kingdom | $4,429,517,000 | +1.3% |
| 3. | Germany | $2,883,085,000 | -9.1% |
| 4. | China | $2,444,671,000 | -14.4% |
| 5. | Canada | $1,949,254,000 | -2.4% |
| 6. | Japan | $1,810,724,000 | +7.1% |
| 7. | Netherlands | $1,358,098,000 | -2% |
| 8. | Switzerland | $1,211,942,000 | -0.3% |
| 9. | Russia | $1,159,975,000 | +10.4% |
| 10. | Belgium | $1,140,133,000 | -1.2% |
| 11. | Hong Kong | $1,124,314,000 | -26.9% |
| 12. | France | $988,302,000 | -13.1% |
| 13. | Sweden | $767,783,000 | -2.1% |
| 14. | Denmark | $732,122,000 | -2% |
| 15. | Singapore | $621,143,000 | -5.8% |
| 16. | Australia | $584,467,000 | -6.8% |
| 17. | Norway | $431,819,000 | -1.9% |
| 18. | Italy | $380,337,000 | -8.2% |
| 19. | Brazil | $371,621,000 | -1.1% |
| 20. | Poland | $333,091,000 | -5.9% |
| 21. | Ireland | $322,029,000 | -1.5% |
| 22. | Austria | $268,422,000 | +4.6% |
| 23. | Latvia | $264,643,000 | +11.2% |
| 24. | South Korea | $259,200,000 | +6.2% |
| 25. | Czech Republic | $257,052,000 | -2.4% |
| 26. | Mexico | $246,297,000 | -9.4% |
| 27. | Spain | $242,413,000 | -5.9% |
| 28. | Lithuania | $241,170,000 | -2.3% |
| 29. | Finland | $241,087,000 | -9% |
| 30. | Taiwan | $209,506,000 | -2.6% |
| 31. | Portugal | $189,567,000 | +3.7% |
| 32. | United Arab Emirates | $188,937,000 | -39.3% |
| 33. | New Zealand | $137,979,000 | -4.1% |
| 34. | Luxembourg | $132,665,000 | -1.8% |
| 35. | Ukraine | $128,521,000 | +2.6% |
| 36. | Macao | $117,550,000 | 0% |
| 37. | Malaysia | $92,859,000 | -8.8% |
| 38. | Estonia | $82,915,000 | -5.4% |
| 39. | Vietnam | $75,812,000 | +173.6% |
| 40. | Romania | $71,571,000 | -3.4% |
| 41. | Slovakia | $69,247,000 | -20.7% |
| 42. | Thailand | $65,446,000 | -9.5% |
| 43. | Colombia | $64,556,000 | +12.9% |
| 44. | Panama | $59,163,000 | +32.8% |
| 45. | Greece | $54,158,000 | +8.6% |
| 46. | Dominican Republic | $53,841,000 | -9.6% |
| 47. | South Africa | $52,259,000 | +3.1% |
| 48. | Angola | $47,718,000 | -21.9% |
| 49. | Cambodia | $45,673,000 | +1,551% |
| 50. | Namibia | $44,606,000 | -4% |
| 51. | Belarus | $44,044,000 | -25.3% |
| 52. | Israel | $43,472,000 | +6.6% |
| 53. | Ivory Coast | $42,921,000 | +2.4% |
| 54. | Paraguay | $42,314,000 | -18.1% |
| 55. | Philippines | $41,982,000 | +14.7% |
| 56. | Myanmar (Burma) | $38,440,000 | +629.8% |
| 57. | Peru | $37,465,000 | -1.3% |
| 58. | Croatia | $37,147,000 | +2.5% |
| 59. | Kazakhstan | $36,190,000 | -13.2% |
| 60. | Serbia | $30,804,000 | +4% |
| 61. | Cyprus | $29,551,000 | -2.8% |
| 62. | Costa Rica | $28,571,000 | +3.5% |
| 63. | Indonesia | $28,172,000 | +51.1% |
| 64. | Morocco | $27,118,000 | -6.9% |
| 65. | Iceland | $26,203,000 | +2.5% |
| 66. | Qatar | $25,942,000 | +293% |
| 67. | Malta | $24,842,000 | +8.1% |
| 68. | Bulgaria | $23,578,000 | +0.8% |
| 69. | Ecuador | $22,626,000 | +3.2% |
| 70. | Hungary | $21,589,000 | +15.4% |
| 71. | India | $21,559,000 | -21.4% |
| 72. | Cameroon | $21,377,000 | -6.5% |
| 73. | New Caledonia | $20,452,000 | -0.5% |
| 74. | Kenya | $19,857,000 | -15.2% |
| 75. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $19,202,000 | +5.6% |
| 76. | Andorra | $16,471,000 | -5.6% |
| 77. | Mauritius | $16,109,000 | -18.6% |
