The overall value of exported vitamins increased by an average 23.9% for all exporting countries from 5 years earlier in 2020 when worldwide shipments of vitamins were valued at $4.3 billion.
Year over year, sales of globally exported vitamins rose by 5.5% compared to $5.1 billion starting from 2023.
The 5 biggest vitamins exporters (Germany, United States of America, Hong Kong, India and the Netherlands) accounted for 40% of international sales of vitamins during 2024.
Among continents, European countries sold the highest dollar worth of exported vitamins during 2024 with shipments valued at $3 billion or 56% of the global total. In second place were exporters located in Asia at 21.1% while another 14.7% of international vitamins sold originated from suppliers in North America.
Smaller percentages came from sellers located in Oceania mostly Australia at 4.7%, Latin America (3.2%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, then Africa (0.3%).
Turning to imported vitamin purchases, the 5 leading importers of vitamins in 2024 are mainland China, United States of America, Russia, Germany and Belgium. Collectively, that quintet bought 28% of globally imported vitamins.
The top 5 exporter countries percentage (40%) is more concentrated compared to major importer nations (28%). This is partly because approaching twice as many importing countries, islands and territories as opposed to exporting entities. Specifically, there are 208 importers compared to 123 exporters.
For research purposes, the 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 300450 for exported and imported vitamins. That code encompasses medicaments containing provitamins and vitamins including natural concentrates and derivatives.
Top Vitamins Exports by Country
Below are the top 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of vitamins during 2024.
- Germany: US$646.4 million (12.1% of total exported vitamins)
- United States: $553.9 million (10.4%)
- Hong Kong: $364.1 million (6.8%)
- India: $298.1 million (5.6%)
- Netherlands: $268.9 million (5%)
- United Kingdom: $260.3 million (4.9%)
- Australia: $246.8 million (4.6%)
- Belgium: $235.2 million (4.4%)
- France: $223.8 million (4.2%)
- Canada: $176.3 million (3.3%)
- Switzerland: $151 million (2.8%)
- Poland: $150 million (2.8%)
- Hungary: $140.4 million (2.6%)
- Spain: $139 million (2.6%)
- Austria: $118.7 million (2.2%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped nearly three-quarters (74.6%) of globally exported vitamins in 2024.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing vitamins exporters since 2023 were: United Kingdom (up 696.2%), Belgium (up 139.9%), Poland (up 36%) and Spain (up 26.5%).
Major suppliers that posted declines in their exported vitamins sales were led by: Austria (down -13.5% from 2023), Canada (down -10.2%), France (down -5.5%), United States of America (down -3.4%) and Switzerland (down -1.4%).
Searchable Database of Best 100 Vitamins Exporters
The automated table below showcases the 100 top supplying countries ranked by the highest revenues from exported vitamins in 2024.
| Rank | Exporter | Vitamins Exports | 2023-4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Germany | $646,439,000 | +2.6% |
| 2. | United States | $553,887,000 | -3.4% |
| 3. | Hong Kong | $364,054,000 | -0.1% |
| 4. | India | $298,133,000 | +13.1% |
| 5. | Netherlands | $268,942,000 | +2.1% |
| 6. | United Kingdom | $260,341,000 | +696.2% |
| 7. | Australia | $246,755,000 | +0.3% |
| 8. | Belgium | $235,241,000 | +139.9% |
| 9. | France | $223,836,000 | -5.5% |
| 10. | Canada | $176,316,000 | -10.2% |
| 11. | Switzerland | $150,990,000 | -1.4% |
| 12. | Poland | $149,967,000 | +36% |
| 13. | Hungary | $140,440,000 | +10.1% |
| 14. | Spain | $138,986,000 | +26.5% |
| 15. | Austria | $118,696,000 | -13.5% |
| 16. | Japan | $112,172,000 | -14% |
| 17. | Italy | $105,890,000 | -4.8% |
| 18. | Sweden | $103,340,000 | +18.2% |
