Overall, the cost of beer imports inflated by 17.4% for all importing countries from five years earlier in 2020 when international purchases of beer were valued at $15.7 billion.
Year over year, purchases of globally imported beer rose 3% compared to $17.9 billion starting in 2023.
The 5 biggest buyers of imported beer are the United States of America, France, Italy, Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Combined, that leading quintet bought 58.4% worth of globally imported beer during 2024.
From a continental perspective, buyer countries in North America accounted for the highest dollar worth of imported beer during 2024 with purchases costing $8.1 billion or 43.8% of the global total. In second place were importers located in Europe at 34.9% while another 11% of beer imported worldwide was delivered to customers in Asia.
Smaller percentages arrived in Latin America (5.7%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Africa (3.1%), then Oceania (1.4%) led by Australia, New Zealand and Fiji.
For research purposes, the 4-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 2203 for beer.
Top 15 Beer Importers by Country
Below are the 15 countries that spent the most on imported beer during 2024.
- United States: US$7.7 billion (41.9% of total beer imports)
- France: $1.1 billion (6.1%)
- Italy: $746.2 million (4%)
- Netherlands: $599.9 million (3.2%)
- United Kingdom: $574 million (3.1%)
- mainland China: $545.3 million (3%)
- Spain: $473.4 million (2.6%)
- Germany: $468 million (2.5%)
- Canada: $321.2 million (1.7%)
- Russia: $296.1 million (1.6%)
- Ireland: $260.5 million (1.4%)
- Taiwan: $224.6 million (1.2%)
- South Korea: $205.3 million (1.1%)
- United Arab Emirates: $199.5 million (1.1%)
- Paraguay: $185.2 million (1%)
By value, the listed 15 countries purchased 75.6% of all beer imported in 2024.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing markets for beer since 2023 were: Paraguay (up 16.5%), United Arab Emirates (up 9.3%), United States of America (up 8.4%) and Spain (up 1.8%).
Those countries that posted declines in their imported beer purchases were led by: Taiwan (down -12.1% from 2023), South Korea (down -5.9%), mainland China (down -5.7%) and Italy (down -4.7%).
Searchable List of Beer Importer Countries in 2024
The 100 major importers of ale from international markets accounted for 98.4% of beer imported worldwide during 2024.
| Rank | Importer | Beer Imports | 2023-4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | United States | $7,741,062,000 | +8.4% |
| 2. | France | $1,135,206,000 | -4.5% |
| 3. | Italy | $746,197,000 | -4.7% |
| 4. | Netherlands | $599,859,000 | +1.5% |
| 5. | United Kingdom | $573,965,000 | -3% |
| 6. | mainland China | $545,252,000 | -5.7% |
| 7. | Spain | $473,441,000 | +1.8% |
| 8. | Germany | $468,011,000 | -0.6% |
| 9. | Canada | $321,176,000 | -3.1% |
| 10. | Russia | $296,065,000 | +1.6% |
| 11. | Ireland | $260,483,000 | -1.6% |
| 12. | Taiwan | $224,617,000 | -12.1% |
| 13. | South Korea | $205,272,000 | -5.9% |
| 14. | United Arab Emirates | $199,454,000 | +9.3% |
| 15. | Paraguay | $185,153,000 | +16.5% |
| 16. | Australia | $180,831,000 | +5.8% |
| 17. | Cuba | $140,439,000 | -15.3% |
| 18. | Sweden | $138,705,000 | +0.5% |
| 19. | Switzerland | $125,896,000 | +1% |
| 20. | Hong Kong | $124,106,000 | -3.6% |
| 21. | Poland | $121,928,000 | +30.6% |
| 22. | Belgium | $117,170,000 | -8.2% |
| 23. | Singapore | $116,941,000 | +14.7% |
| 24. | Israel | $107,285,000 | +18.2% |
| 25. | South Africa | $104,450,000 | -21% |
| 26. | Panama | $104,360,000 | +24.3% |
| 27. | Hungary | $104,155,000 | +5.1% |
| 28. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $101,850,000 | +3.7% |
| 29. | Honduras | $96,685,000 | +24.5% |
| 30. | Slovakia | $94,213,000 | +9.3% |
| 31. | Austria | $86,262,000 | +5.1% |
| 32. | Ukraine | $78,012,000 | +9.4% |
| 33. | Latvia | $76,735,000 | -9.3% |
| 34. | Japan | $67,543,000 | -2.7% |
| 35. | Lithuania | $66,736,000 | -14.2% |
| 36. | New Zealand | $62,994,000 | -5.9% |
| 37. | Croatia | $62,546,000 | +1.3% |
| 38. | Denmark | $62,127,000 | +5.8% |
| 39. | Chile | $58,697,000 | -17.5% |
