Overall, the estimated value of imported coffee increased by 50.1% for all importing countries since 2018 when coffee purchases were valued at $31.9 billion.
Year over year, worldwide coffee imports accelerated by 30.7% compared to $36.6 billion for 2021.
The top 5 importers of coffee (United States of America, Germany, France, Italy and Belgium) bought almost half (48.7%) of the worldwide total for 2022.
From a continental perspective, customers in Europe bought the highest dollar worth of imported coffee during 2022 with purchases costing $26.4 billion or 55.2% of the global total. In second place were North American importers at 24.7% while another 14.7% of imported coffee was delivered to buyers in Asia.
Smaller percentages arrived in Latin America (2.1%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Oceania (1.7%) led by Australia and New Zealand, then Africa (1.5%).
For research purposes, the 4-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix for coffee is 0901.
Coffee Imports by Country
Below are the 15 countries that imported the highest dollar value worth of coffee during 2022.
- United States: US$9.8 billion (20.5% of total coffee imports)
- Germany: $5.7 billion (11.9%)
- France: $3.2 billion (6.7%)
- Italy: $2.6 billion (5.4%)
- Belgium: $2.01 billion (4.2%)
- Canada: $1.91 billion (4%)
- Japan: $1.79 billion (3.7%)
- Netherlands: $1.67 billion (3.5%)
- Spain: $1.39 billion (2.9%)
- United Kingdom: $1.37 billion (2.9%)
- South Korea: $1.3 billion (2.7%)
- Switzerland: $1.3 billion (2.7%)
- Poland: $966.4 million (2%)
- China: $718.1 million (1.5%)
- Australia: $677.2 million (1.4%)
By value, the listed 15 countries purchased just over three-quarters (76.1%) of all coffee imports in 2022. Within parenthesis is the percentage of overall coffee shipments for each importing geography.
Among the above to import countries, the fastest-growing markets for coffee were: United Kingdom (up 48.2% from 2021), Italy (up 46.9%), South Korea (up 42.4%) and the United States of America (up 41.5%).
France posted the most modest year-over-year gain in its imported coffee purchases, recording a 3.8% upturn.
Coffee Imports into the United States by Source Country
America’s global purchases of imported coffee totaled US$9.8 billion in 2022.
Below are the top 15 suppliers from which United States imported the highest dollar value worth of coffee during 2022. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2021 to 2022.
- Brazil: US$2.2 billion (up 69.2% from 2020)
- Colombia: $2 billion (up 42.7%)
- Switzerland: $872.8 million (up 9.1%)
- Canada: $620.4 million (up 39.6%)
- Guatemala: $554 million (up 31.7%)
- Mexico: $471.1 million (up 67.3%)
- Honduras: $408.3 million (up 4.5%)
- Nicaragua: $385.6 million (up 43.6%)
- Peru: $367.6 million (up 96.5%)
- Vietnam: $353.2 million (up 25%)
- Indonesia: $332.9 million (up 54.2%)
- Ethiopia: $205.3 million (up 22.1%)
- Costa Rica: $196.9 million (up 29.9%)
- Germany: $172.6 million (up 71.3%)
- Italy: $146.4 million (up 9.7%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 94.3% of coffee imported by the United States in 2022.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of coffee to the US from 2021 to 2022 were: Peru (up 96.5%), Germany (up 71.3%), Brazil (up 69.2%) and Mexico (up 67.3%).
None of the above countries experienced a decline in the value of its coffee supplied to American importers.
Overall, the value of America’s coffee imports rose by an average 41.5% from all supplying countries since 2021 when coffee purchases were valued at $6.9 billion.
Coffee Imports into Germany by Source Country
Germany’s global purchases of imported coffee totaled US$5.7 billion in 2022.
Below are the top 15 suppliers from which Germany imported the highest dollar value worth of coffee during 2022. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2021 to 2022.
- Brazil: US$1.9 billion (up 54% from 2020)
- Vietnam: $580 million (up 49.5%)
- Honduras: $412 million (up 26.4%)
- Italy: $381.6 million (up 26.8%)
- Peru: $319.3 million (up 95.3%)
- Colombia: $300.2 million (up 25%)
- Ethiopia: $275.4 million (up 49.7%)
- Switzerland: $263.4 million (up 3.2%)
- Uganda: $145.3 million (up 31.4%)
- India: $142 million (up 68.6%)
- Indonesia: $88 million (up 112.4%)
- France: $76.1 million (down -14.5%)
- Netherlands: $68.4 million (up 12.1%)
- Belgium: $65.3 million (up 10.3%)
- Poland: $61.2 million (down -18.5%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 89.5% of coffee imported by Germany in 2022.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of coffee to Germany from 2021 to 2022 were: Indonesia (up 112.4%), Peru (up 95.3%), India (up 68.6%) and Brazil (up 54%).
Top providers that experienced declines in the value of their coffee supplied to German importers were Poland (down -18.5% from 2021) and France (down -14.5%).
Overall, the value of Germany’s coffee imports increased by an average 38% from all supplying countries since 2021 when coffee purchases were valued at $4.1 billion.
