The value of exported grapes rose by an average 14.5% for all exporting countries since 2018 when international shipments of fresh grapes were valued at $8.31 billion.
Year over year, the value of globally exported grapes continued to slow via a 1.8% gain from $9.35 billion during 2021.
The top 5 most valuable exporters of grapes are world leader Chile, Peru, Italy, South Africa, and the United States of America. Collectively, that quintet of major suppliers sold well over half (56.1%) of total spending on fresh grapes bought on international markets during 2022.
Among continents, exporters in Latin America excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean sold the highest dollar worth of fresh grapes on international markets during 2022. Those shipments were valued at $3.14 billion or 33% of the global total. In second place were exporters in Europe at 24%. Another 19.4% of worldwide sales of fresh grapes originated from Asia, with 11.5% coming from sellers in Africa.
North American exporters of fresh grapes generated 8.6% worth, surpassing providers in Oceania at 3.5% mostly those in Australia.
For research purposes, the 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 080610 for fresh grapes.
Grapes Exports by Country
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of fresh grapes during 2022.
- Chile: US$1.7 billion (18.2% of exported fresh grapes)
- Peru: $1.3 billion (13.6%)
- Italy: $783.1 million (8.2%)
- South Africa: $764.3 million (8%)
- United States: $764.1 million (8%)
- Netherlands: $751.9 million (7.9%)
- China: $726.7 million (7.6%)
- Spain: $424 million (4.5%)
- Australia: $333.8 million (3.5%)
- India: $306.1 million (3.2%)
- Egypt: $238.9 million (2.5%)
- Hong Kong: $218.4 million (2.3%)
- Uzbekistan: $196.1 million (2.1%)
- Türkiye: $176.6 million (1.9%)
- Brazil: $108 million (1.1%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 92.6% of all fresh grapes exported in 2022.
The fastest-growing exporters of fresh grapes since 2021 were: Chile (up 109.5%), Uzbekistan (up 32.8%), Peru (up 8.1%) and South Africa (up 7.9%).
Major suppliers that posted declines in their exported fresh grapes sales were: Hong Kong (down -34.7% from 2021), Brazil (down -32.3%), Netherlands (down -18.3%), Spain (down -17.9%) and Türkiye (down -13.8%).
Searchable List of Grapes Exporting Countries in 2022
The 100 key exporters highlighted in the following automated database account for 99.9996% of the value for globally exported fresh grapes during 2022.
| Rank | Exporter | Exported Grapes | 2021-2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Chile | $1,732,658,000 | +109.5% |
| 2. | Peru | $1,292,376,000 | +8.1% |
| 3. | Italy | $783,136,000 | -12.2% |
| 4. | South Africa | $764,288,000 | +7.9% |
| 5. | United States | $764,094,000 | -1.7% |
| 6. | Netherlands | $751,937,000 | -18.3% |
| 7. | China | $726,727,000 | -4% |
| 8. | Spain | $424,005,000 | -17.9% |
| 9. | Australia | $333,808,000 | -10.8% |
| 10. | India | $306,064,000 | -5.4% |
| 11. | Egypt | $238,923,000 | -6.1% |
| 12. | Hong Kong | $218,365,000 | -34.7% |
| 13. | Uzbekistan | $196,087,000 | +32.8% |
| 14. | Türkiye | $176,577,000 | -13.8% |
| 15. | Brazil | $107,978,000 | -32.3% |
| 16. | Namibia | $77,662,000 | +19.9% |
| 17. | Greece | $74,353,000 | -15.4% |
| 18. | Germany | $61,518,000 | -1.7% |
| 19. | Mexico | $54,496,000 | +2.8% |
| 20. | Afghanistan | $54,029,000 | -6.5% |
| 21. | Lebanon | $47,282,000 | -79.5% |