| 19. | United Arab Emirates | $100,724,000 | -48.5% |
| 20. | China | $86,718,000 | +7.9% |
| 21. | Ireland | $77,967,000 | -12.1% |
| 22. | Panama | $60,024,000 | +45.4% |
| 23. | Greece | $53,063,000 | +13.5% |
| 24. | Mexico | $51,681,000 | -20.3% |
| 25. | Norway | $36,621,000 | -14.9% |
| 26. | Slovenia | $36,138,000 | -12.1% |
| 27. | Türkiye | $33,562,000 | -40.6% |
| 28. | Croatia | $33,487,000 | +63.3% |
| 29. | Lithuania | $29,082,000 | +39.6% |
| 30. | Guatemala | $27,406,000 | +1.7% |
| 31. | Denmark | $26,145,000 | +12.3% |
| 32. | Indonesia | $25,970,000 | -21.2% |
| 33. | South Korea | $24,779,000 | -3.2% |
| 34. | Vietnam | $20,531,000 | +4.3% |
| 35. | Czech Republic | $20,344,000 | -4.9% |
| 36. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $19,128,000 | -27.1% |
| 37. | Colombia | $17,309,000 | -18.2% |
| 38. | Romania | $16,764,000 | +40.5% |
| 39. | Thailand | $15,610,000 | +0.2% |
| 40. | Cyprus | $14,189,000 | -16.1% |
| 41. | El Salvador | $13,702,000 | +8.2% |
| 42. | Slovakia | $13,098,000 | +34.1% |
| 43. | Russia | $11,888,000 | -57.2% |
| 44. | Argentina | $11,766,000 | -5.8% |
| 45. | Portugal | $10,700,000 | +6.5% |
| 46. | Serbia | $10,563,000 | +2% |
| 47. | Bulgaria | $10,230,000 | -17.1% |
| 48. | Peru | $9,828,000 | +5.5% |
| 49. | Singapore | $9,789,000 | -27.4% |
| 50. | Taiwan | $9,783,000 | -20.3% |
| 51. | Uruguay | $9,525,000 | +11.6% |
| 52. | Brazil | $7,790,000 | +19.8% |
| 53. | Egypt | $7,375,000 | +55.4% |
| 54. | Belarus | $5,904,000 | +41.3% |
| 55. | Ukraine | $5,517,000 | -2.6% |
| 56. | Pakistan | $4,334,000 | +8% |
| 57. | Latvia | $3,478,000 | +11.9% |
| 58. | Costa Rica | $3,348,000 | +13% |
| 59. | Jordan | $3,222,000 | -79.1% |
| 60. | Luxembourg | $3,158,000 | -0.7% |
| 61. | Chile | $2,627,000 | +18% |
| 62. | South Africa | $2,604,000 | +93.8% |
| 63. | New Zealand | $2,475,000 | -47.1% |
| 64. | Estonia | $2,436,000 | -32.7% |
| 65. | Finland | $2,236,000 | +15.4% |
| 66. | Israel | $2,094,000 | -67.1% |
| 67. | Armenia | $2,091,000 | +29.1% |
| 68. | Morocco | $1,998,000 | -5.7% |
| 69. | Uzbekistan | $1,866,000 | +126.7% |
| 70. | Paraguay | $1,809,000 | +37.8% |
| 71. | Malaysia | $1,806,000 | -24.5% |
| 72. | Tunisia | $1,788,000 | -39% |
| 73. | Bahrain | $1,743,000 | +101% |
| 74. | Guyana | $1,471,000 | +0.9% |
| 75. | Bangladesh | $1,334,000 | -47.9% |
| 76. | Kazakhstan | $1,326,000 | -69.3% |
| 77. | Philippines | $1,011,000 | -33.2% |
| 78. | Ecuador | $994,000 | +46.2% |
| 79. | Honduras | $830,000 | +131.8% |
| 80. | Venezuela | $653,000 | +493.6% |
| 81. | North Macedonia | $634,000 | +0.3% |
| 82. | Oman | $550,000 | +49.5% |
| 83. | Algeria | $546,000 | -30.7% |
| 84. | Kenya | $541,000 | +137.3% |
| 85. | Moldova | $465,000 | -51.7% |
| 86. | Saudi Arabia | $411,000 | +147.6% |
| 87. | Tanzania | $395,000 | +42.6% |
| 88. | Nicaragua | $239,000 | -20.3% |
| 89. | Malta | $233,000 | +3229% |
| 90. | Kuwait | $221,000 | 0% |
| 91. | Lebanon | $171,000 | +4175% |
| 92. | Namibia | $156,000 | +3800% |
| 93. | Ivory Coast | $154,000 | +3750% |
| 94. | Dominican Republic | $136,000 | +202.2% |
| 95. | Bolivia | $124,000 | -24.4% |
| 96. | Georgia | $112,000 | -31.3% |
| 97. | Barbados | $89,000 | +61.8% |
| 98. | Iran | $45,000 | -86.3% |
| 99. | Senegal | $40,000 | 0% |
| 100. | Brunei Darussalam | $33,000 | 0% |
Among the 100 biggest exporters, fastest-growing suppliers of vitamins on global markets are Lebanon (up 4,175% from 2023 to 2024), Namibia (up 3,800%), Ivory Coast (up 3,750%), Malta (up 3,229%) and the United Kingdom (up 696.2%).
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The right-most column shows the percentage change in the value of exported vitamins from 2023 to 2024. An entry of 0% in that column means that no 2023 data was available.
Top Vitamins Imports by Country
Purchases of globally imported vitamins appreciated by 19.2% over the 5-year period starting in 2020 and grew by 9.9% year over year ending in 2024.
