Top 10 chocolate Exporters by Country 2020

Global sales from chocolate exports by country totaled US$29.2 billion in 2019. The overall value of chocolate exports rose by an average 13.9% for all exporting countries since 2015 when chocolate shipments were valued at $25.6 billion. Year over year, the value of exported chocolate decreased by -0.4% from 2018 to 2019.

Among continents, European countries exported the highest dollar worth of chocolate during 2019 with shipments amounting to $21.7 billion or roughly three-quarters (74.3%) of overall international chocolate sales. This compares with 13.4% from North America, 8.9% from Asia, 1.2% from Latin America excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, another 1.2% from chocolate exporters in Africa, and 0.9% from suppliers in Oceania led by Australia and New Zealand.

For research purposes, the 4-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 1806 for chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa.
Chocolate Exporters by Country
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of chocolate during 2019.

Germany: US$4.9 billion (16.9% of total chocolate exports)
Belgium: $3.2 billion (10.9%)
Italy: $2.1 billion (7.3%)
Netherlands: $2 billion (7%)
Poland: $1.8 billion (6.3%)
United States: $1.7 billion (5.7%)
Canada: $1.6 billion (5.5%)
France: $1.2 billion (4.2%)
United Kingdom: $961.7 million (3.3%)
Switzerland: $835.8 million (2.9%)
Russia: $715.3 million (2.5%)
Mexico: $653.4 million (2.2%)
Turkey: $550.3 million (1.9%)
Spain: $529.5 million (1.8%)
Singapore: $487.4 million (1.7%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 80% of global chocolate exported in 2019.

Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing chocolate exporters since 2015 were: Russia (up 67.9%), Italy (up 34.0%), Poland (up 25.5%) and Netherlands (up 19.6%).

The sole decliner among the top chocolate suppliers over the 5-year period was France, thanks to a -11.3% drop.