| 40. | Botswana | $57,368,000 | +14.3% |
| 41. | Luxembourg | $53,263,000 | +5.6% |
| 42. | Portugal | $52,818,000 | -27.9% |
| 43. | Dominican Republic | $52,061,000 | -4.2% |
| 44. | Romania | $51,002,000 | -7.9% |
| 45. | Albania | $49,061,000 | -7.5% |
| 46. | Malaysia | $49,026,000 | +2.6% |
| 47. | Bolivia | $47,722,000 | +37.3% |
| 48. | Morocco | $46,921,000 | +84.3% |
| 49. | Norway | $46,452,000 | +8.2% |
| 50. | Guatemala | $45,336,000 | -37.9% |
| 51. | Finland | $43,605,000 | 0% |
| 52. | Zambia | $42,670,000 | -1.2% |
| 53. | Estonia | $40,745,000 | +51.4% |
| 54. | Kazakhstan | $40,567,000 | -13.3% |
| 55. | Ecuador | $38,774,000 | +7.2% |
| 56. | Czech Republic | $38,529,000 | +12.9% |
| 57. | Mongolia | $36,959,000 | +66% |
| 58. | Greece | $36,915,000 | +12.3% |
| 59. | Slovenia | $36,805,000 | -5.1% |
| 60. | Democratic Republic Congo | $36,798,000 | +2129% |
| 61. | Uruguay | $36,263,000 | +3.5% |
| 62. | Bahrain | $35,963,000 | +18.8% |
| 63. | Peru | $35,225,000 | -22.6% |
| 64. | Costa Rica | $35,174,000 | -4.6% |
| 65. | Iraq | $35,065,000 | -2.5% |
| 66. | Thailand | $33,704,000 | -24.7% |
| 67. | Bulgaria | $33,531,000 | -11.8% |
| 68. | Equatorial Guinea | $26,859,000 | +0.3% |
| 69. | El Salvador | $26,562,000 | -2.8% |
| 70. | Montenegro | $25,776,000 | +13.9% |
| 71. | Türkiye | $25,578,000 | +1.2% |
| 72. | Moldova | $23,203,000 | +12.9% |
| 73. | Serbia | $22,008,000 | -8.4% |
| 74. | Andorra | $21,633,000 | -1.7% |
| 75. | Cyprus | $21,114,000 | +10.6% |
| 76. | South Sudan | $20,564,000 | -28.6% |
| 77. | Macao | $20,460,000 | +9.1% |
| 78. | Ivory Coast | $20,437,000 | -1.5% |
| 79. | Curaçao | $19,664,000 | -4% |
| 80. | Georgia | $16,416,000 | +32.2% |
| 81. | Guyana | $16,352,000 | +76.5% |
| 82. | Belarus | $16,203,000 | +37.3% |
| 83. | India | $16,086,000 | +40.3% |
| 84. | Uganda | $15,810,000 | +30.5% |
| 85. | Laos | $15,580,000 | +195.3% |
| 86. | Oman | $15,010,000 | +35.9% |
| 87. | Colombia | $14,921,000 | -69.1% |
| 88. | Qatar | $14,197,000 | +47.1% |
| 89. | Senegal | $13,980,000 | +6.1% |
| 90. | Bahamas | $13,336,000 | +14.6% |
| 91. | Ghana | $12,989,000 | +139% |
| 92. | Namibia | $12,409,000 | +28.8% |
| 93. | Tanzania | $11,915,000 | -30.2% |
| 94. | Eswatini | $11,911,000 | +1.4% |
| 95. | Mali | $11,896,000 | +232.3% |
| 96. | Vietnam | $11,313,000 | +30.9% |
| 97. | Guinea-Bissau | $11,219,000 | +3.8% |
| 98. | Greenland | $10,958,000 | +111.4% |
| 99. | St Maarten (Dutch) | $10,694,000 | +13.9% |
| 100. | North Macedonia | $10,551,000 | +8.4% |
Focusing the top 100 most valuable importers of beer, the fastest-growing buyers of imported beer from 2023 to 2024 are the Democratic Republic of the Congo (up 2,129%), Mali (up 232.3%), Laos (up 195.3%), Ghana (up 139%) then Greenland (up 111.4%).
You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of any of the above table’s columns. An entry of 0% in the right-most column means that 2023 data was unavailable.
Beer Imported into the United States of America
America’s global purchases of imported beer totaled US$7.74 billion in 2024. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which the US imported the highest dollar value worth of beer during 2024. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2023 to 2024.
- Mexico: US$6.4 billion (up 9.9% from 2023)
- Netherlands: $723.9 million (up 0.3%)
- Ireland: $220.7 million (up 22.9%)
- Germany: $83 million (down -2.3%)
- Canada: $77.7 million (down -29.6%)
- Belgium: $47.2 million (down -1.2%)
- Italy: $40 million (up 9.3%)
- Jamaica: $18.7 million (down -5.3%)
- United Kingdom: $17.8 million (up 28.9%)
- Guatemala: $14.8 million (up 29%)
- Japan: $10 million (up 7.4%)
- South Korea: $9.9 million (up 3.7%)
- Poland: $8.7 million (down -6.5%)
- Vietnam: $8.6 million (down -19.3%)
- Spain: $8.3 million (up 16.3%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 99.1% of beer imported by the United States of America in 2024.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of beer to the United States from 2023 to 2024 were: Guatemala (up 29%), United Kingdom (up 28.9%), Ireland (up 22.9%) and Spain (up 16.3%).
