The overall value of exported candy sweets accelerated by an average 62.8% for all exporting countries from five years earlier in 2020 when candy sweets shipments were valued at $10.5 billion.
Year over year, the worldwide value of exported candy sweets grew by 4.8% compared to $16.3 billion starting from 2023.
The 5 biggest exporters of candy sweets are Germany, mainland China, Mexico, Belgium and the Netherlands. That cohort of leading sellers collected 41.8% worth of the international revenues for globally exported candy sweets.
From a continental perspective, shippers in Europe sold the highest dollar worth of exported candy sweets during 2024 with shipments valued at $9.3 billion or over half (54.6%) of the global total. In second place were exporters in Asia at 23.6% while another 14.8% originated from North America.
Smaller percentages came from suppliers in Latin America (4.6%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Africa (1.5%), then Oceania (0.8%) mostly Australia and New Zealand.
For research purposes, the 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix for candy sweets is 170490. That code prefix encompasses a wide range of confectionery including lollipops, jelly beans, caramels, candy floss, fudge and peanut brittle. Specifically excluded are chewing gum and items containing cocoa (chocolate) which are covered under separate tariff codes.
Candy Sweets Exports by Country
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of candy sweets during 2024.
- Germany: US$2.1 billion (12.2% of exported candy sweets)
- mainland China: $1.7 billion (9.7%)
- Mexico: $1.22 billion (7.1%)
- Belgium: $1.18 billion (6.9%)
- Netherlands: $1 billion (5.9%)
- Spain: $931.1 million (5.5%)
- Türkiye: $858.8 million (5%)
- Poland: $755.2 million (4.4%)
- United States: $730.6 million (4.3%)
- Canada: $584.5 million (3.4%)
- Italy: $375.2 million (2.2%)
- France: $327.4 million (1.9%)
- Czech Republic: $327.1 million (1.9%)
- Colombia: $276.5 million (1.6%)
- United Kingdom: $259.9 million (1.5%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 73.6% of all candy sweets exported in 2024.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing exporters of candy sweets since 2023 were: Italy (up 21.9%), Belgium (up 20.4%), Poland (up 13.3%) and mainland China (up 11.2%).
A pair of major suppliers posted declines in their international sales of candy sweets, namely Spain (down -1.9% from 2023) and Germany (down -0.7%).
Searchable List of Candy Sweets Exporters in 2024
The 100 key export countries in the automated database below sold 99.97% of the globally exported candy sweets during 2024.
| Rank | Exporter | Candy Sweets Exports | 2023-4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Germany | $2,079,101,000 | -0.7% |
| 2. | mainland China | $1,651,417,000 | +11.2% |
| 3. | Mexico | $1,215,490,000 | +10.6% |
| 4. | Belgium | $1,184,516,000 | +20.4% |
| 5. | Netherlands | $1,004,370,000 | +7.9% |
| 6. | Spain | $931,135,000 | -1.9% |
| 7. | Türkiye | $858,771,000 | +2.4% |
| 8. | Poland | $755,182,000 | +13.3% |
| 9. | United States | $730,589,000 | +3.2% |
| 10. | Canada | $584,489,000 | +1.1% |
| 11. | Italy | $375,175,000 | +21.9% |
| 12. | France | $327,422,000 | +8.2% |
| 13. | Czech Republic | $327,136,000 | +6.2% |
| 14. | Colombia | $276,501,000 | +2.6% |
| 15. | United Kingdom | $259,925,000 | +5.5% |
| 16. | Sweden | $249,301,000 | +14.1% |
| 17. | Switzerland | $237,171,000 | +6.1% |
| 18. | Denmark | $231,773,000 | +3.6% |
| 19. | Ukraine | $215,006,000 | +15.6% |
