That dollar metric results from a 38.4% increase from five years earlier in 2019 when globally exported maple syrup and maple sugar were worth $395.7 million.
Year over year, worldwide exports of maple syrup and sugar reduced by -1.5% compared to $556.5 starting from 2022.
Maple syrup is commonly poured on pancakes, waffles, oatmeal, porridge or French toast.
Maple syrup is also used as an ingredient for baked goods and as a sweetener or flavor agent for foods and drinks. Maple syrup candies and maple sugar are tasty treats.
The world’s top maple sweets exporter is Canada, accounting for 83.2% of all maple syrup and sugar exported in 2023 by value.
From a continental perspective, 89.7% of exported sweet maple goods originated from North America’s Canada and United States (no maple syrup originated from Mexico).
Another 9.6% worth came from sources in Europe.
Tinier percentages of maple sugar products originated from Africa (0.3%), Oceania (0.09%) mostly Australia, and Latin America (0.06%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean.
For research purposes, the 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 170220. That code prefix encompasses maple syrup and maple sugar products in solid form.
Top Maple Syrup Exporters
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of maple sweets during 2023.
- Canada: US$456.1 million (83.2% of maple syrup/sugar exports)
- United States: $35.5 million (6.5%)
- Netherlands: $16.1 million (2.9%)
- Denmark: $10.0 million (1.8%)
- France: $7.9 million (1.4%)
- Germany: $7.2 million (1.3%)
- United Kingdom: $2.8 million (0.5%)
- Belgium: $2.7 million (0.5%)
- Sweden: $2.1 million (0.4%)
- Djibouti: $1.3 million (0.2%)
- Czech Republic: $871,000 (0.16%)
- Spain: $619,000 (0.11%)
- Italy: $602,000 (0.11%)
- Australia: $432,000 (0.08%)
- United Arab Emirates: $281,000 (0.05%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 99.4% of globally exported maple syrup and sugar in 2023.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing maple syrup exporters from 2022 to 2023 were: Belgium (up 522.4%), Djibouti (up 126.1%), Italy (up 79.7%) and Sweden (up 21.2%).
Five major suppliers posted declines in their exported maple syrup sales, namely: United Arab Emirates (down -72% from 2022), Australia (down -47.6%), Germany (down -12.7%), France (down -6.7%) and Canada (down -3.8%).
The most valuable international markets that buy imported maple syrup and sugar are the United States of America which consumed roughly half of maple sweets in 2023. Other top importers include Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, France, Japan and Australia.
See also Sugar Exports by Country, Natural Honey Exports by Country, Top Jams Exporting Countries, Top Cookies Exporters by Country and Ice Cream Exporters by Country
Research Sources:
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on September 24, 2024
Wikipedia, Maple Syrup. Accessed on September 24, 2024