Overall, the value of vodka exports gained by an average 6.5% from all exporting countries from 5 years earlier in 2019 when vodka shipments amounted to $2.23 billion.
From 2022 to 2023, the value of exported vodka decelerated by -2.3% starting from $2.43 billion.
The 5 biggest vodka exporters are Sweden, France, Poland, United States of America, then the Netherlands. Collectively, that quintet collected almost three-fifths (58.9%) of the overall value of vodka exported worldwide during 2023–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 2023 with shipments valued at $2 billion or 84.8% of the global total. A distant second, Exporters located in North America furnished 8.3% while another 3.4% of worldwide vodka shipments originated from Asia.
Tinier percentages came from sellers in Latin America (1.6%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Africa (1.2%) then Oceania (0.8%) led by Australia and New Zealand.
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 2023.
- Sweden: US$456.5 million (19.2% of total vodka exports)
- France: $416.2 million (17.5%)
- Poland: $208.4 million (8.8%)
- United States: $184.4 million (7.8%)
- Netherlands: $131.8 million (5.6%)
- Italy: $117 million (4.9%)
- Germany: $96.9 million (4.1%)
- Latvia: $82.6 million (3.5%)
- Finland: $72.6 million (3.1%)
- Russia: $67.6 million (2.8%)
- United Kingdom: $62.6 million (2.6%)
- Belgium: $54.9 million (2.3%)
- Ukraine: $47.5 million (2%)
- Singapore: $32.3 million (1.4%)
- Panama: $29.1 million (1.2%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 86.8% of vodka exported globally in 2023.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing vodka exporters since 2022 were: United States of America (up 32.7%), Singapore (up 22.2%), Belgium (up 13.1%) and Germany (up 11.4%).
Major suppliers that posted declines in their exported vodka sales were led by: Russia (down -53.2% from 2022), United Kingdom (down -16.6%), Latvia (down -15.8%), France (down -8.6%) and the Netherlands (down -4.3%).
Searchable List of Vodka Exporting Countries in 2023
The automated database below showcases 100 of the top exporters of vodka during 2023. Combined, they accounted for 99.98% of all globally exported vodka by value.
| Rank | Exporter | Vodka Exports | 2022-3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sweden | $456,472,000 | -3.2% |
| 2. | France | $416,243,000 | -8.6% |
| 3. | Poland | $208,379,000 | +9.6% |
| 4. | United States | $184,430,000 | +32.7% |
| 5. | Netherlands | $131,820,000 | -4.3% |
| 6. | Italy | $117,036,000 | -4% |
| 7. | Germany | $96,856,000 | +11.4% |
| 8. | Latvia | $82,635,000 | -15.8% |
| 9. | Finland | $72,589,000 | +6% |
| 10. | Russia | $67,628,000 | -53.2% |
| 11. | United Kingdom | $62,589,000 | -16.6% |
| 12. | Belgium | $54,939,000 | +13.1% |
| 13. | Ukraine | $47,452,000 | +9.1% |
| 14. | Singapore | $32,299,000 | +22.2% |
| 15. | Panama | $29,056,000 | +5.1% |
| 16. | Ireland | $28,871,000 | +999.4% |
| 17. | Spain | $24,532,000 | +0.1% |
| 18. | Montenegro | $24,491,000 | +81626% |
| 19. | Lithuania | $22,751,000 | +5.6% |
| 20. | Austria | $14,636,000 | -1.8% |
| 21. | Australia | $14,509,000 | +12.9% |
| 22. | India | $12,939,000 | +44.8% |
| 23. | Canada | $12,517,000 | -38.6% |
| 24. | Belarus | $12,225,000 | -51.1% |
| 25. | Estonia | $9,898,000 | +5.2% |
| 26. | Slovakia | $9,578,000 | +44% |
| 27. | Ghana | $9,478,000 | +106.1% |
| 28. | Czech Republic | $7,979,000 | +17.7% |
| 29. | Romania | $7,025,000 | +15.2% |
| 30. | Uganda | $6,739,000 | +32.9% |
| 31. | Bulgaria | $6,146,000 | +7.6% |
| 32. | Japan | $5,845,000 | +6.3% |
| 33. | Kazakhstan | $4,457,000 | -36.6% |
| 34. | Norway | $4,283,000 | +14.9% |
| 35. | Moldova | $3,920,000 | -21.4% |
| 36. | Luxembourg | $3,853,000 | -29.3% |
| 37. | New Zealand | $3,486,000 | +15.8% |
| 38. | South Africa | $3,353,000 | -55.2% |
| 39. | Thailand | $3,303,000 | +24.3% |
| 40. | Tunisia | $3,234,000 | 0% |
| 41. | Slovenia | $3,005,000 | +12.9% |
| 42. | Kenya | $2,692,000 | -4.2% |
| 43. | Armenia | $2,505,000 | -44.3% |
| 44. | mainland China | $2,444,000 | +0.7% |
| 45. | Denmark | $2,364,000 | +47.5% |
| 46. | Croatia | $2,178,000 | +17% |
| 47. | Suriname | $2,109,000 | +32.9% |