| 78. | Bahamas | $15,988,000 | -17% |
| 79. | Togo | $15,837,000 | -20% |
| 80. | Nigeria | $15,645,000 | +219.8% |
| 81. | Slovenia | $15,458,000 | -6.4% |
| 82. | Guatemala | $15,316,000 | +23.7% |
| 83. | Lebanon | $15,140,000 | +9% |
| 84. | Ghana | $14,845,000 | +118.9% |
| 85. | French Polynesia | $14,578,000 | +10.8% |
| 86. | Bermuda | $14,458,000 | -3.7% |
| 87. | Maldives | $13,338,000 | +23.7% |
| 88. | Aruba | $12,848,000 | +10% |
| 89. | Democratic Rep. Congo | $12,754,000 | -24.6% |
| 90. | Cayman Islands | $12,731,000 | +1.7% |
| 91. | Uruguay | $11,891,000 | -8% |
| 92. | Albania | $11,861,000 | +21.8% |
| 93. | Gabon | $11,716,000 | -7.7% |
| 94. | Botswana | $11,677,000 | +24.9% |
| 95. | Chile | $11,112,000 | +2.3% |
| 96. | Equatorial Guinea | $11,107,000 | -1.3% |
| 97. | Curaçao | $10,615,000 | -10.5% |
| 98. | Jamaica | $10,553,000 | +1.7% |
| 99. | Turkey | $10,306,000 | +17.7% |
| 100. | Cuba | $10,270,000 | -20.1% |
| 101. | Tanzania | $10,257,000 | +106.5% |
| 102. | Barbados | $10,172,000 | -7.1% |
| 103. | Congo | $9,731,000 | +12.2% |
| 104. | Montenegro | $8,535,000 | +4.8% |
| 105. | Papua New Guinea | $8,045,000 | -22.9% |
| 106. | Venezuela | $7,509,000 | +112.9% |
| 107. | Guinea-Bissau | $7,026,000 | +4.8% |
| 108. | Trinidad/Tobago | $6,741,000 | +8.2% |
| 109. | Algeria | $6,694,000 | -44% |
| 110. | Turks/Caicos Islands | $6,534,000 | +22.8% |
| 111. | Egypt | $6,293,000 | 0% |
| 112. | Seychelles | $6,047,000 | -53.7% |
| 113. | El Salvador | $6,026,000 | +10.4% |
| 114. | Senegal | $5,998,000 | -2.7% |
| 115. | Sri Lanka | $5,690,000 | -36.7% |
| 116. | Mozambique | $5,606,000 | -52.1% |
| 117. | Laos | $5,398,000 | +60.9% |
| 118. | Fiji | $5,379,000 | -33.4% |
| 119. | Mongolia | $5,151,000 | -32.6% |
| 120. | Iraq | $5,017,000 | +13.4% |
| 121. | Moldova | $4,862,000 | +68.4% |
| 122. | Cabo Verde | $4,777,000 | -14.9% |
| 123. | Eswatini | $4,713,000 | +8.8% |
| 124. | Argentina | $4,562,000 | -57.7% |
| 125. | Honduras | $4,135,000 | -18.9% |
| 126. | Antigua/Barbuda | $4,071,000 | -14.5% |
| 127. | Zambia | $4,017,000 | -15.6% |
| 128. | Lesotho | $3,798,000 | +4.7% |
| 129. | Bahrain | $3,736,000 | -30.2% |
| 130. | Sao Tome/Principe | $3,614,000 | -18.4% |
| 131. | Georgia | $3,458,000 | +117.9% |
| 132. | Greenland | $3,394,000 | +8.2% |
| 133. | Burkina Faso | $3,392,000 | -7.8% |
| 134. | Saint Lucia | $3,385,000 | -31.7% |
| 135. | Oman | $3,352,000 | -14.6% |
| 136. | Azerbaijan | $3,178,000 | +25.2% |
| 137. | Ethiopia | $3,169,000 | -12.1% |
| 138. | Jordan | $3,139,000 | +54.5% |
| 139. | British Virgin Is | $3,075,000 | +10.8% |
| 140. | US Minor Outlying Is | $2,898,000 | +43% |
| 141. | Kyrgyzstan | $2,837,000 | -4.4% |
| 142. | Haiti | $2,745,000 | -71.1% |
| 143. | Uganda | $2,739,000 | -41.7% |
| 144. | Faroe Islands | $2,736,000 | +2.4% |
| 145. | Gibraltar | $2,717,000 | -3.9% |
| 146. | Rwanda | $2,609,000 | -19.9% |
| 147. | Belize | $2,530,000 | +4.9% |
| 148. | Nicaragua | $2,427,000 | -12% |
| 149. | Madagascar | $2,270,000 | +7.3% |
| 150. | Benin | $2,232,000 | +38.2% |
| 151. | Malawi | $2,089,000 | +469.2% |
| 152. | Suriname | $2,046,000 | +122.1% |
