That dollar amount reflects an 11.9% increase since 2018 when exported goat meat was worth $365.4 million.
Year over year, the value of goat meat exports fell by -2.5% compared to $419.5 billion during 2021.
The 3 biggest exporters of goat meat are Australia, Ethiopia and Kenya. Combined, that trio of leading suppliers generated well over three-quarters (78.9%) of globally exported goat meat in 2022. Such a high percentage indicates an intensely concentrated cohort of goat meat exporters.
From a continent perspective, countries in Oceania sold about half (48.4%) of exported goat meat during 2022 with total shipments valued at $198 million led by Australia and New Zealand. In second place were exporters in Africa at 34% while another 14.7% of worldwide shipments of goat meat originated from providers in Europe.
Smaller percentages came from suppliers in Asia (2.5%), North America (0.3%), then Latin America (0.04%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean.
For research purposes, the 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 020450 for fresh, chilled or frozen goat meat.
Top Goat Meat Exports by Country
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of goat meat during 2022.
- Australia: US$191.1 million (46.7% of total goat meat exports)
- Ethiopia: $82.2 million (20.1%)
- Kenya: $49.4 million (12.1%)
- Spain: $20.3 million (5%)
- France: $18.4 million (4.5%)
- Greece: $10.8 million (2.6%)
- New Zealand: $6.9 million (1.7%)
- Tanzania: $4.9 million (1.2%)
- Netherlands: $4.5 million (1.1%)
- China: $4.2 million (1%)
- Mongolia: $4.1 million (1%)
- Italy: $3.1 million (0.8%)
- Cameroon: $2.3 million (0.6%)
- Pakistan: $1 million (0.3%)
- Mexico: $848,000 (0.2%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 98.8% of global goat meat exports in 2022.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing suppliers of goat meat since 2021 were: Italy (up 191.5%), Mongolia (up 50.3%), Tanzania (up 40.2%) and Greece (up 16.5%).
Those countries that posted declines in their exported goat meat sales were led by: Pakistan (down -65.9% from 2021), New Zealand (down -49.6%), mainland China (down -43.3%), Netherlands (down -16%) and Ethiopia (down -4.9%).
Countries Generating Best Trade Surpluses from Goat Meat
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for goat meat 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 goat meat and its import purchases for that same commodity.
- Australia: US$190.9 million (net export surplus down -0.3% since 2021)
- Ethiopia: $82.2 million (down -4.9%)
- Kenya: $49.4 million (up 7.2%)
- Spain: $17.7 million (up 18.5%)
- Greece: $10.5 million (up 14.6%)
- France: $10 million (up 1.1%)
- New Zealand: $6.8 million (down -50.2%)
- Tanzania: $4.9 million (up 40.2%)
- Netherlands: $4.13 million (down -20.7%)
- Mongolia: $4.1 million (up 50.3%)
- mainland China: $2.4 million (down -58.2%)
- Cameroon: $2.3 million (2021 data unavailable)
- Pakistan: $1 million (down -65.9%)
- Mexico: $848,000 (2021 data unavailable)
- India: $309,000 (up 128.9%)
World-leading Australia generated the highest surplus in the international trade of goat meat. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms Australia’s strong competitive advantage for this specific product category.
Countries Generating Worst Trade Deficits from Goat Meat
The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for goat meat 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 goat meat purchases and its exports for that same commodity.
- United States: -US$153.3 million (net export deficit up 9.5% since 2021)
- United Arab Emirates: -$84 million (down -23.5%)
- Saudi Arabia: -$39.5 million (up 134.2%)
- South Korea: -$33.4 million (up 85.6%)
- Portugal: -$16.1 million (up 39%)
- Taiwan: -$15.9 million (up 3.5%)
- Canada: -$15.7 million (up 26.6%)
- Trinidad/Tobago: -$9.7 million (up 110.8%)
- Hong Kong: -$8.9 million (down -1.2%)
- United Kingdom: -$6.8 million (up 250.7%)
- Italy: -$6.6 million (down -17.8%)
- Oman: -$5.5 million (down -28.6%)
- Japan: -$4.3 million (up 7.3%)
- Qatar: -$2.9 million (down -40.8%)
- Switzerland: -$2.6 million (up 45.3%)
The United States of America incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of goat meat. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights America’s competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for goat meat-supplying countries that help satisfy the powerful demand.
Goat Meat Exporting Companies
According to global trading platform Alibaba, the following suppliers are examples of fresh or frozen goat meat-trading exporters. The home-country location for each business is shown within parentheses.
- Agak Company Ltd (Kenya)
- Al-Muqeet International (Pakistan)
- Carnicas J Colomer Sau (Spain)
- Eiffel International Trade (France)
- Ethiopian General Import/Export (Ethiopia)
- I. Braditsas “Trofino” S.A (Greece)
- Parsa Enterprises Pty Ltd (Australia)
- Qingdao UnionGold Trade Co (China)
See also Top Beef Exporting Countries, Pork Exports by Country, Chicken Exports by Country and Top Sheep and Lamb Meat Exports
Research Sources:
Alibaba, Supplier showroom for goat meat. Accessed on September 26, 2023
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on September 26, 2023
Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on September 26, 2023
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on September 26, 2023
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on September 26, 2023