Overall, the value of vodka exports gained by an average 5% from all exporting countries since 2018 when vodka shipments amounted to $2.29 billion.
From 2021 to 2022, the value of exported vodka accelerated by -10.9% starting from $2.17 billion.
The 5 biggest vodka exporters are Sweden, France, Poland, Russia and the United States of America. Collectively, that quintet collected almost three-fifths (58.7%) of the overall value of vodka exported worldwide during 2022–a percentage that indicates a relatively small and concentrated cohort of suppliers.
From a continental perspective, suppliers in European countries sold the highest dollar value worth of vodka exports during 2022 with shipments valued at $2.1 billion or 87.5% of the global total. A distant second, North American exporters furnished 6.7% while another 3.1% of worldwide vodka shipments originated from Asia.
Tinier percentages came from sellers in Latin America (1.5%) excluding Mexico, Oceania (0.7%) led by Australia and New Zealand, then Africa (0.5%).
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 2022.
- Sweden: US$472 million (19.6% of total vodka exports)
- France: $455.5 million (18.9%)
- Poland: $190.1 million (7.9%)
- Russia: $154.1 million (6.4%)
- United States: $139 million (5.8%)
- Netherlands: $138.4 million (5.8%)
- Italy: $121 million (5%)
- Latvia: $98.1 million (4.1%)
- Germany: $84.5 million (3.5%)
- United Kingdom: $75.1 million (3.1%)
- Finland: $68.4 million (2.8%)
- Belgium: $48.6 million (2%)
- Ukraine: $43.5 million (1.8%)
- Panama: $27.7 million (1.2%)
- Singapore: $26.4 million (1.1%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 89.1% of global vodka exported in 2022.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing vodka exporters since 2021 were: United States of America (up 48.8%), United Kingdom (up 35.2%), Panama (up 31.4%) and Italy (up 30.3%).
Two countries posted declines in their exported vodka sales, namely Russia (down -8.2% from 2021) and Ukraine (down -6.7%).
Searchable List of Vodka Exporting Countries in 2022
The automated database below showcases 100 of the top exporters of vodka during 2022. Combined, they accounted for 99.992% of all globally exported vodka by value.
| Rank | Exporter | Vodka Exports | 2021-2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sweden | $471,950,000 | +6.5% |
| 2. | France | $455,506,000 | +14.5% |
| 3. | Poland | $190,084,000 | +22.7% |
| 4. | Russia | $154,101,000 | -8.2% |
| 5. | United States | $138,961,000 | +48.8% |
| 6. | Netherlands | $138,385,000 | +16.4% |
| 7. | Italy | $121,043,000 | +30.3% |
| 8. | Latvia | $98,078,000 | +0.3% |
| 9. | Germany | $84,464,000 | +25.7% |
| 10. | United Kingdom | $75,082,000 | +35.2% |
| 11. | Finland | $68,390,000 | +8.7% |
| 12. | Belgium | $48,584,000 | +21.1% |
| 13. | Ukraine | $43,491,000 | -6.7% |
| 14. | Panama | $27,654,000 | +31.4% |
| 15. | Singapore | $26,437,000 | +17.5% |
| 16. | Belarus | $24,888,000 | -53.4% |
| 17. | Spain | $24,517,000 | +25.2% |
| 18. | Lithuania | $21,544,000 | -7.1% |
| 19. | Canada | $20,375,000 | +12% |
| 20. | Austria | $14,914,000 | -16.8% |
| 21. | Australia | $12,856,000 | +17.3% |
| 22. | Estonia | $9,511,000 | +23.3% |
| 23. | India | $8,936,000 | +4.9% |
| 24. | South Africa | $7,478,000 | -12.8% |
| 25. | Kazakhstan | $7,025,000 | +3.7% |
| 26. | Czech Republic | $6,868,000 | +24.9% |
| 27. | Slovakia | $6,653,000 | +3.9% |
| 28. | Romania | $6,096,000 | +99.6% |
| 29. | Bulgaria | $5,714,000 | -15.9% |
| 30. | Japan | $5,500,000 | +70.4% |
| 31. | Luxembourg | $5,355,000 | -31.3% |
| 32. | Moldova | $4,986,000 | -4.2% |
| 33. | Armenia | $4,499,000 | +55.8% |
| 34. | Norway | $3,728,000 | -0.9% |
| 35. | New Zealand | $3,011,000 | -11.3% |
| 36. | Kenya | $2,809,000 | +58.4% |
| 37. | Lebanon | $2,775,000 | +62.9% |
| 38. | Slovenia | $2,661,000 | +52% |
| 39. | Thailand | $2,658,000 | +96% |
| 40. | Hungary | $2,578,000 | +39.9% |
| 41. | Ireland | $2,574,000 | +0.1% |
| 42. | China | $2,427,000 | +126.6% |
| 43. | United Arab Emirates | $2,287,000 | -85.5% |
| 44. | Portugal | $2,076,000 | +26.1% |
| 45. | Malaysia | $1,977,000 | +63% |
| 46. | Brazil | $1,924,000 | +139.6% |
| 47. | Vietnam | $1,876,000 | +194.5% |
| 48. | Croatia | $1,862,000 | +3.7% |
| 49. | Switzerland | $1,731,000 | +57.1% |
| 50. | Georgia | $1,721,000 | +626.2% |
