That dollar amount reflects a 13.8% increase for all refrigerator and freezer shippers over the five-year period starting in 2015. Year over year, the value of globally exported refrigerators and freezers fell by -0.8% from 2018 to 2019.
Among continents, suppliers in Asia sold the highest dollar worth of exported refrigerators and freezers during 2019 with shipments valued at $19.1 billion or 42% of the worldwide total. In second place were European exporters at 39.1% while 17.6% of international sales for refrigerators and freezers originated from North America.
Smaller percentages came from Latin America (0.8%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Africa (0.4%) and Oceania (0.2%) led by Australia and New Zealand.
For research purposes, the 4-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 8418 for refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment.
Refrigerator and Freezer Exports by Country
Countries
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of refrigerators and freezers during 2019.
- China: US$10.4 billion (22.8% of exported refrigerators/freezers)
- Mexico: $5 billion (10.9%)
- Italy: $3.3 billion (7.3%)
- United States: $2.7 billion (5.9%)
- Germany: $2.5 billion (5.4%)
- South Korea: $2.2 billion (4.8%)
- Thailand: $2 billion (4.3%)
- Turkey: $1.9 billion (4.2%)
- France: $1.5 billion (3.3%)
- Poland: $1.49 billion (3.3%)
- Netherlands: $993.6 million (2.2%)
- Czech Republic: $972.2 million (2.1%)
- Austria: $856.5 million (1.9%)
- Sweden: $744.5 million (1.6%)
- Singapore: $685.4 million (1.5%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 81.5% of globally exported refrigerators and freezers in 2019.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing exporters of refrigerators and freezers since 2015 were: Czech Republic (up 88%), Netherlands (up 84%), Sweden (up 32.4%) and China (up 32%).
Three countries posted declines in their international sales of refrigerators and freezers: South Korea (down -19%), Singapore (down -8%) and the United States (down -6.9%).
Advantages
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for refrigerators and freezers during 2019. 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 refrigerators and freezers and its import purchases for that same commodity.
- China: US$9.3 billion (net export surplus up 38.1% since 2015)
- Mexico: $4 billion (up 5.9%)
- Italy: $2.1 billion (up 6.2%)
- Turkey: $1.63 billion (up 25.6%)
- Thailand: $1.62 billion (up 6.4%)
- South Korea: $1.5 billion (down -34.9%)
- Poland: $725 million (up 25.7%)
- Czech Republic: $522.7 million (up 170.2%)
- Ireland: $351 million (up 4,200%)
- Singapore: $265.5 million (up 11%)
- Austria: $250.6 million (down -11.6%)
- Hungary: $222.4 million (down -23.9%)
- Romania: $170.6 million (down -13.7%)
- Bulgaria: $143 million (up 10.3%)
- Serbia: $82.7 million (down -18.7%)
The People’s Republic of China generated the highest surplus in the international trade of refrigerators and freezers. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms China’s strong competitive advantage for this specific product category.
Opportunities
The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for refrigerators and freezers during 2019. 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 refrigerators and freezers purchases and its exports for that same commodity.
- United States: -US$7.1 billion (net export deficit up 51.5% since 2015)
- United Kingdom: -$1.4 billion (down -13.9%)
- Canada: -$1.2 billion (up 3.6%)
- Australia: -$1 billion (up 20.9%)
- Japan: -$657 million (down -3.4%)
- France: -$630.7 million (up 34.5%)
- Germany: -$526.8 million (up 29.8%)
- Russia: -$484.9 million (down -47%)
- Switzerland: -$476.2 million (down -1.1%)
- Spain: -$466.2 million (up 10.2%)
- Saudi Arabia: -$424.8 million (down -50.7%)
- United Arab Emirates: -$410.9 million (up 60.3%)
- Philippines: -$375.1 million (up 114.6%)
- Norway: -$362.4 million (down -3.2%)
- Vietnam: -$348 million (up 23.5%)
The United States of America incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of refrigerators and freezers. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights America’s competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for refrigerators and freezers-supplying countries that help satisfy the powerful demand.
