That dollar amount results from an average 19.6% increase for all international sellers of cookies over the five-year period starting in 2018 when total sweet biscuit exports were worth $8.47 billion.
Year over year, the value of exported cookies gained 4.8% compared to $9.67 billion for 2021.
Also called sweet biscuits in some countries, a wide range of cookies are beloved snacks around the globe. In the United States, favorites include chocolate chip, peanut butter, oatmeal raisin, white chocolate, sugar and shortbread cookies according to OnePoll.com.
The 5 biggest cookie exporters are Mexico, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and Canada. Combined, that quintet of major suppliers accounted for about two-fifths (39.8%) of the overall value of globally exported cookies during 2022.
Among continents, European countries sold the highest dollar worth of exported cookies during 2022 with shipments valued at $5.45 billion or 53.8% of the worldwide total. In second place were exporters in North America at 19.4% while another 19.3% of cookie shipments originated from Asia.
Smaller percentages came from providers in Latin America (4.7%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Africa (2.1%), then Oceania (0.7%) led by Australia, New Zealand and Fiji.
For research purposes, the 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix for sweet biscuits is 190531.
Top Cookies Exporters by Country
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of cookies during 2022.
- Mexico: US$1.2 billion (11.5% of total exported cookies)
- Germany: $840.8 million (8.3%)
- Netherlands: $840.3 million (8.3%)
- Belgium: $618.5 million (6.1%)
- Canada: $564.5 million (5.6%)
- Türkiye: $431.8 million (4.3%)
- Italy: $405.2 million (4%)
- United Kingdom: $401.6 million (4%)
- Poland: $387.5 million (3.8%)
- Indonesia: $382.4 million (3.8%)
- Spain: $358.1 million (3.5%)
- France: $353.7 million (3.5%)
- India: $266.5 million (2.6%)
- Czech Republic: $246.2 million (2.4%)
- United States: $235.8 million (2.3%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 74.1% of all cookies exports in 2022.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing exporters of cookies since 2021 were: India (up 32.9%), Canada (up 27.9%), Indonesia (up 26.5%) and Mexico (up 24.2%).
France was the lone leading supplier that posted declines in its exported cookies sales, recording a -12.2% reduction from 2021.
Searchable Database of Cookies Exporting Countries in 2022
The following automated database of major international suppliers collected 99.9% of the overall revenues from globally exported sweet biscuits.
| Rank | Exporter | Cookie Exports | 2021-2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mexico | $1,168,551,000 | +24.2% |
| 2. | Germany | $840,811,000 | +3.9% |
| 3. | Netherlands | $840,333,000 | +0.5% |
| 4. | Belgium | $618,510,000 | +0.6% |
| 5. | Canada | $564,494,000 | +27.9% |
| 6. | Türkiye | $431,826,000 | +20.2% |
| 7. | Italy | $405,173,000 | +5% |
| 8. | United Kingdom | $401,630,000 | +10.3% |
| 9. | Poland | $387,540,000 | +2.9% |
| 10. | Indonesia | $382,419,000 | +26.5% |
| 11. | Spain | $358,085,000 | +7.5% |
| 12. | France | $353,679,000 | -12.2% |
| 13. | India | $266,483,000 | +32.9% |
| 14. | Czech Republic | $246,187,000 | +14.1% |
| 15. | United States | $235,847,000 | +5.5% |
| 16. | Denmark | $173,861,000 | -5.1% |
| 17. | Malaysia | $159,920,000 | -0.8% |
| 18. | Thailand | $151,027,000 | +28.2% |
| 19. | Sweden | $129,107,000 | -6.4% |
| 20. | Russia | $118,955,000 | -14.1% |