Coffee Imports into France by Source Country
France’s global purchases of imported coffee totaled US$3.2 billion in 2022.
Below are the top 15 suppliers from which France imported the highest dollar value worth of coffee during 2022. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2021 to 2022.
- Switzerland: US$1.2 billion (down -16% from 2021)
- Belgium: $309.8 million (up 32.3%)
- Germany: $272.8 million (down -7.2%)
- Netherlands: $251.3 million (down -4.3%)
- Brazil: $248.9 million (up 66.2%)
- Italy: $205.5 million (up 20.8%)
- Honduras: $80.5 million (up 0.03%)
- Vietnam: $71.7 million (up 85.4%)
- Spain: $62.75 million (up 47.2%)
- Peru: $62 million (up 48.2%)
- France: $58.8 million (up 41.3%)
- Ethiopia: $57.6 million (up 37.3%)
- United Kingdom: $40 million (up 2%)
- Colombia: $33.9 million (up 8.2%)
- Poland: $28.7 million (up 56.1%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 91.6% of coffee imported by France in 2022.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of coffee to France from 2021 to 2022 were: Vietnam (up 85.4%), Brazil (up 66.2%), Poland (up 56.1%) and Peru (up 48.2%).
Top providers that experienced declines in the value of their coffee supplied to French importers were: Switzerland (down -16% from 2021), Germany (down -7.2%) and the Netherlands (down -4.3%).
Overall, the value of France’s coffee imports went up by an average 3.8% from all supplying countries since 2021 when coffee purchases were valued at $3.1 billion.
Coffee Imports into Italy by Source Country
Italy’s global purchases of imported coffee totaled US$2.6 billion in 2022.
Below are the top 15 suppliers from which Italy imported the highest dollar value worth of coffee during 2022. Within parenthesis is the percentage change in value for each supplying country from 2021 to 2022.
- Brazil: US$851.8 million (up 79.4% from 2021)
- Vietnam: $368.5 million (up 58.1%)
- Uganda: $258.8 million (up 45.5%)
- France: $180.3 million (down -6.9%)
- India: $166.5 million (up 36.6%)
- Germany: $100 million (up 35.1%)
- Honduras: $93.1 million (up 63.1%)
- Colombia: $85.4 million (up 43.1%)
- Indonesia: $57.2 million (up 40.8%)
- Peru: $57 million (up 102%)
- Ethiopia: $53.6 million (up 43%)
- Guatemala: $51.3 million (up 52.4%)
- Nicaragua: $39.9 million (up 39.5%)
- Belgium: $38.6 million (up 34%)
- Papua New Guinea: $29.7 million (up 114.7%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 93.7% of coffee imported by Italy in 2022.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing suppliers of coffee to Italy from 2021 to 2022 were: Papua New Guinea (up 114.7%), Peru (up 102%), Brazil (up 79.4%) and Honduras (up 63.1%).
France was the lone supplier to experience a decline in the value of coffee supplied to Italian importers, posting a -6.9% reduction from 2021.
Overall, the value of Italy’s coffee imports accelerated by an average 46.9% from all supplying countries since 2021 when coffee purchases were valued at $1.8 billion.
Searchable List of Coffee Importing Countries in 2022
The top 100 importers of coffee represent 99.7% of the dollar value for all coffee bought from international suppliers in 2022.
| Rank | Importer | Coffee Imports | 2021-2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | United States | $9,786,287,000 | +41.5% |
| 2. | Germany | $5,695,844,000 | +38% |
| 3. | France | $3,204,048,000 | +3.8% |
| 4. | Italy | $2,594,999,000 | +46.9% |
| 5. | Belgium | $2,011,539,000 | +40.4% |
| 6. | Canada | $1,912,172,000 | +34.3% |
| 7. | Japan | $1,787,223,000 | +35.4% |
| 8. | Netherlands | $1,668,870,000 | +27.1% |
| 9. | Spain | $1,388,963,000 | +24.6% |
| 10. | United Kingdom | $1,372,260,000 | +48.2% |
| 11. | South Korea | $1,304,982,000 | +42.4% |
| 12. | Switzerland | $1,302,802,000 | +30.9% |
| 13. | Poland | $966,447,000 | +31.1% |
| 14. | China | $718,131,000 | +36.4% |
| 15. | Australia | $677,183,000 | +32.7% |
| 16. | Sweden | $661,992,000 | +44.3% |
| 17. | Russia | $578,595,000 | -26.5% |