Companies
Top Refrigerators and Freezers Brands
Below are the leading global brands for refrigerators and freezers according to Ranker. The home country for each top brand is shown within parenthesis.
- Whirlpool Corporation (United States)
- KitchenAid (United States)
- LG Electronics Inc (South Korea)
- General Electric (United States)
- Walton Group (Bangladesh)
- Robert Bosch GmbH (Germany)
- Sub-Zero Freezer Company (United States)
- Kenmore (United States)
- Viking Range Corporation (United States)
- Frigidaire (United States)
Searchable List of Refrigerator and Freezer Exporting Countries in 2019
You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of the columns. An entry of 0% in the right-most column means that 2018 data was unavailable.
| Rank | Exporter | Refrigerator/Freezer Exports (US$) | 2018-9 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | China | $10,401,040,000 | +3.2% |
| 2. | Mexico | $4,951,606,000 | -2.1% |
| 3. | Italy | $3,313,317,000 | -2.3% |
| 4. | United States | $2,699,007,000 | -1.1% |
| 5. | Germany | $2,464,807,000 | -4.5% |
| 6. | South Korea | $2,174,175,000 | +3.7% |
| 7. | Thailand | $1,977,488,000 | +7.4% |
| 8. | Turkey | $1,892,860,000 | -3.9% |
| 9. | France | $1,498,014,000 | -7.4% |
| 10. | Poland | $1,487,738,000 | +10.6% |
| 11. | Netherlands | $993,585,000 | +7.1% |
| 12. | Czech Republic | $972,168,000 | +9.6% |
| 13. | Austria | $856,536,000 | +0.5% |
| 14. | Sweden | $744,529,000 | 0% |
| 15. | Singapore | $685,358,000 | -13.8% |
| 16. | Japan | $573,634,000 | +5.8% |
| 17. | Ireland | $521,534,000 | -15.5% |
| 18. | Belgium | $507,811,000 | +13.5% |
| 19. | Spain | $504,083,000 | -8.4% |
| 20. | Denmark | $496,518,000 | -2.9% |
| 21. | Romania | $479,218,000 | -0.3% |
| 22. | Hungary | $476,369,000 | -9.5% |
| 23. | Indonesia | $389,911,000 | +0.8% |
| 24. | United Kingdom | $389,283,000 | +16.7% |
| 25. | Canada | $352,001,000 | +1.9% |
| 26. | Russia | $338,646,000 | -1.1% |
| 27. | Bulgaria | $265,654,000 | +4.7% |
| 28. | Vietnam | $226,930,000 | -1.6% |
| 29. | India | $216,844,000 | -1.7% |
| 30. | Portugal | $187,366,000 | -3.9% |
| 31. | Malaysia | $186,628,000 | -9.1% |
| 32. | Slovakia | $186,434,000 | +14% |
| 33. | Serbia | $169,934,000 | +8.3% |
| 34. | Brazil | $147,615,000 | +2.8% |
| 35. | Belarus | $146,801,000 | -19.8% |
| 36. | South Africa | $146,329,000 | -7.1% |
| 37. | Hong Kong | $141,237,000 | +5.7% |
| 38. | Switzerland | $139,507,000 | -0.7% |
| 39. | Slovenia | $138,168,000 | -15.4% |
| 40. | Taiwan | $126,357,000 | +4.6% |
| 41. | Lithuania | $120,904,000 | -7.3% |
| 42. | Finland | $90,397,000 | -3.4% |
| 43. | Colombia | $83,958,000 | -6.9% |
| 44. | Luxembourg | $77,430,000 | -16.5% |
| 45. | Ukraine | $58,798,000 | +25.8% |
| 46. | Greece | $52,880,000 | -12.6% |
| 47. | Guatemala | $47,149,000 | -0.3% |
| 48. | Croatia | $43,261,000 | +7.2% |