Below are the 15 best countries as measured by the highest dollar value worth of vitamins imported during 2024.
- mainland China: US$415.3 million (8.2% of total imported vitamins)
- United States: $286.1 million (5.6%)
- Russia: $258.8 million (5.1%)
- Germany: $232.9 million (4.6%)
- Belgium: $223.7 million (4.4%)
- Saudi Arabia: $212.1 million (4.2%)
- Ireland: $179.4 million (3.5%)
- Uzbekistan: $164.6 million (3.2%)
- Hong Kong: $131.6 million (2.6%)
- Canada: $128 million (2.5%)
- Poland: $116.5 million (2.3%)
- United Kingdom: $111.6 million (2.2%)
- Ukraine: $103.9 million (2.1%)
- Philippines: $103.9 million (2.1%)
- Panama: $96.8 million (1.9%)
The listed buying countries are diversified, importing over half (54.6%) of worldwide vitamins bought in 2024. The leading importers are listed in order of spending in US dollars.
Among the top importers, the fastest-growing vitamins importers since 2023 were: Belgium (up 183.3%), Saudi Arabia (up 92.1%), Panama (up 70.4%) and Uzbekistan (up 66.6%).
Listed buyers that posted declines in their imported vitamins purchases were: Hong Kong (down -41.4% from 2023), Canada (down -6.4%) and the Philippines (down -1.1%).
Searchable Database of Best 100 Vitamins Importers
The automated table below showcases the top 100 buying countries ranked by the highest amounts collected for vitamins imported during 2024.
| Rank | Importer | Vitamins Imports | 2023-4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | mainland China | $415,336,000 | +16.8% |
| 2. | United States | $286,106,000 | +9.3% |
| 3. | Russia | $258,751,000 | +13.5% |
| 4. | Germany | $232,931,000 | +2.7% |
| 5. | Belgium | $223,749,000 | +183.3% |
| 6. | Saudi Arabia | $212,106,000 | +92.1% |
| 7. | Ireland | $179,441,000 | +23.6% |
| 8. | Uzbekistan | $164,628,000 | +66.6% |
| 9. | Hong Kong | $131,593,000 | -41.4% |
| 10. | Canada | $128,008,000 | -6.4% |
| 11. | Poland | $116,532,000 | +19.6% |
| 12. | United Kingdom | $111,599,000 | +12.3% |
| 13. | Ukraine | $103,911,000 | +0.5% |
| 14. | Philippines | $103,893,000 | -1.1% |
| 15. | Panama | $96,759,000 | +70.4% |
| 16. | Switzerland | $94,816,000 | +26.4% |
| 17. | Kazakhstan | $92,761,000 | -8.4% |
| 18. | France | $90,548,000 | +7.4% |
| 19. | Italy | $75,480,000 | -14.2% |
| 20. | Vietnam | $73,037,000 | +26.9% |
| 21. | Netherlands | $71,453,000 | -34.5% |
| 22. | United Arab Emirates | $70,593,000 | -3.2% |
| 23. | Mexico | $70,470,000 | -11.4% |
| 24. | Austria | $67,568,000 | +18.3% |
| 25. | Japan | $60,916,000 | +27% |
| 26. | Hungary | $58,563,000 | +19.1% |
| 27. | Spain | $57,648,000 | +30.8% |
| 28. | Taiwan | $52,047,000 | +42.6% |
| 29. | Romania | $51,927,000 | -2.9% |
| 30. | Ecuador | $42,951,000 | -14.8% |
| 31. | Thailand | $40,506,000 | -3% |
| 32. | Czech Republic | $39,430,000 | +5.3% |
| 33. | El Salvador | $38,563,000 | +24.9% |
| 34. | Guatemala | $37,651,000 | +7.6% |
| 35. | Ivory Coast | $35,886,000 | +7.9% |
| 36. | Bulgaria | $35,433,000 | +13.5% |
| 37. | Qatar | $35,235,000 | -16.2% |
| 38. | Sweden | $34,212,000 | +39.9% |
| 39. | Nicaragua | $33,813,000 | +8% |
| 40. | Brazil | $32,713,000 | -20% |
| 41. | Colombia | $31,996,000 | +7.4% |
| 42. | Peru | $28,719,000 | -26.7% |
| 43. | Slovenia | $28,032,000 | +3.5% |
| 44. | Nigeria | $27,478,000 | +215.6% |
| 45. | Honduras | $26,541,000 | +12.6% |
| 46. | Kuwait | $26,333,000 | -6.8% |
| 47. | Australia | $25,404,000 | -17.1% |
| 48. | Oman | $24,699,000 | +17.9% |
| 49. | Portugal | $22,713,000 | +22.1% |
| 50. | Slovakia | $21,268,000 | -24.5% |
| 51. | Malaysia | $19,745,000 | +23.8% |
| 52. | Chile | $19,302,000 | +34% |
| 53. | Belarus | $18,929,000 | +12.7% |
| 54. | Greece | $18,199,000 | -25.5% |
| 55. | Iraq | $17,159,000 | -56.4% |