| 21. | Austria | $101,894,000 | +3% |
| 22. | China | $93,375,000 | +5.9% |
| 23. | Bahrain | $91,823,000 | -1% |
| 24. | Peru | $90,670,000 | +32.8% |
| 25. | Brazil | $76,405,000 | +27.1% |
| 26. | Serbia | $72,525,000 | +4.9% |
| 27. | Guatemala | $65,677,000 | +39.1% |
| 28. | Egypt | $61,085,000 | -11% |
| 29. | Costa Rica | $57,892,000 | +18.9% |
| 30. | Hong Kong | $55,488,000 | -45.3% |
| 31. | Ukraine | $54,240,000 | -38.3% |
| 32. | Singapore | $54,131,000 | +16.3% |
| 33. | Zambia | $52,957,000 | -7.1% |
| 34. | South Africa | $49,849,000 | +13.5% |
| 35. | Pakistan | $42,026,000 | +82.3% |
| 36. | Portugal | $40,131,000 | +16.8% |
| 37. | Australia | $37,206,000 | -40.9% |
| 38. | Colombia | $36,775,000 | +22.9% |
| 39. | Croatia | $33,072,000 | +11.2% |
| 40. | Switzerland | $29,524,000 | -19.1% |
| 41. | Argentina | $28,940,000 | -2.4% |
| 42. | Romania | $26,955,000 | +13.8% |
| 43. | New Zealand | $25,925,000 | -20.7% |
| 44. | El Salvador | $25,629,000 | +29.6% |
| 45. | Hungary | $25,587,000 | +25.4% |
| 46. | Kazakhstan | $25,584,000 | +20.5% |
| 47. | Bulgaria | $25,147,000 | -13.2% |
| 48. | Dominican Republic | $22,550,000 | -7.5% |
| 49. | Greece | $21,206,000 | +12.7% |
| 50. | Lithuania | $21,133,000 | +9.9% |
| 51. | Slovakia | $20,429,000 | +35.1% |
| 52. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $20,077,000 | -2.7% |
| 53. | Trinidad/Tobago | $19,972,000 | +23.9% |
| 54. | United Arab Emirates | $19,773,000 | -72.6% |
| 55. | Taiwan | $19,624,000 | -14.2% |
| 56. | Sri Lanka | $18,555,000 | +8.1% |
| 57. | Latvia | $17,786,000 | +13.7% |
| 58. | Oman | $17,223,000 | -67.4% |
| 59. | South Korea | $15,699,000 | -3.8% |
| 60. | Vietnam | $15,092,000 | +3.3% |
| 61. | Iran | $14,975,000 | -83% |
| 62. | Saudi Arabia | $14,383,000 | -71.6% |
| 63. | Ireland | $14,256,000 | -3.3% |
| 64. | Barbados | $12,831,000 | +26.1% |
| 65. | North Macedonia | $12,493,000 | -9.7% |
| 66. | Japan | $12,455,000 | -12.9% |
| 67. | Ecuador | $12,088,000 | +50.4% |
| 68. | Moldova | $12,046,000 | +8.6% |
| 69. | Philippines | $10,821,000 | +32.2% |
| 70. | Uzbekistan | $10,792,000 | +94.7% |
| 71. | Fiji | $10,790,000 | +2.9% |
| 72. | Algeria | $10,746,000 | +436.5% |
| 73. | Jordan | $10,452,000 | +19.7% |
| 74. | Slovenia | $9,737,000 | -11.8% |
| 75. | Honduras | $9,674,000 | +154.4% |
| 76. | Bangladesh | $9,099,000 | -39% |
| 77. | Morocco | $7,814,000 | +53.6% |
| 78. | Zimbabwe | $5,483,000 | -10.9% |
| 79. | Tunisia | $5,402,000 | -74.3% |
| 80. | Ghana | $5,226,000 | +5.2% |
| 81. | Chile | $4,908,000 | +30% |
| 82. | Finland | $3,444,000 | -20.3% |
| 83. | Luxembourg | $3,370,000 | -18.2% |
| 84. | Senegal | $3,057,000 | -33.2% |
| 85. | Kenya | $2,758,000 | +53.2% |
| 86. | Mozambique | $2,578,000 | +1444% |
| 87. | Lebanon | $2,535,000 | -32.1% |
| 88. | Syria | $2,400,000 | -61.6% |
| 89. | Lesotho | $2,221,000 | +53.2% |
| 90. | Bolivia | $1,964,000 | -0.9% |
| 91. | Cyprus | $1,882,000 | +68.6% |
| 92. | Estonia | $1,867,000 | -3.2% |
| 93. | Belarus | $1,704,000 | -81.1% |
| 94. | Jamaica | $1,507,000 | -38.5% |
| 95. | Ivory Coast | $1,425,000 | -6% |
| 96. | Venezuela | $1,308,000 | +5% |
| 97. | Tanzania | $1,263,000 | +50.4% |
| 98. | Israel | $1,210,000 | -61.9% |
| 99. | Panama | $987,000 | +252.5% |
| 100. | Kuwait | $965,000 | -70.1% |
Focusing on the leading 100 cookie suppliers, the fastest growers were Mozambique (up 1,444% from 2021), Algeria (up 436.5%), Panama (up 252.5%), Honduras (up 154.4%), Uzbekistan (up 94.7%) then Pakistan (up 82.3%).
