Overall, the value of vodka exports expanded by an average 55.8% from all exporting countries from 5 years earlier in 2020 when vodka shipments amounted to $1.82 billion.
From 2023 to 2024, the value of exported vodka accelerated by 17.9% starting from $2.4 billion.
The 5 biggest vodka exporters are Sweden, France, United States of America, Poland, then Ireland. Collectively, that quintet collected nearly three-fifths (59.9%) of the overall value of vodka exported worldwide during 2024–a percentage that indicates a relatively concentrated cohort of suppliers.
From a continental perspective, suppliers in European countries sold the highest dollar value worth of vodka exports during 2024 with shipments valued at $2.36 billion or 83.4% of the global total. A distant second, Exporters located in North America furnished 11.2% while another 2.7% of worldwide vodka shipments originated from Asia.
Tinier percentages came from sellers in Latin America (1.1%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Oceania (1%) led by Australia and New Zealand, then Africa (0.6%).
For research purposes, the 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix for vodka is 220860.
Top Vodka Exports by Country
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of vodka during 2024.
- Sweden: US$493.2 million (17.4% of total vodka exports)
- France: $458.3 million (16.2%)
- United States: $305.4 million (10.8%)
- Poland: $224.6 million (7.9%)
- Ireland: $213.6 million (7.5%)
- Italy: $128.5 million (4.5%)
- Netherlands: $122.8 million (4.3%)
- Germany: $92 million (3.3%)
- Finland: $89.8 million (3.2%)
- Latvia: $84.5 million (3%)
- United Kingdom: $79.8 million (2.8%)
- Belgium: $78.4 million (2.8%)
- Russia: $68.1 million (2.4%)
- Ukraine: $51.6 million (1.8%)
- Lithuania: $26.8 million (0.9%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 88.9% of vodka exported globally in 2024.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing vodka exporters since 2023 were: Ireland (up 639.9%), United States of America (up 65.6%), Belgium (up 42.7%) and the United Kingdom (up 27.5%).
Those countries that posted declines in their exported vodka sales were: Russia (down -6.5% from 2023), Germany (also down -6.3%), Netherlands (down -4.5%) and Latvia (down -3.4%).
Searchable List of Vodka Exporting Countries in 2024
The automated database below showcases 100 of the top exporters of vodka during 2024. Combined, they accounted for 99.995% of all globally exported vodka by value.
| Rank | Exporter | Vodka Exports | 2023-4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sweden | $493,212,000 | +8% |
| 2. | France | $458,333,000 | +10.1% |
| 3. | United States | $305,410,000 | +65.6% |
| 4. | Poland | $224,574,000 | +8% |
| 5. | Ireland | $213,610,000 | +639.9% |
| 6. | Italy | $128,469,000 | +9.8% |
| 7. | Netherlands | $122,804,000 | -4.5% |
| 8. | Germany | $92,039,000 | -6.3% |
| 9. | Finland | $89,831,000 | +23.7% |
| 10. | Latvia | $84,506,000 | -3.4% |
| 11. | United Kingdom | $79,791,000 | +27.5% |
| 12. | Belgium | $78,409,000 | +42.7% |
| 13. | Russia | $68,096,000 | -6.5% |
| 14. | Ukraine | $51,586,000 | +8.7% |
| 15. | Lithuania | $26,785,000 | +17.7% |
| 16. | Singapore | $26,489,000 | -18% |
| 17. | Panama | $24,419,000 | -16% |
| 18. | Australia | $24,369,000 | +68% |
| 19. | Montenegro | $24,307,000 | -0.8% |
| 20. | Spain | $23,716,000 | -3.3% |