| 51. | Bahrain | $1,607,000 | +53.2% |
| 52. | Suriname | $1,587,000 | +28.3% |
| 53. | Denmark | $1,566,000 | +3% |
| 54. | Kyrgyzstan | $1,566,000 | +41.5% |
| 55. | Türkiye | $1,409,000 | +38.3% |
| 56. | Greece | $1,348,000 | +29.4% |
| 57. | Iceland | $1,319,000 | -13.6% |
| 58. | Mexico | $1,254,000 | +53.1% |
| 59. | Cyprus | $1,153,000 | +25.7% |
| 60. | Guatemala | $966,000 | +14.7% |
| 61. | Chile | $893,000 | +233.2% |
| 62. | British Virgin Is | $759,000 | 0% |
| 63. | Hong Kong | $740,000 | +9.3% |
| 64. | Jamaica | $686,000 | -50.6% |
| 65. | Mongolia | $664,000 | +33.6% |
| 66. | Serbia | $634,000 | -4.7% |
| 67. | El Salvador | $607,000 | +90.3% |
| 68. | Namibia | $492,000 | -8% |
| 69. | Azerbaijan | $474,000 | +61.8% |
| 70. | Guyana | $358,000 | +10.8% |
| 71. | Zambia | $352,000 | -83.7% |
| 72. | Sri Lanka | $299,000 | -11.8% |
| 73. | Barbados | $292,000 | +44.6% |
| 74. | Malta | $262,000 | +79.5% |
| 75. | Aruba | $251,000 | +332.8% |
| 76. | Jordan | $234,000 | -32.4% |
| 77. | Botswana | $234,000 | +2500% |
| 78. | Peru | $229,000 | +120.2% |
| 79. | Uzbekistan | $159,000 | -13.1% |
| 80. | Curaçao | $149,000 | +33% |
| 81. | Dominican Republic | $127,000 | +958.3% |
| 82. | Ghana | $101,000 | -85% |
| 83. | Paraguay | $80,000 | -93.7% |
| 84. | Cuba | $79,000 | +29.5% |
| 85. | Venezuela | $64,000 | 0% |
| 86. | St Maarten (Dutch) | $61,000 | +32.6% |
| 87. | Israel | $43,000 | -44.9% |
| 88. | Antigua/Barbuda | $37,000 | -22.9% |
| 89. | Nepal | $33,000 | +10% |
| 90. | Uganda | $33,000 | -97.7% |
| 91. | Gambia | $31,000 | 0% |
| 92. | Equatorial Guinea | $30,000 | 0% |
| 93. | North Macedonia | $29,000 | -43.1% |
| 94. | Bhutan | $26,000 | 0% |
| 95. | Pitcairn | $21,000 | 0% |
| 96. | Ecuador | $20,000 | -13% |
| 97. | Philippines | $18,000 | +260% |
| 98. | US Minor Outlying Is | $15,000 | +66.7% |
| 99. | Gibraltar | $12,000 | -84.6% |
| 100. | Mozambique | $11,000 | 0% |
Expanding our scope to the top 100 vodka exporters, the fastest growers were Botswana (up 2,500% from 2021), Dominican Republic (up 958.3%), Georgia (up 626.2%), Aruba (up 332.8%), Philippines (up 260%), Chile (up 233.2%) then Vietnam (up 194.5%).
You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of any of the columns. An entry of 0% in the right-most column means that 2021 data was unavailable.
Countries Generating Largest Surpluses from Vodka Trade
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for vodka 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 vodka and its import purchases for that same commodity.
- Sweden: US$461.8 million (net export surplus up 6.8% since 2021)
- France: $287 million (up 6.6%)
- Poland: $140.2 million (up 37.5%)
- Russia: $138.2 million (up 28.6%)
- Netherlands: $81 million (up 42.8%)
- Finland: $64.7 million (up 8.8%)
- Latvia: $46.5 million (up 18.2%)
- Italy: $41 million (up 67.2%)
- Ukraine: $28 million (up 12.3%)
- Belarus: $23.4 million (down -53.4%)
- Belgium: $10.6 million (up 136.9%)
- Singapore: $4.6 million (up 2.1%)
- Moldova: $1.6 million (down -2.5%)
- Suriname: $1.5 million (up 38.5%)
- Kenya: $1.3 million (up 63%)
World-leading 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 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 vodka purchases and its exports for that same commodity.
- United States: -US$1.3 billion (net export deficit down -3.8% since 2021)
- Canada: -$108.8 million (up 11.4%)
- United Kingdom: -$74.1 million (down -13.8%)
- Israel: -$64.7 million (down -9.3%)
- Kazakhstan: -$58.5 million (up 34.7%)
- Australia: -$43.9 million (up 5.1%)
- Spain: -$42.6 million (up 74.9%)
- United Arab Emirates: -$40.1 million (up 237.5%)
- Germany: -$33.1 million (down -55%)
- Greece: -$32 million (up 62.4%)
- Luxembourg: -$23.4 million (up 29.5%)
- Türkiye: -$20.2 million (up 54.2%)
- Romania: -$19.8 million (up 18.8%)
- India: -$19.7 million (up 252.9%)
- Morocco: -$17.5 million (up 43.5%)
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
Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on September 21, 2023
Forbes, Net Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on September 21, 2023
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on September 21, 2023
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on September 21, 2023
Wikipedia, List of vodkas. Accessed on September 21, 2023