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 2021 data was unavailable.
Countries Enjoying Best Trade Surpluses from Cookies
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for cookies 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 exported cookies and its import purchases for that same commodity.
- Mexico: US$1.1 billion (net export surplus up 24.5% since 2021)
- Netherlands: $475.8 million (up 0.9%)
- Türkiye: $402.6 million (up 19.5%)
- Indonesia: $330.9 million (up 26.2%)
- Germany: $328.1 million (up 17.5%)
- Belgium: $294.9 million (up 7.6%)
- Poland: $268.1 million (down -2.4%)
- Canada: $267 million (up 46.3%)
- India: $252.6 million (up 32.4%)
- Italy: $216.2 million (up 17.8%)
- Spain: $199 million (up 7.8%)
- Czech Republic: $178.6 million (up 15.8%)
- Denmark: $114.6 million (down -6.6%)
- Peru: $78.9 million (up 34.8%)
- Thailand: $76.9 million (up 49.2%)
Mexico generated the highest surplus in the international trade of cookies. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms strong Mexican competitive advantages for this specific product category.
Countries Incurring Worst Trade Deficits from Cookies
The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for cookies 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 imported cookies purchases and its exports for that same commodity.
- United States: -US$1.8 billion (net export deficit up 29.1% since 2021)
- mainland China: -$188.1 million (down -11.3%)
- France: -$174.3 million (up 36.8%)
- United Kingdom: -$144.4 million (up 100.6%)
- Saudi Arabia: -$134.6 million (up 13.8%)
- Iraq: -$133.6 million (down -14.6%)
- Ireland: -$124.9 million (up 4%)
- Australia: -$110.9 million (up 36%)
- Vietnam: -$109.4 million (up 40.3%)
- Portugal: -$98.9 million (up 9.6%)
- Romania: -$87.8 million (up 13.6%)
- United Arab Emirates: -$82.3 million (up 51%)
- Philippines: -$71.2 million (up 79.3%)
- Yemen: -$65.9 million (down -27.2%)
- Israel: -$63.7 million (up 32.6%)
The United States of America incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of cookies. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights America’s competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for cookies-supplying countries that help satisfy the powerful consumer demand.
Cookies Exporting Companies
According to global trading platform Alibaba, the following suppliers are examples of cookies-trading exporters. The home-country location for each business is shown within parentheses.
- Benfel Dis Ticaret Limited Sirketi (Turkey)
- Blue Dots SRO (Czech Republic)
- Dollaritemdirect.com Inc (United States)
- Gusti d’Italia SRL (Italy)
- Jens Schleicher GMBH (Germany)
- LA International Trading Ltd (United Kingdom)
- NV Solucious (Belgium)
- Petitki (Poland)
- Pt. Agel Langgeng (Indonesia)
- RYS Trading Company BV (Netherlands)
See also Chocolate Exporters by Country, Candy Sweets Exports by Country , Soft Drinks Exporters by Country and Ice Cream Exporters by Country
Research Sources:
Alibaba, Product showroom for cookies. Accessed on September 25, 2023
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook. Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on September 25, 2023
Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on September 25, 2023
Huffington Post, The Definitive List of America’s Favorite Cookies. Accessed on September 25, 2023
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on September 25, 2023
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on September 25, 2023
Wikipedia, Cookie. Accessed on September 25, 2023