| 18. | Colombia | $489,056,000 | +140.7% |
| 19. | Austria | $484,820,000 | +4.1% |
| 20. | Finland | $423,691,000 | +51.1% |
| 21. | Türkiye | $413,033,000 | +77.5% |
| 22. | Saudi Arabia | $409,517,000 | +16.5% |
| 23. | Malaysia | $370,581,000 | +49.1% |
| 24. | Czech Republic | $356,702,000 | +24.3% |
| 25. | Romania | $352,678,000 | +13.1% |
| 26. | Greece | $351,795,000 | +22.1% |
| 27. | Portugal | $350,390,000 | +6.1% |
| 28. | Denmark | $304,525,000 | +51.4% |
| 29. | United Arab Emirates | $291,749,000 | +73.1% |
| 30. | Slovakia | $290,145,000 | +42% |
| 31. | Taiwan | $278,927,000 | +34.5% |
| 32. | Norway | $270,897,000 | +29.2% |
| 33. | Lithuania | $205,050,000 | +34.8% |
| 34. | India | $202,790,000 | +70.8% |
| 35. | Ukraine | $198,944,000 | +9.6% |
| 36. | Egypt | $197,347,000 | +27.1% |
| 37. | Israel | $188,549,000 | +4.5% |
| 38. | Thailand | $180,341,000 | +38.1% |
| 39. | Bulgaria | $169,323,000 | +23.3% |
| 40. | Argentina | $163,943,000 | +79% |
| 41. | Hungary | $158,915,000 | +16.6% |
| 42. | Morocco | $154,304,000 | +23.2% |
| 43. | Luxembourg | $149,480,000 | +8.3% |
| 44. | Philippines | $132,385,000 | +68.4% |
| 45. | Ireland | $129,701,000 | +9.6% |
| 46. | Serbia | $120,214,000 | +43.9% |
| 47. | New Zealand | $115,017,000 | +38.3% |
| 48. | Brazil | $113,972,000 | +53.1% |
| 49. | Singapore | $109,387,000 | +61.2% |
| 50. | Croatia | $103,907,000 | +25.5% |
| 51. | Algeria | $102,816,000 | -58.5% |
| 52. | Jordan | $100,320,000 | -8.1% |
| 53. | South Africa | $99,248,000 | +30.7% |
| 54. | Slovenia | $98,557,000 | +25.9% |
| 55. | Chile | $89,616,000 | +25.1% |
| 56. | Mexico | $88,934,000 | +0.9% |
| 57. | Latvia | $87,367,000 | +21.1% |
| 58. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $77,345,000 | +29.3% |
| 59. | Hong Kong | $71,159,000 | +28.9% |
| 60. | Belarus | $70,946,000 | +13.7% |
| 61. | Estonia | $62,613,000 | +45.8% |
| 62. | Indonesia | $60,789,000 | +85.9% |
| 63. | Lebanon | $56,823,000 | +8.9% |
| 64. | Libya | $54,982,000 | +23.9% |
| 65. | Vietnam | $52,509,000 | -29.4% |
| 66. | Kuwait | $48,508,000 | -25.3% |
| 67. | Armenia | $45,671,000 | +19.5% |
| 68. | Syria | $39,557,000 | -11.7% |
| 69. | Costa Rica | $39,192,000 | +64.2% |
| 70. | Qatar | $34,329,000 | +38.5% |
| 71. | Cyprus | $33,880,000 | +25.4% |
| 72. | North Macedonia | $30,515,000 | +19% |
| 73. | Sudan | $28,397,000 | -53.2% |
| 74. | Georgia | $27,478,000 | +44% |
| 75. | Tunisia | $26,555,000 | -58.1% |
| 76. | Iceland | $26,102,000 | +7.4% |
| 77. | Panama | $24,791,000 | +148.6% |
| 78. | Kazakhstan | $23,091,000 | +94.4% |
| 79. | Uruguay | $16,057,000 | +61.7% |
| 80. | Montenegro | $15,810,000 | +64.3% |
| 81. | Iran | $13,838,000 | -80.3% |
| 82. | Cuba | $12,872,000 | +5.4% |
| 83. | Moldova | $12,288,000 | +13.8% |
| 84. | Bahrain | $11,308,000 | +28.1% |
| 85. | Maldives | $10,554,000 | +42% |
| 86. | Kenya | $10,229,000 | -51% |
| 87. | Namibia | $8,306,000 | +3.4% |
| 88. | Oman | $8,025,000 | -64.1% |
| 89. | Malta | $7,719,000 | +14% |
| 90. | Ecuador | $7,439,000 | +159.5% |
| 91. | Iraq | $7,128,000 | -21.1% |
| 92. | Paraguay | $6,627,000 | +59.3% |
| 93. | Macao | $6,465,000 | +7.2% |
| 94. | Botswana | $6,442,000 | -3.1% |
| 95. | Mauritius | $6,215,000 | +84.5% |
| 96. | Cambodia | $5,853,000 | +79.6% |
| 97. | Andorra | $5,752,000 | -3.8% |
| 98. | Dominican Republic | $5,742,000 | -83.9% |
| 99. | Bahamas | $5,652,000 | +23.6% |
| 100. | Peru | $4,885,000 | +30% |
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Enlarging the scope to encompass these 100 coffee importers, the fastest-growing buyers from 2021 to 2022 were the Ecuador, Panama, Colombia, Kazakhstan and Indonesia.
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 July 19, 2023
Imported Consumer Products, Best Global Consumer Markets for Selling Imported Coffee. Accessed on July 19, 2023
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on July 19, 2023
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on July 19, 2023