| 20. | India | $206,004,000 | +1.7% |
| 21. | Brazil | $197,169,000 | +3.9% |
| 22. | Indonesia | $184,539,000 | +10.3% |
| 23. | Thailand | $178,726,000 | -3% |
| 24. | Russia | $178,281,000 | +6.8% |
| 25. | Hungary | $176,977,000 | +16.4% |
| 26. | Ireland | $154,677,000 | +17.3% |
| 27. | Austria | $149,713,000 | -1.9% |
| 28. | Slovakia | $142,300,000 | -6.9% |
| 29. | Japan | $131,782,000 | +0.6% |
| 30. | Hong Kong | $122,599,000 | -3.5% |
| 31. | Vietnam | $121,660,000 | +38.6% |
| 32. | Malaysia | $100,340,000 | +5.1% |
| 33. | South Korea | $99,066,000 | +17.6% |
| 34. | Guatemala | $93,743,000 | +0.5% |
| 35. | South Africa | $89,708,000 | +8.4% |
| 36. | Australia | $83,524,000 | +28.7% |
| 37. | Greece | $69,192,000 | +8.7% |
| 38. | Egypt | $60,675,000 | -7.1% |
| 39. | Pakistan | $59,897,000 | -16.4% |
| 40. | New Zealand | $58,330,000 | -7.9% |
| 41. | Finland | $55,183,000 | +8% |
| 42. | El Salvador | $51,844,000 | +13.1% |
| 43. | Argentina | $49,726,000 | +24.2% |
| 44. | Taiwan | $48,067,000 | -1.7% |
| 45. | Singapore | $47,554,000 | -2.6% |
| 46. | Lithuania | $47,538,000 | +12.3% |
| 47. | Saudi Arabia | $39,271,000 | -0.3% |
| 48. | Ecuador | $38,430,000 | +17.6% |
| 49. | Bulgaria | $37,194,000 | -1.3% |
| 50. | Kazakhstan | $33,892,000 | +6.6% |
| 51. | Zambia | $29,854,000 | +1.2% |
| 52. | Costa Rica | $28,644,000 | -10% |
| 53. | Romania | $26,560,000 | +5.9% |
| 54. | Philippines | $25,657,000 | +12% |
| 55. | Togo | $22,571,000 | +24.3% |
| 56. | Kenya | $20,403,000 | -21% |
| 57. | Latvia | $19,860,000 | +7.4% |
| 58. | United Arab Emirates | $18,009,000 | -81% |
| 59. | Jordan | $17,990,000 | -37% |
| 60. | Croatia | $17,144,000 | -31.1% |
| 61. | Slovenia | $14,406,000 | +6.3% |
| 62. | Eswatini | $13,569,000 | -27% |
| 63. | Serbia | $13,023,000 | +6.7% |
| 64. | Iran | $12,983,000 | -87.7% |
| 65. | Morocco | $12,919,000 | -40.5% |
| 66. | Estonia | $12,496,000 | +12.6% |
| 67. | Israel | $11,814,000 | -2.7% |
| 68. | Peru | $10,698,000 | +4.5% |
| 69. | Portugal | $10,412,000 | -0.5% |
| 70. | Panama | $10,185,000 | -16.1% |
| 71. | Uzbekistan | $9,371,000 | +60.4% |
| 72. | Bangladesh | $9,191,000 | -16.5% |
| 73. | Dominican Republic | $8,638,000 | +28% |
| 74. | Trinidad/Tobago | $8,356,000 | +14.6% |
| 75. | Lebanon | $7,868,000 | -38.5% |
| 76. | Kuwait | $7,111,000 | -32% |
| 77. | North Macedonia | $6,399,000 | +2.3% |
| 78. | Tunisia | $5,528,000 | -63.3% |
| 79. | Chile | $5,298,000 | -7.5% |
| 80. | Honduras | $5,247,000 | -5.9% |
| 81. | Moldova | $4,954,000 | -15.8% |
| 82. | Cambodia | $4,713,000 | +160.4% |
| 83. | Syria | $4,631,000 | -26.1% |
| 84. | Norway | $3,977,000 | +2.6% |
| 85. | Uganda | $2,520,000 | -41.2% |
| 86. | Senegal | $2,268,000 | -22.7% |
| 87. | Belarus | $1,909,000 | -5.5% |
| 88. | Armenia | $1,263,000 | +20.7% |
| 89. | Luxembourg | $1,104,000 | +31.6% |
| 90. | Azerbaijan | $1,070,000 | -5.6% |
| 91. | Turkmenistan | $1,020,000 | +55.5% |
| 92. | Kyrgyzstan | $946,000 | -61.5% |
| 93. | Iceland | $898,000 | +161.8% |
| 94. | Zimbabwe | $800,000 | -25.2% |
| 95. | Iraq | $795,000 | +21.7% |
| 96. | Ivory Coast | $633,000 | -26.6% |
| 97. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $607,000 | +70% |
| 98. | Venezuela | $604,000 | +253.2% |
| 99. | Afghanistan | $564,000 | -14.7% |
| 100. | Bahrain | $562,000 | -63.2% |
Focusing on the top 100 exporters, the fastest growers from were Venezuela (up 253.2% from 2023), Iceland (up 161.8%), Cambodia (up 160.4%), Bosnia and Herzegovina (up 70%), then Uzbekistan (up 60.4%).