Countries that experienced declines in the value of their beer supplied to American importers included: Canada (down -29.6% from 2023), Vietnam (down -19.3%), Poland (down -6.5%) and Jamaica (down -5.3%).
Overall, the value of America’s imported beer rose by an average 8.4% from all supplying countries from 2023 to 2024 when beer purchased cost $7.1 billion.
Beer Imported into France
France’s global purchases of imported beer totaled US$1.14 billion in 2024. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which France imported the highest dollar value worth of beer during 2024. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2023 to 2024.
- Belgium: US$691.5 million (down -0.6% from 2023)
- Netherlands: $198.1 million (down -8.6%)
- United Kingdom: $69.8 million (up 3.9%)
- Germany: $54.6 million (down -3.6%)
- Portugal: $26.3 million (down -0.2%)
- Ireland: $18.2 million (down -3.4%)
- Italy: $17.6 million (up 10.1%)
- France: $9.3 million (down -25.4%)
- Spain: $7.2 million (down -68.3%)
- Denmark: $5.6 million (down -17.8%)
- mainland China: $5.5 million (down -12.4%)
- Poland: $4.1 million (down -46.2%)
- Czech Republic: $3.2 million (up 18.2%)
- Luxembourg: $2.3 million (up 2.9%)
- Mauritius: $2 million (up 13.9%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 98.3% of beer imported by France in 2024.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of beer to France from 2023 to 2024 were: Czech Republic (up 18.2%), Mauritius (up 13.9%), Italy (up 10.1%) and the United Kingdom (up 3.9%).
Countries that experienced declines in the value of their beer supplied to French importers included: Spain (down -68.3% from 2023), Poland (down -46.2%), France (down -25.4%) and Denmark (down -17.8%).
Overall, the value of France’s imported beer fell by an average -4.5% from all supplying countries from 2023 to 2024 when beer purchased cost $1.19 billion.
Beer Imported into Italy
Italy’s global purchases of imported beer totaled US$746.2 million in 2024. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which Italy imported the highest dollar value worth of beer during 2024. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2023 to 2024.
- Germany: US$333.8 million (up 6.3% from 2023)
- Belgium: $108 million (down -42.9%)
- Denmark: $65.9 million (up 1.2%)
- Netherlands: $60.1 million (down -9.4%)
- Poland: $52.6 million (up 14.1%)
- France: $37.7 million (up 38.3%)
- United Kingdom: $23.1 million (up 30.9%)
- Austria: $12.8 million (down -2.8%)
- Ireland: $12.3 million (up 7.8%)
- Spain: $11.7 million (up 52.4%)
- Slovenia: $5.4 million (up 18.8%)
- mainland China: $5.3 million (up 12.1%)
- Romania: $4.7 million (up 3.8%)
- Czech Republic: $4.1 million (up 5.7%)
- Greece: $1.6 million (up 335%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 99.1% of beer imported by Italy in 2024.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of beer to Italy from 2023 to 2024 were: Greece (up 335%), Spain (up 52.4%), France (up 38.3%) and United Kingdom (up 30.9%).
Countries that experienced declines in the value of their beer supplied to Italian importers were: Belgium (down -42.9% from 2023), Netherlands (down -9.4%) and Austria (down -2.8%).
Overall, the value of Italy’s imported beer declined by an average -4.7% from all supplying countries from 2023 to 2024 when beer purchased cost $782.8 million.
Beer Imported into the Netherlands
The Netherlands’ global purchases of imported beer totaled US$599.9 million in 2024. Below are the top 15 suppliers from which the Netherlands imported the highest dollar value worth of beer during 2024. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2023 to 2024.
- Belgium: US$364.1 million (down -6.4% from 2023)
- Germany: $73.3 million (up 11.7%)
- Poland: $34.7 million (up 37.8%)
- France: $31.5 million (up 16.1%)
- United Kingdom: $16.8 million (down -13%)
- Czech Republic: $12.7 million (up 148.7%)
- Italy: $10.9 million (up 20.1%)
- Ireland: $9.7 million (up 5.7%)
- Denmark: $7.9 million (up 41.1%)
- Spain: $6.7 million (up 11.3%)
- Luxembourg: $5.2 million (up 134%)
- United States: $4 million (down -0.9%)
- mainland China: $2.1 million (up 20.4%)
- Austria: $1.8 million (down -45.9%)
- Finland: $1.7 million (up 427.4%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 97.2% of beer imported by the Netherlands in 2024.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of beer to the Netherlands from 2023 to 2024 were: Finland (up 427.4%), Czech Republic (up 148.7%), Luxembourg (up 134%) and Denmark (up 41.1%).
Countries that experienced declines in the value of their beer supplied to Dutch importers were: Austria (down -45.9% from 2023), United Kingdom (down -13%), Belgium (down -6.4%) and the United States of America (down -0.9%).
Overall, the value of Dutch imported beer grew by an average 1.5% from all supplying countries from 2023 to 2024 when beer purchased cost $590.7 million.
Related Read: US Imported Beer Ranked by Suppliers & Average Prices
See also Beer Exports by Country, America’s Top Trading Partners and France’s Top 10 Imports
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