| 56. | Türkiye | $17,101,000 | -47.3% |
| 57. | South Africa | $16,862,000 | +29.5% |
| 58. | Jordan | $15,968,000 | +377.1% |
| 59. | Azerbaijan | $15,679,000 | -19.2% |
| 60. | Denmark | $15,508,000 | +2% |
| 61. | Costa Rica | $15,348,000 | +16.9% |
| 62. | Israel | $15,158,000 | +6.6% |
| 63. | South Korea | $14,711,000 | +3.5% |
| 64. | Norway | $14,285,000 | -7.5% |
| 65. | Ghana | $13,177,000 | +87.3% |
| 66. | Croatia | $11,641,000 | +12.7% |
| 67. | Bolivia | $11,528,000 | +12% |
| 68. | Iran | $11,442,000 | +798.8% |
| 69. | Finland | $11,097,000 | -7.2% |
| 70. | Paraguay | $10,450,000 | +29.7% |
| 71. | Lithuania | $10,173,000 | -13.4% |
| 72. | Serbia | $10,025,000 | +9% |
| 73. | New Zealand | $9,756,000 | -8.4% |
| 74. | Singapore | $9,501,000 | -17.6% |
| 75. | Georgia | $9,378,000 | +28.6% |
| 76. | Morocco | $9,365,000 | -4.6% |
| 77. | Algeria | $9,157,000 | -27.8% |
| 78. | Afghanistan | $8,679,000 | +53.2% |
| 79. | Moldova | $8,668,000 | +29.3% |
| 80. | Kyrgyzstan | $8,541,000 | -21.2% |
| 81. | Madagascar | $8,463,000 | +10.9% |
| 82. | Democratic Republic Congo | $7,815,000 | -19.7% |
| 83. | Latvia | $7,791,000 | -4.3% |
| 84. | Venezuela | $7,737,000 | +7% |
| 85. | Nepal | $7,636,000 | +0.3% |
| 86. | Mongolia | $7,166,000 | +11.2% |
| 87. | Macao | $7,012,000 | -19.7% |
| 88. | Libya | $6,882,000 | -37.1% |
| 89. | Zambia | $6,775,000 | +506.5% |
| 90. | Lebanon | $6,430,000 | +925.5% |
| 91. | Argentina | $6,366,000 | -37% |
| 92. | Angola | $6,350,000 | -32.1% |
| 93. | Armenia | $5,913,000 | +5.8% |
| 94. | Myanmar | $5,739,000 | -40.3% |
| 95. | Indonesia | $5,453,000 | +46.6% |
| 96. | Luxembourg | $5,226,000 | -3.8% |
| 97. | Sri Lanka | $5,169,000 | +4.8% |
| 98. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $4,876,000 | +8.6% |
| 99. | Turkmenistan | $4,462,000 | +47.1% |
| 100. | Tunisia | $4,444,000 | +92.7% |
Focusing on the 100 biggest buying nations, fastest-growing importers of vitamins on world markets are Lebanon (up 925.5% from 2023 to 2024), Iran (up 798.8%), Zambia (up 506.5%), Jordan (up 377.1%) and Nigeria (up 215.6%).
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The right-most column shows the percentage change in the value of imported vitamins from 2023 to 2024. An entry of 0% in that column means that no 2023 data was available.
Major Exporting Vitamins Companies
Below are established American vitamins-selling companies engaged in global trade markets. Shown within parenthesis is the city and state where the company’s headquarters is located.
- TakeCareOf (New York, New York)
- Ritual (Los Angeles, California)
- Persona vitamin supplements (Snoqualmie, Washington)
- Nature Made (Northridge, California)
- Klean Athlete (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
- Kirkland Signature for Costco (Kirkland, Washington)
- Life Extension (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
- Smarty Pants (Marina Del Rey, California)
- Nordic Naturals (Watsonville, California)
- Swanson Health Products (Fargo, North Dakota)
See also Top Human Vaccines Exports by Country, Kiwifruit Exports by Country, Pineapples Exports by Country, Oranges Exports by Country, Lemons Exporters by Country and Top Ginger Exporters
Research Sources:
Alibaba, China Exporters of Vitamin Supplements. Accessed on October 13, 2025
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on October 13, 2025
Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on October 13, 2025
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on October 13, 2025
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on October 13, 2025
Local SEO Resources, Top 20 Biggest Vitamin Companies USA. Accessed on October 13, 2025
Wikipedia, Vitamin. Accessed on October 13, 2025