Mood-improving scents continue to be in demand around the world, given that perfumes exported from all countries totaled US$31.2 billion in 2024.

The total value of exported perfumes accelerated by an average 85.4% since 2020 when overall shipments of perfumes amounted to $16.9 billion.

From 2023 to 2024, international perfume sales rose 5.1% compared to $29.7 billion in the prior year.

The 5 biggest international suppliers of exported perfumes are France, Spain, Italy, United States of America and Germany. Collectively, that cohort of perfume exporters approached two-thirds (63%) of globally exported perfumes during 2024.

Among continents, European countries sold the highest dollar worth of exported perfumes during 2024 with shipments from Europe valued at $22.8 billion or almost three-quarters (73%) of the global total. In second place were exporters located in Asia at 16.6%, while another 7.4% of worldwide shipments originated from North America.

Smaller percentages came from suppliers in Latin America (2.2%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Africa (0.4%), then Oceania (0.3%) mostly Australia and New Zealand.

For research purposes, the 4-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix for perfumes and toilet waters is 3303. That code prefix specifically excludes aftershave lotions, personal deodorants and hair lotions.

Perfumes Exporters by Country

Below are the 15 countries that sold the highest dollar value worth of exported perfumes during 2024.

1. France: US$8.6 billion (27.6% of total exported perfumes)
2. Spain: $4.6 billion (14.7%)
3. Italy: $2.8 billion (8.9%)
4. United States: $2.1 billion (6.6%)
5. Germany: $1.61 billion (5.1%)
6. Singapore: $1.57 billion (5%)
7. United Arab Emirates: $1.3 billion (4%)
8. Netherlands: $1 billion (3.2%)
9. Czech Republic: $955.4 million (3.1%)
10. United Kingdom: $749.1 million (2.4%)
11. Poland: $733.6 million (2.3%)
12. Hong Kong: $562 million (1.8%)
13. Belgium: $528.7 million (1.7%)
14. mainland China: $509.7 million (1.6%)
15. Panama: $467.4 million (1.5%)

By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 89.6% of global perfumes exported in 2024.

Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing perfumes exporters from 2023 to 2024 were: Spain (up 43.3%), mainland China (up 38.7%), Italy (up 26.4%) and the Czech Republic (up 21.8%).

Those countries that posted declines in their exported perfumes sales were: United Arab Emirates (down -54.6%), Germany (down -35.6%) and Belgium (down -8.5%).

Searchable List of Perfumes Exporting Countries in 2024

The top 100 countries selling perfumes on international markets accounted for 99.98% of exported perfumes by value in 2024.