| 21. | Austria | $15,050,000 | +3.1% |
| 22. | India | $12,544,000 | -3.2% |
| 23. | Belarus | $11,681,000 | -6.7% |
| 24. | Czech Republic | $10,971,000 | +37.5% |
| 25. | Estonia | $10,909,000 | +10.2% |
| 26. | Canada | $10,436,000 | -16.6% |
| 27. | Uganda | $8,494,000 | +26% |
| 28. | Luxembourg | $8,199,000 | +112.8% |
| 29. | Slovakia | $7,476,000 | -21.9% |
| 30. | Japan | $6,833,000 | +16.9% |
| 31. | Romania | $6,681,000 | -4.9% |
| 32. | Bulgaria | $5,786,000 | -5.9% |
| 33. | Kazakhstan | $4,825,000 | +8.3% |
| 34. | New Zealand | $4,152,000 | +19.1% |
| 35. | South Africa | $4,067,000 | +21.3% |
| 36. | Croatia | $3,945,000 | +81.1% |
| 37. | Moldova | $3,719,000 | -5.1% |
| 38. | Thailand | $3,215,000 | -2.7% |
| 39. | Slovenia | $3,001,000 | -0.1% |
| 40. | United Arab Emirates | $2,933,000 | -85.1% |
| 41. | Azerbaijan | $2,866,000 | +36.5% |
| 42. | Armenia | $2,845,000 | +13.6% |
| 43. | Kenya | $2,613,000 | -2.9% |
| 44. | Indonesia | $2,559,000 | +379.2% |
| 45. | Brazil | $2,441,000 | +18.9% |
| 46. | Hungary | $2,374,000 | +14.1% |
| 47. | Greece | $2,077,000 | +86.9% |
| 48. | Denmark | $2,026,000 | -14.3% |
| 49. | Switzerland | $2,013,000 | +143.7% |
| 50. | Suriname | $2,006,000 | -4.9% |
| 51. | mainland China | $1,883,000 | -23% |
| 52. | Malaysia | $1,811,000 | -13.5% |
| 53. | Portugal | $1,749,000 | -5.4% |
| 54. | Iceland | $1,623,000 | +15.6% |
| 55. | Georgia | $1,389,000 | -10% |
| 56. | Mongolia | $1,348,000 | -35.8% |
| 57. | Cyprus | $1,120,000 | -14.8% |
| 58. | Türkiye | $1,108,000 | -29.8% |
| 59. | Serbia | $938,000 | +53% |
| 60. | Guatemala | $829,000 | -11% |
| 61. | Vietnam | $822,000 | -48.2% |
| 62. | Peru | $744,000 | +26.1% |
| 63. | El Salvador | $579,000 | +169.3% |
| 64. | Mexico | $578,000 | +59.7% |
| 65. | Jamaica | $525,000 | +13.4% |
| 66. | Hong Kong | $469,000 | -68.4% |
| 67. | Uzbekistan | $458,000 | +188.1% |
| 68. | Guyana | $357,000 | +19.4% |
| 69. | Namibia | $323,000 | -3.6% |
| 70. | Norway | $301,000 | -93% |
| 71. | Sri Lanka | $279,000 | -14.7% |
| 72. | Israel | $192,000 | +585.7% |
| 73. | Togo | $156,000 | -70.8% |
| 74. | Barbados | $149,000 | -35.5% |
| 75. | Malta | $130,000 | -57.9% |
| 76. | Free Zones | $126,000 | -45.7% |
| 77. | Zimbabwe | $122,000 | -55.8% |
| 78. | Lebanon | $103,000 | -93.4% |
| 79. | Antigua/Barbuda | $102,000 | +85.5% |
| 80. | Angola | $78,000 | -24.3% |
| 81. | Mauritius | $77,000 | +120% |
| 82. | Nepal | $71,000 | +26.8% |
| 83. | St Maarten (Dutch) | $69,000 | +1.5% |
| 84. | Philippines | $64,000 | +88.2% |
| 85. | Ivory Coast | $63,000 | +12.5% |
| 86. | Kyrgyzstan | $55,000 | -75.1% |
| 87. | Cuba | $40,000 | +17.6% |
| 88. | Venezuela | $38,000 | +1800% |
| 89. | Dominica | $33,000 | 0% |
| 90. | Chile | $31,000 | -94% |
| 91. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $26,000 | +116.7% |
| 92. | Bermuda | $24,000 | +2300% |
| 93. | North Macedonia | $23,000 | -32.4% |
| 94. | Taiwan | $22,000 | +69.2% |
| 95. | Jordan | $20,000 | -84.3% |
| 96. | Zambia | $19,000 | -56.8% |
| 97. | Laos | $18,000 | 0% |
| 98. | Eswatini | $16,000 | +300% |
| 99. | Botswana | $15,000 | -81.9% |
| 100. | Fiji | $15,000 | +7.1% |
Expanding our scope to the top 100 vodka exporters, the fastest growers were Bermuda (up 2,300% from 2023), Venezuela (up 1,800%), Ireland (up 639.9%), Israel (up 585.7%) then Indonesia (up 379.2%).