| 49. | United Arab Emirates | $40,703,000 | -90.1% |
| 50. | Australia | $36,893,000 | +11.7% |
| 51. | Chile | $33,288,000 | +32.5% |
| 52. | Argentina | $33,101,000 | -16.7% |
| 53. | New Zealand | $30,594,000 | -15% |
| 54. | Latvia | $22,521,000 | -16.9% |
| 55. | Israel | $21,978,000 | +3.4% |
| 56. | Norway | $21,819,000 | -1.2% |
| 57. | Jordan | $18,249,000 | +148.7% |
| 58. | Estonia | $17,835,000 | +21.6% |
| 59. | Eswatini | $12,251,000 | -3.4% |
| 60. | Philippines | $11,434,000 | -3.4% |
| 61. | Egypt | $7,380,000 | -75.3% |
| 62. | Iceland | $4,904,000 | -41.9% |
| 63. | Uzbekistan | $4,505,000 | +24.7% |
| 64. | Ecuador | $4,372,000 | -35.3% |
| 65. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $3,926,000 | +27.1% |
| 66. | Morocco | $3,902,000 | +64.4% |
| 67. | Algeria | $3,713,000 | +94.9% |
| 68. | Bahrain | $2,788,000 | -20.3% |
| 69. | Saudi Arabia | $2,332,000 | -80.9% |
| 70. | Panama | $2,324,000 | -44% |
| 71. | Georgia | $2,236,000 | +226.9% |
| 72. | Kazakhstan | $2,111,000 | -48% |
| 73. | Peru | $1,999,000 | +83.7% |
| 74. | Sri Lanka | $1,875,000 | -56.2% |
| 75. | North Macedonia | $1,849,000 | -21.5% |
| 76. | Zimbabwe | $1,788,000 | -41.3% |
| 77. | Iran | $1,779,000 | -92.8% |
| 78. | Namibia | $1,751,000 | +95.4% |
| 79. | Costa Rica | $1,592,000 | -56.2% |
| 80. | Papua New Guinea | $1,591,000 | +56.9% |
| 81. | Dominican Republic | $1,553,000 | -36.9% |
| 82. | Lebanon | $1,536,000 | -93.2% |
| 83. | Tunisia | $1,329,000 | +9.5% |
| 84. | Montenegro | $1,191,000 | -19.7% |
| 85. | Honduras | $1,167,000 | -37.4% |
| 86. | Cambodia | $937,000 | +13,286% |
| 87. | Mauritania | $803,000 | 0% |
| 88. | Kyrgyzstan | $800,000 | +751.1% |
| 89. | Azerbaijan | $663,000 | +234.8% |
| 90. | Sierra Leone | $464,000 | +23,100% |
| 91. | Macao | $422,000 | 0% |
| 92. | Afghanistan | $361,000 | 0% |
| 93. | Uruguay | $352,000 | +291.1% |
| 94. | El Salvador | $286,000 | -34.6% |
| 95. | Qatar | $285,000 | -63.9% |
| 96. | Senegal | $261,000 | -41% |
| 97. | Togo | $260,000 | +202.3% |
| 98. | Albania | $252,000 | +215% |
| 99. | Democr. Rep. Congo | $249,000 | +822.2% |
| 100. | Mauritius | $241,000 | -30.1% |
| 101. | Kuwait | $226,000 | -94.4% |
| 102. | Pakistan | $207,000 | -92.5% |
| 103. | Paraguay | $203,000 | +157% |
| 104. | Ghana | $200,000 | +809.1% |
| 105. | Kenya | $184,000 | -89.1% |
| 106. | Armenia | $169,000 | -64.4% |
| 107. | Seychelles | $148,000 | +142.6% |
| 108. | Nicaragua | $145,000 | -51.7% |
| 109. | Myanmar (Burma) | $141,000 | +220.5% |
| 110. | Mozambique | $140,000 | +8.5% |
| 111. | US Minor Outlying Is | $139,000 | +71.6% |
| 112. | Moldova | $138,000 | -87.1% |
| 113. | Mongolia | $128,000 | 0% |
| 114. | Malta | $127,000 | +81.4% |
| 115. | Andorra | $104,000 | +48.6% |
| 116. | Venezuela | $97,000 | -40.1% |
| 117. | Botswana | $90,000 | -55% |
| 118. | Oman | $79,000 | -98.4% |