Rank	Exporter	Perfume Exports	2023-4
1.	France	$8,615,165,000	+13.2%
2.	Spain	$4,608,351,000	+43.3%
3.	Italy	$2,767,809,000	+26.4%
4.	United States	$2,074,687,000	+3.1%
5.	Germany	$1,605,703,000	-35.6%
6.	Singapore	$1,568,472,000	+16.1%
7.	United Arab Emirates	$1,250,137,000	-54.6%
8.	Netherlands	$1,005,875,000	+15.3%
9.	Czech Republic	$955,388,000	+21.8%
10.	United Kingdom	$749,135,000	+0.7%
11.	Poland	$733,551,000	+12%
12.	Hong Kong	$562,045,000	+12.7%
13.	Belgium	$528,735,000	-8.5%
14.	mainland China	$509,668,000	+38.7%
15.	Panama	$467,441,000	+12.5%
16.	Switzerland	$263,590,000	-3%
17.	India	$234,983,000	+3.1%
18.	Türkiye	$221,218,000	+22.7%
19.	Saudi Arabia	$208,316,000	+47.1%
20.	Mexico	$177,007,000	+55.8%
21.	Israel	$163,029,000	+49.4%
22.	Hungary	$122,870,000	+49.8%
23.	Thailand	$120,541,000	+3.4%
24.	Austria	$118,252,000	-3.8%
25.	Denmark	$115,537,000	+14.1%
26.	Indonesia	$103,462,000	-23.9%
27.	Colombia	$97,034,000	+26.8%
28.	Australia	$94,240,000	+13.9%
29.	Sweden	$93,138,000	+70.2%
30.	Croatia	$91,420,000	+25.7%
31.	Brazil	$68,325,000	+15.3%
32.	Canada	$64,788,000	+12.4%
33.	Romania	$58,718,000	+19%
34.	Ivory Coast	$52,735,000	+25.7%
35.	Malaysia	$44,237,000	+282.8%
36.	Oman	$43,059,000	+66.6%
37.	Slovakia	$40,272,000	+6.8%
38.	Lithuania	$40,035,000	-80.6%
39.	South Korea	$39,474,000	+29.8%
40.	Latvia	$39,428,000	+57.4%
41.	Bulgaria	$38,987,000	-4.6%
42.	Portugal	$33,002,000	+12.4%
43.	Estonia	$31,089,000	+12.7%
44.	Russia	$31,040,000	+24.8%
45.	Greece	$30,239,000	+32.2%
46.	Guatemala	$27,618,000	-1.6%
47.	Taiwan	$27,357,000	+5.3%
48.	Slovenia	$25,867,000	-23.7%
49.	South Africa	$24,742,000	+15.2%
50.	Kazakhstan	$24,270,000	+46.6%
51.	Mauritius	$22,206,000	+66.9%
52.	Morocco	$16,782,000	-60.8%
53.	Ireland	$16,132,000	+25%
54.	Luxembourg	$11,835,000	+14.3%
55.	Chile	$11,577,000	-18.5%
56.	Serbia	$11,108,000	+0.4%
57.	Vietnam	$10,235,000	+39.6%
58.	Kuwait	$9,730,000	-93.8%
59.	Sri Lanka	$9,234,000	+204.5%
60.	Peru	$9,085,000	+4.6%
61.	Bahrain	$8,145,000	-62.1%
62.	Kenya	$7,973,000	-0.5%
63.	Macao	$6,322,000	-38.3%
64.	Ukraine	$6,294,000	-6.6%
65.	Norway	$6,249,000	+8.6%
66.	Georgia	$6,214,000	+94.9%
67.	Cyprus	$5,521,000	+19.6%
68.	Japan	$4,831,000	+12.6%
69.	Armenia	$4,207,000	+143%
70.	Pakistan	$3,869,000	-13.4%
71.	El Salvador	$3,255,000	+736.8%
72.	Philippines	$2,860,000	+50.1%
73.	Argentina	$2,614,000	+8.5%
74.	Egypt	$2,608,000	+628.5%
75.	Dominican Republic	$2,201,000	+37%
76.	North Macedonia	$2,105,000	-5.4%
77.	Togo	$1,750,000	-39.7%
78.	Finland	$1,704,000	+45%
79.	Barbados	$1,577,000	+2.9%
80.	Belarus	$1,504,000	+19.7%
81.	Qatar	$1,441,000	-87.9%
82.	Malta	$1,389,000	+14.9%
83.	Lebanon	$1,297,000	-92.3%
84.	Albania	$1,236,000	-8.4%
85.	French S./Antarctic Territories	$1,228,000	+197.3%
86.	Ecuador	$1,198,000	-22.5%
87.	New Zealand	$1,137,000	+906.2%
88.	Paraguay	$1,016,000	+211.7%
89.	Tunisia	$1,014,000	-97%
90.	Suriname	$984,000	+7469%
91.	Mauritania	$753,000	0%
92.	Eswatini	$729,000	+10314%
93.	Azerbaijan	$559,000	-85.6%
94.	Costa Rica	$485,000	-19.8%
95.	Moldova	$456,000	-73.8%
96.	Iran	$391,000	+320.4%
97.	Burkina Faso	$361,000	-30.2%
98.	Iceland	$341,000	+12.5%
99.	Guyana	$319,000	-5.9%
100.	Curaçao	$303,000	-48.6%

Expanding the scope to include the top 100 perfume exporters, the fastest growers from 2023 to 2024 were Eswatini (up 10,314%), Suriname (up 7,469%), New Zealand (up 906.2%), El Salvador (up 736.8%), Egypt (up 628.5%) and Iran (up 320.4%).

You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of the columns. The right-most column highlights the percentage change in the value of exported perfumes from 2023 to 2024. An entry of 0% in that column means that no 2023 value was available.

Average Prices by Shipment Weight for Top Perfumes Exporters

The following 15 countries are among the leading exporters ranked by overall dollar value of perfumes shipped during 2024.