| 48. | Mongolia | $2,099,000 | +216.1% |
| 49. | Azerbaijan | $2,099,000 | +342.8% |
| 50. | Malaysia | $2,094,000 | +5.9% |
| 51. | Bahrain | $2,083,000 | +29.6% |
| 52. | Hungary | $2,080,000 | -19.3% |
| 53. | Brazil | $2,053,000 | +6.7% |
| 54. | Portugal | $1,848,000 | -10.2% |
| 55. | Vietnam | $1,624,000 | -30.7% |
| 56. | Türkiye | $1,579,000 | +12.1% |
| 57. | Georgia | $1,544,000 | -10.3% |
| 58. | Hong Kong | $1,484,000 | +100.5% |
| 59. | Iceland | $1,404,000 | +6.4% |
| 60. | Cyprus | $1,315,000 | +14.1% |
| 61. | Greece | $1,111,000 | -17.6% |
| 62. | Guatemala | $931,000 | -3.6% |
| 63. | Switzerland | $826,000 | -52.3% |
| 64. | United Arab Emirates | $826,000 | -96.1% |
| 65. | Lebanon | $741,000 | -73.3% |
| 66. | Serbia | $613,000 | -3.3% |
| 67. | Peru | $590,000 | +155.4% |
| 68. | Indonesia | $534,000 | +13250% |
| 69. | Togo | $534,000 | +13250% |
| 70. | Chile | $518,000 | -42% |
| 71. | Jamaica | $463,000 | -13.9% |
| 72. | Mexico | $362,000 | -71.1% |
| 73. | Sri Lanka | $333,000 | +11.4% |
| 74. | Namibia | $325,000 | -33.9% |
| 75. | Malta | $309,000 | +17.9% |
| 76. | Guyana | $299,000 | -16.5% |
| 77. | Zimbabwe | $276,000 | +1871.4% |
| 78. | Djibouti | $252,000 | +44.8% |
| 79. | Morocco | $242,000 | +3357.1% |
| 80. | Free Zones | $232,000 | +22.8% |
| 81. | Barbados | $231,000 | -20.9% |
| 82. | Kyrgyzstan | $221,000 | -86.7% |
| 83. | El Salvador | $215,000 | -64.6% |
| 84. | Dominican Republic | $133,000 | +4.7% |
| 85. | Congo | $127,000 | +159.2% |
| 86. | Jordan | $127,000 | -61.5% |
| 87. | Uzbekistan | $116,000 | -27% |
| 88. | Tanzania | $83,000 | -200% |
| 89. | Botswana | $81,000 | -65.4% |
| 90. | Albania | $74,000 | -200% |
| 91. | Saudi Arabia | $74,000 | -200% |
| 92. | St Maarten (Dutch) | $68,000 | +11.5% |
| 93. | Aruba | $67,000 | -73.3% |
| 94. | Tajikistan | $66,000 | +842.9% |
| 95. | Iraq | $60,000 | -200% |
| 96. | Ivory Coast | $56,000 | +700% |
| 97. | Nepal | $56,000 | +69.7% |
| 98. | Antigua/Barbuda | $55,000 | +48.6% |
| 99. | Zambia | $44,000 | -87.5% |
| 100. | Belize | $35,000 | -200% |
Expanding our scope to the top 100 vodka exporters, the fastest growers were Montenegro (up 81,626% from 2022), Indonesia (up 13,250%), Morocco (up 3,357%), Zimbabwe (up 1,871%) then Ireland (up 999.4%).
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 2022 data was unavailable.
Countries Generating Largest Surpluses from Vodka Trade
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for vodka during 2023. 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$445.3 million (net export surplus down -3.5% since 2022)
- France: $247.1 million (down -13.9%)
- Poland: $159 million (up 13.4%)
- Netherlands: $81.1 million (up 1%)
- Finland: $69 million (up 7.1%)
- Russia: $55.1 million (down -56.8%)
- Italy: $39.6 million (up 0.1%)
- Latvia: $34.5 million (down -25.9%)
- Ukraine: $27.2 million (down -2.6%)
- Montenegro: $22.6 million (reversing a -$979,000 deficit)
- Belgium: $10.69 million (up 1.3%)
- Panama: $10.68 million (reversing an -$847,000 deficit)
- Belarus: $10.1 million (down -57.1%)
- Singapore: $6.2 million (up 34.9%)
- Uganda: $5.5 million (up 43.2%)
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 2023. 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 billion (net export deficit down -21.1% since 2022)
- Canada: -$90.9 million (down -16.5%)
- United Kingdom: -$82.2 million (up 11%)
- Israel: -$49.2 million (down -24%)
- Kazakhstan: -$45.3 million (down -22.6%)
- Spain: -$44.5 million (up 4.3%)
- United Arab Emirates: -$43.2 million (up 21.9%)
- Greece: -$30.7 million (down -4%)
- Australia: -$28.6 million (down -34.8%)
- Luxembourg: -$27.3 million (up 16.6%)
- Türkiye: -$23.7 million (up 17.3%)
- Morocco: -$20.6 million (up 18.1%)
- Bulgaria: -$18.3 million (up 43.2%)
- Romania: -$18 million (down -9.3%)
- Switzerland: -$17.7 million (up 1.9%)
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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Forbes, Net Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on October 18, 2024
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on October 18, 2024
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