You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of the above table’s columns. An entry of 0% in the right-most column means that 2023 data was unavailable.
Countries Earning Best Trade Surpluses from Candy Sweets
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for candy sweets during 2024. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the surplus between the value of each country’s exported candy sweets and its import purchases for that same commodity.
- mainland China: US$1.3 billion (net export surplus up 14% since 2023)
- Germany: $1.01 billion (down -7.8%)
- Mexico: $1 billion (up 4.5%)
- Türkiye: $800.7 million (up 1.6%)
- Belgium: $758.8 million (up 26.8%)
- Spain: $708.6 million (down -5%)
- Poland: $357.8 million (up 17.7%)
- Netherlands: $314.2 million (down -7.5%)
- Colombia: $248.4 million (up 4.3%)
- India: $175.7 million (up 0.8%)
- Brazil: $153.8 million (up 0.1%)
- Czech Republic: $143.1 million (down -0.1%)
- Ukraine: $129.7 million (up 23.3%)
- Italy: $120.5 million (up 92.3%)
- Switzerland: $72.4 million (down -1.3%)
World-leading China and Germany generated the highest surpluses in the international trade of candy sweets during 2024. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms both countries’ strong competitive advantage for this specific product category.
Countries Incurring Worst Trade Deficits from Candy Sweets
The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for candy sweets during 2024. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the deficit between the value of each country’s imported candy sweets purchases and its exports for that same commodity.
- United States: -US$2.5 billion (net export deficit up 1.9% since 2023)
- United Kingdom: -$869.4 million (up 13.6%)
- France: -$329.8 million (up 7.6%)
- South Korea: -$226.7 million (up 5.1%)
- Australia: -$200.3 million (up 10.8%)
- Saudi Arabia: -$174.6 million (down -14.4%)
- Norway: -$144 million (up 2.6%)
- Sweden: -$141.2 million (down -8.1%)
- Romania: -$135.7 million (up 9.2%)
- United Arab Emirates: -$114.8 million (up 52.5%)
- Philippines: -$106.8 million (up 4.4%)
- Iraq: -$101 million (down -38.2%)
- Israel: -$97.1 million (up 4.8%)
- Kazakhstan: -$96.1 million (up 8.7%)
- Portugal: -$86.8 million (up 25.3%)
The United States of America incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of candy sweets. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights America’s strong competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for candy confectionery-suppliers that target American consumers’ sweet tooth cravings.
Candy Sweets Exporting Companies
According to global trading platform Alibaba, the following companies are examples of verified companies engaged in the international sales of candies. Their home countries are shown within parenthesis.
- Aspro BV (Netherlands)
- Big Buy (Spain)
- Bold Marketing Mexico S de RL de CV (Mexico)
- Chaozhou Qiaoxiang Foodstuff Factory (China)
- EUROBRANDS Grosshandel Lebensmittel GmbH (Germany)
- GeNaTa European Goods SP ZOO SpK (Poland)
- JM Alexander Corporation (United States)
- Kaizer Dis Ticaret Limited Sirketi (Turkey)
- Probel Group SA (Belgium)
- Super Super Market Export Ltd (United Kingdom)
See also Bananas Exports by Country, Pineapples Exports by Country, Apples Exports by Country, Oranges Exports by Country and Kiwifruit Exports by Country
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Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on August 11, 2025
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