| 22. | Moldova | $42,685,000 | +18.3% |
| 23. | Japan | $41,282,000 | -2.2% |
| 24. | South Korea | $33,248,000 | -10.8% |
| 25. | France | $27,685,000 | -9.5% |
| 26. | Belgium | $20,730,000 | +37.9% |
| 27. | Austria | $16,019,000 | -3.3% |
| 28. | Ireland | $13,751,000 | +309.7% |
| 29. | North Macedonia | $10,650,000 | -22.2% |
| 30. | Latvia | $9,418,000 | -8.8% |
| 31. | Azerbaijan | $9,271,000 | +29.8% |
| 32. | Armenia | $9,227,000 | +61.9% |
| 33. | Morocco | $9,098,000 | -0.9% |
| 34. | Tajikistan | $9,081,000 | -2.8% |
| 35. | Singapore | $7,995,000 | +21.2% |
| 36. | Portugal | $7,183,000 | +10.7% |
| 37. | Lithuania | $6,587,000 | -7.9% |
| 38. | Denmark | $6,457,000 | -36% |
| 39. | Hungary | $5,154,000 | +51.7% |
| 40. | United Kingdom | $4,643,000 | -28.7% |
| 41. | Czech Republic | $3,573,000 | -47.6% |
| 42. | Poland | $3,482,000 | -22.4% |
| 43. | Kyrgyzstan | $3,285,000 | +37.2% |
| 44. | Argentina | $2,778,000 | -32.7% |
| 45. | Slovakia | $2,746,000 | +22.5% |
| 46. | Slovenia | $2,536,000 | +53.9% |
| 47. | Ecuador | $2,351,000 | +42.1% |
| 48. | Thailand | $1,941,000 | -42.3% |
| 49. | Malaysia | $1,842,000 | +71.2% |
| 50. | Russia | $1,423,000 | -8.2% |
| 51. | Romania | $1,317,000 | +268.9% |
| 52. | Georgia | $1,286,000 | +78.6% |
| 53. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $1,103,000 | -29.1% |
| 54. | Croatia | $1,006,000 | -11.5% |
| 55. | Jordan | $997,000 | -81.4% |
| 56. | Taiwan | $888,000 | -40.2% |
| 57. | Cyprus | $830,000 | +19.4% |
| 58. | Saudi Arabia | $805,000 | +559.8% |
| 59. | Sweden | $683,000 | -53.2% |
| 60. | Iran | $670,000 | -96% |
| 61. | Luxembourg | $616,000 | -15% |
| 62. | Vietnam | $448,000 | +672.4% |
| 63. | Finland | $395,000 | -24.2% |
| 64. | Kazakhstan | $370,000 | -72.1% |
| 65. | Switzerland | $324,000 | +54.3% |
| 66. | Israel | $304,000 | 0% |
| 67. | Serbia | $292,000 | -6.7% |
| 68. | Costa Rica | $260,000 | -28.8% |
| 69. | Syria | $258,000 | -92.7% |
| 70. | New Zealand | $230,000 | +27.8% |
| 71. | United Arab Emirates | $224,000 | -99.3% |
| 72. | Canada | $223,000 | -79.7% |
| 73. | Montenegro | $214,000 | -43.8% |
| 74. | Trinidad/Tobago | $197,000 | -0.5% |
| 75. | Jamaica | $148,000 | 0% |
| 76. | Kenya | $141,000 | +200% |
| 77. | Bulgaria | $115,000 | -91.4% |
| 78. | Tunisia | $111,000 | -90.2% |
| 79. | Zimbabwe | $111,000 | 0% |
| 80. | Guatemala | $109,000 | +43.4% |
| 81. | Norway | $103,000 | -2.8% |
| 82. | Tanzania | $87,000 | -64.5% |
| 83. | Bahrain | $72,000 | +4.3% |
| 84. | El Salvador | $57,000 | 0% |
| 85. | US Minor Outlying Is | $55,000 | +2650% |
| 86. | Honduras | $50,000 | 0% |
| 87. | Indonesia | $46,000 | 0% |
| 88. | Turkmenistan | $44,000 | -83.4% |
| 89. | Colombia | $41,000 | +1267% |
| 90. | Brunei Darussalam | $29,000 | +107.1% |
| 91. | Iceland | $28,000 | +154.5% |
| 92. | Ukraine | $18,000 | +157.1% |
| 93. | Uruguay | $12,000 | -14.3% |
| 94. | Ethiopia | $12,000 | +71.4% |
| 95. | Estonia | $9,000 | -55% |
| 96. | Dominica | $8,000 | 0% |
| 97. | Libya | $8,000 | 0% |
| 98. | Bhutan | $7,000 | 0% |
| 99. | Bolivia | $6,000 | 0% |
| 100. | Uganda | $6,000 | +20% |
Focusing on the top 100 grapes exporters, the fastest growers from 2021 to 2022 were United States Minor Outlining Islands (up 2,650%), Colombia (up 1,267%), Vietnam (up 672.4%), Saudi Arabia (up 559.8%), Ireland (up 309.7%), then Romania (up 268.9%)>
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 2021 data was unavailable.
