Overall, the value of vodka exports dropped by an average -3.8% from all exporting countries since 2017 when vodka shipments amounted to $2.2 billion.
From 2020 to 2021, the value of exported vodka retreated by -19.3%.
The 5 biggest vodka exporters are Sweden, France, Russia, Poland and the Netherlands. Collectively, that quintet collected about three-fifths (60.4%) of the overall value of vodka exported worldwide during 2021–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 2021 with shipments valued at $1.9 billion or 90.4% of the global total. A distant second, North American exporters furnished 5.3% while another 2.5% of worldwide vodka shipments originated from Asia.
Tinier percentages came from Africa (0.8%), Oceania (0.7%) mostly Australia and New Zealand, then Latin America (0.4%) excluding Mexico.
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 2021.
- Sweden: US$443.3 million (20.9% of total vodka exports)
- France: $397.9 million (18.8%)
- Russia: $167.8 million (7.9%)
- Poland: $154.9 million (7.3%)
- Netherlands: $117.8 million (5.6%)
- Latvia: $95.6 million (4.5%)
- United States: $93.3 million (4.4%)
- Italy: $92.4 million (4.4%)
- Germany: $65.2 million (3.1%)
- Finland: $62.9 million (3%)
- United Kingdom: $55.5 million (2.6%)
- Belarus: $53.5 million (2.5%)
- Ukraine: $46.3 million (2.2%)
- Belgium: $40.3 million (1.9%)
- Lithuania: $23.2 million (1.1%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 90% of global vodka exported in 2021.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing vodka exporters since 2020 were: Belgium (up 81.1%), Italy (up 50.9%), Lithuania (up 31.5%) and Germany (up 30.9%).
The United Kingdom was the sole top vodka supplier to post a decline in its exported vodka sales dragged down by -6.4% drop from 2020 to 2021.
Countries Generating Largest Surpluses from Vodka Trade
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for vodka during 2021. 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$432.5 million (net export surplus up 11.7% since 2020)
- France: $269.2 million (up 22.8%)
- Russia: $107.4 million (up 7.2%)
- Poland: $101.9 million (down -7%)
- Finland: $59.5 million (up 19.8%)
- Netherlands: $56.5 million (down -1.1%)
- Belarus: $50.1 million (up 6.7%)
- Latvia: $37.7 million (up 29.2%)
- Ukraine: $24.8 million (up 9.7%)
- Italy: $23.3 million (up 154.4%)
- Singapore: $4.5 million (up 6.9%)
- Belgium: $4.4 million (up 123.1%)
- South Africa: $4 million (down -38.6%)
- Zambia: $1.9 million (down -19.5%)
- Moldova: $1.7 million (down -47.6%)
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 2021. 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$1.4 billion (net export deficit up 6% since 2020)
- Canada: -$97.7 million (down -10.8%)
- United Kingdom: -$91 million (up 38.7%)
- Germany: -$74.7 million (up 24%)
- Israel: -$71.3 million (up 44.9%)
- Australia: -$41.8 million (up 12.3%)
- Kazakhstan: -$28.5 million (down -9.1%)
- United Arab Emirates: -$28.2 million (up 255.8%)
- Spain: -$24.4 million (up 99.7%)
- China: -$22.8 million (up 38.8%)
- Greece: -$19.7 million (up 36.6%)
- Luxembourg: -$18 million (up 23.1%)
- Romania: -$16.8 million (up 66.5%)
- Switzerland: -$15.7 million (down -2.2%)
- Armenia: -$15.3 million (up 47.7%)
The United States of America reaped the highest deficit in the international trade of vodka. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights America’s strong competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals
Top Vodka Brands
Below are global vodka-processing brands that represent established entities exported and imported in the international vodka trade. Their home country associated with each brand is shown within parenthesis.
- Absolut (Sweden)
- Absolwent (Poland)
- Artic (Italy)
- Firefly (United States)
- Grey Goose (France)
- Kauffman (Russia)
- Ketel One (Netherlands)
- Khortytsia (Ukraine)
- KORS (Finland)
- Latvijas Balzams (Latvia)
- Magic Spirits (Germany)
- Minsk Kristall (Belarus)
- Smirnoff (United Kingdom)
- Stumbras (Lithuania)
Founded in Russia, Smirnoff is now a brand of vodka owned and produced by the British company Diageo.
Searchable List of Vodka Exporting Countries in 2021
The automated database below showcases 100 of the top exporters of vodka during 2021. Combined, they accounted for 99.992% of all globally exported vodka by value.
