Worldwide purchases of imported beer totaled US$15 billion in 2017. Overall, the value of beer imports increased by 16.2% for all importing countries since 2013 when international purchases of beer were valued at $12.9 billion.
Year over year, beer imports appreciated by 5.8% from 2016 to 2017.
From a continental perspective, countries in North America accounted for the highest dollar worth of imported beer during 2017 with purchases valued at $6.1 billion or 40.6% of the global total. In second place were European importers at 33.9% while 14.1% of beer imported worldwide was delivered to customers in Asia. Smaller percentages arrived in Latin America (5.6%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Africa (2.8%) then Oceania (2.6%) led by Australia and New Zealand.
The 4-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 2203 for beer made from malt.
Below are the 15 countries that imported the highest dollar value worth of beer during 2017.
- United States: US$5.3 billion (35.5% of total beer imports)
- France: $819.9 million (5.5%)
- China: $750 million (5%)
- United Kingdom: $626.9 million (4.2%)
- Italy: $585.5 million (3.9%)
- Canada: $572.4 million (3.8%)
- Germany: $496.5 million (3.3%)
- Netherlands: $402.4 million (2.7%)
- Spain: $308.8 million (2.1%)
- Australia: $289.3 million (1.9%)
- South Korea: $263.1 million (1.8%)
- Chile: $205 million (1.4%)
- Belgium: $201.8 million (1.3%)
- Russia: $195.1 million (1.3%)
- Taiwan: $191.9 million (1.3%)
By value, the listed 15 countries purchased three-quarters (74.9%) of all beer imported in 2017. Within parenthesis is the percentage of overall beer shipments for each importer.
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing markets for beer since 2013 were: China (up 224%), South Korea (up 193.4%), Chile (up 50.6%) and Netherlands (up 37.7%).
Those countries that posted declines in their imported beer purchases were led by: Belgium (down -45.3%), Germany (down -14.8%), Italy (down -9.3%) and Canada (down -8.8%).
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