Countries Enjoying Best Trade Surpluses from Grapes
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for fresh grapes during 2022. 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 grapes exports and its import purchases for that same commodity.
- Chile: US$1.7 billion (net export surplus up 110.1% since 2021)
- Peru: $1.3 billion (up 8.1%)
- South Africa: $748 million (up 8.3%)
- Italy: $740 million (down -12.1%)
- Australia: $298.7 million (down -11.4%)
- India: $290.4 million (down -6.7%)
- Spain: $268.5 million (down -25.3%)
- Egypt: $232.9 million (down -6.5%)
- mainland China: $196.7 million (down -11.3%)
- Uzbekistan: $195.9 million (up 32.8%)
- Türkiye: $174.1 million (down -14.5%)
- Brazil: $96.3 million (down -36.8%)
- Namibia: $76.4 million (up 20%)
- Greece: $71.6 million (down -16.3%)
- Afghanistan: $53.7 million (down -5.4%)
Overtaking Peru in 2022, Chile garnered the highest surplus in the international trade of fresh grapes during 2022. In turn, these positive cashflows confirm both countries’ strong competitive advantages for this specific product category.
Countries Suffering Worst Trade Deficits from Grapes
The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for fresh grapes during 2022. 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 grapes import purchases and its exports for that same commodity.
- United States: -US$1.7 billion (net export deficit up 38.9% since 2021)
- Germany: -$706.2 million (down -3.7%)
- United Kingdom: -$658.1 million (down -0.7%)
- Canada: -$495.5 million (up 5.3%)
- Russia: -$422.9 million (down -6.7%)
- Vietnam: -$342.5 million (up 250.7%)
- Indonesia: -$330.4 million (up 4.8%)
- Thailand: -$245.1 million (up 40.4%)
- France: -$216.4 million (down -3%)
- Poland: -$204.2 million (down -6.7%)
- Mexico: -$165.3 million (up 79%)
- South Korea: -$114.4 million (down -15.3%)
- Philippines: -$105.5 million (down -28.8%)
- Malaysia: -$94.6 million (down -4.5%)
- Taiwan: -$92.6 million (up 8.5%)
The United States of America incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of grapes. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights America’s strong competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for grapes-supplying countries that help satisfy the powerful demand from American consumers and companies that use grapes in their manufacturing processes.
Grapes Exporting Companies
Below is a sampling of American grape vineyards that play a role in the international trade of fresh grapes. Shown within parenthesis is the state where the business is headquartered.
- Estee Vineyards Inc (New Jersey)
- Grapevine of Gadsden (Florida)
- Hermannhof (Missouri)
- Rosenthal The Malibu Estate (California)
- Sarver Winery (Orsegon)
- Stonington Vineyards Inc (Connecticut)
- Victory View Vineyard (New York)
- Vineyards of Kennesaw (Georgia)
- Wageman Vineyard (New England)
- Welchs (New York)
See also Bananas Exports by Country, Pineapples Exports by Country, Apples Exports by Country, Oranges Exports by Country, Top Strawberries Exporters by Country and Top Imported Fruits Most Loved by Americans
Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Imports – Commodities. Accessed on September 4, 2023
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on September 4, 2023
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on September 4, 2023
SICCODES.com, Top Companies – SIC Code 0172 – Grapes. Accessed on September 4, 2023