| 153. | Tunisia | $2,013,000 | +116.9% |
| 154. | Mali | $1,958,000 | +6% |
| 155. | Uzbekistan | $1,894,000 | +340.5% |
| 156. | Nepal | $1,837,000 | -9.9% |
| 157. | Vanuatu | $1,774,000 | +9.6% |
| 158. | North Korea | $1,534,000 | +89.6% |
| 159. | Armenia | $1,509,000 | -0.7% |
| 160. | St Vincent/Grenadines | $1,331,000 | -28.9% |
| 161. | Bolivia | $1,222,000 | -53.4% |
| 162. | Grenada | $1,221,000 | -25.5% |
| 163. | Cook Islands | $1,190,000 | -2.1% |
| 164. | Guinea | $1,168,000 | -31% |
| 165. | Tajikistan | $1,117,000 | +52.2% |
| 166. | North Macedonia | $1,099,000 | +61.1% |
| 167. | St. Pierre/Miquelon | $1,097,000 | -5.3% |
| 168. | Saint Kitts/Nevis | $1,097,000 | +53.2% |
| 169. | Bonaire/St Eustatius/Saba | $1,035,000 | -8.8% |
| 170. | Wallis and Futuna Is | $918,000 | +213.3% |
| 171. | Liberia | $864,000 | +2.9% |
| 172. | Niger | $859,000 | +153.4% |
| 173. | Timor-Leste | $795,000 | -32.9% |
| 174. | Sierra Leone | $781,000 | +37% |
| 175. | Pakistan | $774,000 | +585% |
| 176. | Central African Republic | $772,000 | +75.9% |
| 177. | Chad | $771,000 | -4.9% |
| 178. | Burundi | $756,000 | -24.5% |
| 179. | Guyana | $653,000 | +28% |
| 180. | Bangladesh | $627,000 | -29.8% |
| 181. | Gambia | $612,000 | +1,700% |
| 182. | Turkmenistan | $590,000 | -31.9% |
| 183. | Anguilla | $548,000 | +52.2% |
| 184. | Djibouti | $502,000 | -22.8% |
| 185. | Solomon Islands | $445,000 | -54.7% |
| 186. | Norfolk Island | $439,000 | -6.4% |
| 187. | Zimbabwe | $419,000 | -92.3% |
| 188. | Bhutan | $403,000 | -44.2% |
| 189. | Mauritania | $398,000 | -48.6% |
| 190. | Brunei Darussalam | $385,000 | +109.2% |
| 191. | Samoa | $365,000 | +461.5% |
| 192. | Comoros | $359,000 | +33% |
| 193. | Tonga | $336,000 | -15.6% |
| 194. | Dominica | $330,000 | -16.7% |
| 195. | Saint Helena | $264,000 | -13.7% |
| 196. | St Maarten (Dutch) | $208,000 | -78.2% |
| 197. | Sudan | $201,000 | -79.3% |
| 198. | Guam | $197,000 | +392.5% |
| 199. | Falkland Is (Malvinas) | $182,000 | -9.5% |
| 200. | Iran | $172,000 | 0% |
| 201. | Libya | $130,000 | +1,344% |
| 202. | Syrian Arab Republic | $126,000 | -73.9% |
| 203. | Marshall Islands | $126,000 | -33.7% |
| 204. | Micronesia | $109,000 | +25.3% |
| 205. | Niue | $105,000 | +32.9% |
| 206. | Afghanistan | $94,000 | 0% |
| 207. | Palau | $92,000 | -77.6% |
| 208. | Kuwait | $91,000 | +9,000% |
| 209. | Christmas Island | $81,000 | -24.3% |
| 210. | Northern Mariana Is | $68,000 | -87.1% |
| 211. | French S./Antarctic Terr | $54,000 | +38.5% |
| 212. | Montserrat | $42,000 | 0% |
| 213. | South Sudan | $36,000 | +89.5% |
| 214. | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | $35,000 | -27.1% |
| 215. | Tuvalu | $29,000 | -32.6% |
| 216. | Nauru | $23,000 | 0% |
| 217. | Kiribati | $22,000 | -29% |
| 218. | Somalia | $10,000 | -56.5% |
| 219. | Palestine | $8,000 | -84.3% |
| 220. | Pitcairn | $6,000 | 0% |
| 221. | Eritrea | $4,000 | -91.5% |
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Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on May 6, 2020
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on May 6, 2020
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on May 6, 2020