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An entry of 0% in the right-most column means that 2023 data was unavailable.
Countries Generating Largest Surpluses from Vodka Trade
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for vodka 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 vodka and its import purchases for that same commodity.
- Sweden: US$483 million (net export surplus up 8.5% since 2023)
- France: $285.6 million (up 15.6%)
- Poland: $157.6 million (down -1.6%)
- Finland: $86.7 million (up 25.8%)
- Netherlands: $58.1 million (down -26.3%)
- Ireland: $56.6 million (reversing a -$14.8 million deficit)
- Russia: $55.7 million (down -6.3%)
- Italy: $37.5 million (down -5.3%)
- Ukraine: $29.1 million (up 7%)
- Latvia: $29 million (down -23.1%)
- Montenegro: $22.8 million (up 0.6%)
- Belgium: $19.1 million (up 79.1%)
- Belarus: $9.5 million (down -8.5%)
- Lithuania: $6.5 million (up 2073.2%)
- Uganda: $6.2 million (up 12.5%)
World-leading vodka exporter Sweden earned the highest surplus in the international trade of vodka. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms Sweden’s strong competitive advantage for this specific product category.
Countries Causing Worst Deficits from Vodka Trade
The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for vodka 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 vodka purchases and its exports for that same commodity.
- United States: -US$935.7 million (net export deficit down -9.5% since 2023)
- United Kingdom: -$109.9 million (up 33.7%)
- Canada: -$87.9 million (down -3.2%)
- Israel: -$69.4 million (up 41.2%)
- United Arab Emirates: -$57.8 million (up 120.7%)
- Kazakhstan: -$52.6 million (up 16.2%)
- Spain: -$44.7 million (up 0.5%)
- Greece: -$30 million (down -2.3%)
- Türkiye: -$28.1 million (up 18.8%)
- Australia: -$22.4 million (down -21.9%)
- Luxembourg: -$21.3 million (down -21.8%)
- mainland China: -$20 million (up 28.1%)
- Bulgaria: -$19.5 million (up 6.7%)
- Hungary: -$19.1 million (up 13.9%)
- Romania: -$18.9 million (up 5.3%)
The United States of America recorded the highest deficit in the international trade of vodka. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights America’s strong competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals
Top Vodka Brands
Below are global vodka-processing brands that represent established entities exported and imported in the international vodka trade. Their home country associated with each brand is shown within parenthesis.
- Absolut (Sweden)
- Absolwent (Poland)
- Artic (Italy)
- Firefly (United States)
- Grey Goose (France)
- Kauffman (Russia)
- Ketel One (Netherlands)
- Khortytsia (Ukraine)
- KORS (Finland)
- Latvijas Balzams (Latvia)
- Magic Spirits (Germany)
- Minsk Kristall (Belarus)
- Smirnoff (United Kingdom)
- Stumbras (Lithuania)
Founded in Russia, Smirnoff is now a brand of vodka owned and produced by the British company Diageo.
See also Beer Exports by Country, Beer Imports by Country, Wine Exports by Country, Top Wine Importing Countries and Major Export Companies: Alcoholic Beverages
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