1. France: US$49,842 per ton of exported perfume (up 6.3% from 2023)
2. Spain: $38,158 per ton (up 12.8%)
3. Italy: $44,958 per ton (up 11.2%)
4. United States: $37,410 per ton (up 0.8%)
5. Germany: $73,913 per ton (up 27.6%)
6. Singapore: $88,745 per ton (up 5.8%)
7. United Arab Emirates: $55,455 per ton (same as 2023)
8. Netherlands: $46,737 per ton (down -1.5%)
9. Czech Republic: $77,674 per ton (up 11.2%)
10. United Kingdom: $43,473 per ton (up 5.4%)
11. Poland: $22,904 per ton (up 14.4%)
12. Belgium: $46,238 per ton (down -13.7%)
13. mainland China: $6,815 per ton (down -1.5%)
14. Panama: $49,935 per ton (down -4.6%)
15. Switzerland: $74,418 per ton (up 12.2%)

We calculated the worldwide average price per ton of exported perfume to be $40,477 per ton in 2024 down by -8.6% from the average $44,284 in 2023.

Among the listed exporters, the lowest average prices per ton of perfume shipped belong to mainland China and Poland.

The most expensive perfumes as ranked by highest dollar charge per ton are from suppliers in Singapore, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Germany, Panama and world-leading fragrance provider France.

Countries Generating Top Surpluses Trading Perfumes

The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for perfumes 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 perfumes and its import purchases for that same commodity.

1. France: US$7.8 billion (net export surplus up 13% since 2023)
2. Spain: $3.1 billion (up 57.2%)
3. Italy: $1.8 billion (up 25.6%)
4. Singapore: $262.1 million (up 29.1%)
5. Panama: $75.4 million (down -23.4%)
6. India: $69 million (up 222.5%)
7. Czech Republic: $68.3 million (up 531.5%)
8. Ivory Coast: $45.4 million (up 19.8%)
9. Colombia: $37.1 million (up 85.9%)
10. United Arab Emirates: $23.7 million (down -98.3%)
11. Oman: $16.5 million (reversing a -$59.5 million deficit)
12. Belgium: $11.1 million (down -50.8%)
13. French Southern/Antarctic Territories: $1.2 million (up 211.1%)
14. Pakistan: $954,000 (down -55.1%)
15. Barbados: $676,000 (up 9.9%)

World leader France earned the highest surplus in the international trade of perfumes. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms France’s strong competitive advantage for this specific product category.

Countries Incurring Worst Deficits Trading Perfumes

The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for perfumes 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 perfumes purchases and its exports for that same commodity.

1. United States: -US$3.5 billion (net export deficit up 40.7% since 2023)
2. United Kingdom: -$731.6 million (up 22.7%)
3. mainland China: -$488.6 million (down -20.2%)
4. Australia: -$481.4 million (down -3.8%)
5. Russia: -$438.4 million (down -12.7%)
6. Germany: -$433.5 million (reversing a $302.4 million surplus)
7. Canada: -$420.5 million (up 17.3%)
8. Mexico: -$365.4 million (up 4.1%)
9. Japan: -$309.4 million (up 12.2%)
10. Saudi Arabia: -$287.7 million (down -9.5%)
11. Netherlands: -$266.7 million (down -68.8%)
12. Austria: -$238.5 million (up 21.2%)
13. Chile: -$238.1 million (up 4.2%)
14. Portugal: -$233.9 million (up 25.4%)
15. South Korea: -$223.5 million (down -3.84%)

The United States of America incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of perfumes. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights America’s strong competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for perfumes-supplying countries that help satisfy the powerful consumer demand.

Perfumes Exporting Companies

According to Wikipedia, the following suppliers are the 20 biggest companies participating in the cosmetics industry. These firms sell perfumes on international markets.

• Procter & Gamble (United States)
• L’Oréal (France)
• Unilever (United Kingdom)
• Avon (United States)
• Beiersdorf (Germany)
• Estee Lauder (United States)
• Shiseido (Japan)
• Kao (Japan)
• Johnson & Johnson (United States)
• Henkel (Germany)
• LVMH (France)
• Coty (France)
• Chanel (France)
• Limited Brands (United States)
• Mary Kay (United States)
• Yves Roche (France)
• Natur (Brazil)
• Altico (United States)
• Kose (Japan)
• Oriflame (Sweden)

 

See also Ice Cream Exporters by Country, Hearing Aids Importers by Country and Beauty Cosmetics and Skincare Exports by Country

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Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on May 23, 2025

Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on May 23, 2025

International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on May 23, 2025

Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on May 23, 2025

Wikipedia, Cosmetic industry. Accessed on May 23, 2025