| 119. | Curaçao | $75,000 | -67.5% |
| 120. | Cayman Islands | $72,000 | -61.1% |
| 121. | Zambia | $70,000 | -95.5% |
| 122. | Niger | $64,000 | +3,100% |
| 123. | Bolivia | $59,000 | 0% |
| 124. | Tajikistan | $58,000 | +262.5% |
| 125. | Trinidad/Tobago | $50,000 | -78.3% |
| 126. | Congo | $49,000 | +75% |
| 127. | Nauru | $49,000 | +880% |
| 128. | Brunei Darussalam | $43,000 | -84.8% |
| 129. | Cameroon | $40,000 | -7% |
| 130. | Bangladesh | $39,000 | -75.9% |
| 131. | Fiji | $33,000 | -88.1% |
| 132. | Malawi | $29,000 | +123.1% |
| 133. | North Korea | $29,000 | -92.5% |
| 134. | Gibraltar | $27,000 | +170% |
| 135. | Barbados | $26,000 | +136.4% |
| 136. | Norfolk Island | $23,000 | 0% |
| 137. | Grenada | $21,000 | +950% |
| 138. | New Caledonia | $20,000 | +25% |
| 139. | Samoa | $20,000 | +1,900% |
| 140. | Cuba | $19,000 | -97.8% |
| 141. | British Virgin Islands | $18,000 | +157.1% |
| 142. | Madagascar | $18,000 | -65.4% |
| 143. | Liberia | $16,000 | -92.7% |
| 144. | Cyprus | $16,000 | -94.7% |
| 145. | Tanzania | $16,000 | -93.7% |
| 146. | Syria | $15,000 | -86.7% |
| 147. | Dominica | $15,000 | +1,400% |
| 148. | Bahamas | $15,000 | -97.4% |
| 149. | Tokelau | $14,000 | -51.7% |
| 150. | Suriname | $13,000 | 0% |
| 151. | Benin | $13,000 | -84.3% |
| 152. | Jamaica | $10,000 | -89.4% |
| 153. | Somalia | $10,000 | -56.5% |
| 154. | Burkina Faso | $9,000 | -90.4% |
| 155. | Antigua/Barbuda | $9,000 | 0% |
| 156. | Bhutan | $9,000 | 0% |
| 157. | Lesotho | $8,000 | -42.9% |
| 158. | Timor-Leste | $8,000 | -84% |
| 159. | Guinea | $6,000 | -50% |
| 160. | Faroe Islands | $6,000 | -92.5% |
| 161. | French Polynesia | $6,000 | 0% |
| 162. | Gabon | $5,000 | -89.1% |
| 163. | Ethiopia | $5,000 | 0% |
| 164. | Laos | $5,000 | -54.5% |
| 165. | Rwanda | $5,000 | -98.2% |
| 166. | Uganda | $5,000 | -99.6% |
| 167. | Iraq | $4,000 | -96.3% |
| 168. | Greenland | $3,000 | 0% |
| 169. | Mali | $3,000 | -96% |
| 170. | Chad | $3,000 | -40% |
| 171. | Montserrat | $2,000 | 0% |
| 172. | Aruba | $2,000 | -84.6% |
| 173. | Ivory Coast | $2,000 | -99.1% |
| 174. | Saint Lucia | $2,000 | -60% |
| 175. | St Vincent/Grenadines | $2,000 | 0% |
| 176. | Nepal | $1,000 | -98% |
| 177. | Maldives | $1,000 | 0% |
| 178. | Cook Islands | $1,000 | -66.7% |
| 179. | Gambia | $1,000 | -75% |
| 180. | Belize | $1,000 | -50% |
| 181. | Central African Rep | $1,000 | -99.7% |
| 182. | Angola | $1,000 | -99.9% |
See also Computer Device Exports by Country and Antiques Exporters
Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on May 28, 2020
Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on May 28, 2020
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on May 28, 2020
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on May 28, 2020
Ranker, The Best Refrigerator Brands. Accessed on May 28, 2020
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