| Rank | Exporter | Vodka Exports (US$) | 2020-1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sweden | $443,286,000 | +11.5% |
| 2. | France | $397,866,000 | +25.5% |
| 3. | Russia | $167,828,000 | +12.4% |
| 4. | Poland | $154,865,000 | +8.7% |
| 5. | Netherlands | $117,812,000 | +18.9% |
| 6. | Latvia | $95,557,000 | +24.6% |
| 7. | United States | $93,346,000 | +5.1% |
| 8. | Italy | $92,405,000 | +50.9% |
| 9. | Germany | $65,162,000 | +30.9% |
| 10. | Finland | $62,944,000 | +18.8% |
| 11. | United Kingdom | $55,547,000 | -6.4% |
| 12. | Belarus | $53,459,000 | +7.7% |
| 13. | Ukraine | $46,259,000 | +13.4% |
| 14. | Belgium | $40,333,000 | +81.1% |
| 15. | Lithuania | $23,178,000 | +31.5% |
| 16. | Singapore | $22,506,000 | +4.4% |
| 17. | Spain | $19,589,000 | +90.8% |
| 18. | Canada | $18,192,000 | +24.7% |
| 19. | Austria | $17,965,000 | +37.6% |
| 20. | Australia | $10,957,000 | +26.5% |
| 21. | South Africa | $8,572,000 | -7.4% |
| 22. | India | $8,518,000 | +5.7% |
| 23. | Luxembourg | $7,792,000 | +128.4% |
| 24. | Estonia | $7,695,000 | +7.7% |
| 25. | Bulgaria | $6,788,000 | +19.9% |
| 26. | Kazakhstan | $6,754,000 | 0% |
| 27. | Slovakia | $6,404,000 | +76.6% |
| 28. | Czech Republic | $5,700,000 | +19.4% |
| 29. | Moldova | $5,206,000 | -3.5% |
| 30. | Norway | $3,760,000 | +20.3% |
| 31. | New Zealand | $3,396,000 | +81.3% |
| 32. | Japan | $3,227,000 | +25.2% |
| 33. | Romania | $3,083,000 | +271.9% |
| 34. | Armenia | $2,887,000 | +77.7% |
| 35. | Tunisia | $2,557,000 | -15.1% |
| 36. | Ireland | $2,487,000 | +26.9% |
| 37. | Panama | $2,375,000 | -82.1% |
| 38. | Zambia | $2,154,000 | -16.6% |
| 39. | Hungary | $1,843,000 | +26.2% |
| 40. | Kenya | $1,796,000 | +27% |
| 41. | Croatia | $1,788,000 | +30.8% |
| 42. | Slovenia | $1,751,000 | +93.7% |
| 43. | Portugal | $1,670,000 | +20.2% |
| 44. | Iceland | $1,527,000 | +64.2% |
| 45. | Denmark | $1,521,000 | +20.4% |
| 46. | Thailand | $1,356,000 | -11.4% |
| 47. | Malaysia | $1,213,000 | -33.5% |
| 48. | United Arab Emirates | $1,114,000 | -91.2% |
| 49. | Kyrgyzstan | $1,107,000 | +226.5% |
| 50. | Switzerland | $1,102,000 | +52.8% |
| 51. | Greece | $1,041,000 | +14.3% |
| 52. | Turkey | $1,019,000 | +48.1% |
| 53. | Cyprus | $909,000 | -68.9% |
| 54. | Jamaica | $900,000 | +42.9% |
| 55. | China | $885,000 | +7.3% |
| 56. | Guatemala | $842,000 | +8.5% |
| 57. | Mexico | $819,000 | +256.1% |
| 58. | Brazil | $803,000 | -18.1% |
| 59. | Costa Rica | $750,000 | +74900% |
| 60. | Vietnam | $719,000 | +19% |
| 61. | Hong Kong | $677,000 | -51.4% |
| 62. | Ghana | $674,000 | +56% |
| 63. | Serbia | $665,000 | +108.5% |
| 64. | Mongolia | $571,000 | +75.7% |
| 65. | Guyana | $323,000 | +132.4% |
| 66. | El Salvador | $319,000 | 0% |
| 67. | Azerbaijan | $293,000 | +405.2% |
| 68. | Trinidad/Tobago | $267,000 | +8800% |
| 69. | Chile | $265,000 | -29.7% |
| 70. | Uruguay | $247,000 | +2644.4% |
| 71. | Georgia | $237,000 | +37% |
| 72. | Bermuda | $217,000 | +804.2% |
| 73. | Barbados | $202,000 | +122% |
| 74. | Uzbekistan | $183,000 | -26.2% |
| 75. | Malta | $150,000 | -26.1% |
| 76. | Taiwan | $137,000 | +661.1% |
| 77. | Curaçao | $112,000 | +387% |
| 78. | Peru | $104,000 | +166.7% |
| 79. | Suriname | $103,000 | -83.4% |
| 80. | Sri Lanka | $83,000 | -89.1% |
| 81. | Israel | $78,000 | +23.8% |
| 82. | Cuba | $60,000 | +30.4% |
| 83. | Aruba | $58,000 | +222.2% |
| 84. | Gambia | $51,000 | 0% |
| 85. | Congo | $44,000 | +76% |
| 86. | Mauritius | $31,000 | +55% |
| 87. | Lebanon | $28,000 | -97% |
| 88. | Kuwait | $24,000 | 0% |
| 89. | Ecuador | $23,000 | +475% |
| 90. | Cabo Verde | $20,000 | 0% |
| 91. | South Korea | $16,000 | -99% |
| 92. | Afghanistan | $12,000 | +71.4% |
| 93. | Dominican Republic | $12,000 | -98.6% |
| 94. | Fiji | $9,000 | 0% |
| 95. | US Minor Outlying Is | $9,000 | -10% |
| 96. | Paraguay | $8,000 | 0% |
| 97. | Tanzania | $7,000 | -98.1% |
| 98. | Burkina Faso | $6,000 | 0% |
| 99. | Nepal | $6,000 | -66.7% |
| 100. | Jordan | $6,000 | -91.4% |
Expanding our scope to the top 100 vodka exporters, the fastest growers were Costa Rica (up 74,900% from 2020), Trinidad and Tobago (up 8,800%), Uruguay (up 2,644%), Bermuda (up 804.2%) then Taiwan (661.1%).
Year over year, leading decliners were South Korea (down -99%), Dominican Republic (down -98.6%), Tanzania (down -98.1%), Lebanon (down -97%), Jordan (down -91.4%) then the United Arab Emirates (down -91.2%).
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 2020 data was unavailable.
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 June 21, 2022
Forbes, Net Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on June 21, 2022
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on June 21, 2022
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on June 21, 2022
Wikipedia, List of vodkas. Accessed on June 21, 2022
