The overall value of exported vitamins increased by an average 21.5% for all exporting countries from 5 years earlier in 2019 when worldwide shipments of vitamins were valued at $4 billion.
Year over year, sales of globally exported vitamins rose by 3% compared to $4.7 billion starting from 2022.
The 5 biggest vitamins exporters (Germany, United States of America, Hong Kong, Netherlands and India) accounted for 43.8% of international sales of vitamins during 2023.
Among continents, European countries sold the highest dollar worth of exported vitamins during 2023 with shipments valued at $2.6 billion or 52.7% of the global total. In second place were exporters located in Asia at 21.9% while another 16.9% of international vitamins sold originated from suppliers in North America.
Smaller percentages came from sellers located in Oceania mostly Australia at 5.2%, Latin America (3.1%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, then Africa (0.2%).
Turning to imported vitamin purchases, the 5 leading importers of vitamins in 2023 are mainland China, United States of America, Germany, Russia and Hong Kong. Collectively, that quintet bought 29.7% of globally imported vitamins.
The top 5 exporter countries percentage (43.8%) is more concentrated compared to major importer nations (29.7%). This is partly because approaching twice as many importing countries, islands and territories as opposed to exporting entities. Specifically, there are 211 importers compared to 125 exporters.
For research purposes, the 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 300450 for exported and imported vitamins. That code encompasses medicaments containing provitamins and vitamins including natural concentrates and derivatives.
Top Vitamins Exports by Country
Below are the top 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of vitamins during 2023.
- Germany: US$632.2 million (13% of total exported vitamins)
- United States: $573.4 million (11.8%)
- Hong Kong: $364.6 million (7.5%)
- Netherlands: $293.3 million (6%)
- India: $264.6 million (5.5%)
- Australia: $246.1 million (5.1%)
- France: $236.7 million (4.9%)
- Canada: $196.4 million (4%)
- Switzerland: $153.1 million (3.2%)
- Austria: $136.1 million (2.8%)
- Japan: $130.5 million (2.7%)
- Hungary: $127.7 million (2.6%)
- Italy: $111.3 million (2.3%)
- Spain: $109.8 million (2.3%)
- Poland: $104.5 million (2.2%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped over three-quarters (75.8%) of globally exported vitamins in 2023.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing vitamins exporters since 2022 were: Hong Kong (up 101.5%), Netherlands (up 58%), Austria (up 30.4%) and Hungary (up 28.2%).
Major suppliers that posted declines in their exported vitamins sales were: Switzerland (down -23.1% from 2022), Canada (down -18.9%), Japan (down -13.5%) and Poland (down -6.8%).
Searchable Database of Best 100 Vitamins Exporters
The automated table below showcases the 100 top supplying countries ranked by the highest revenues from exported vitamins in 2023.
| Rank | Importer | Vitamins Exports | 2022-3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Germany | $632,170,000 | +7.6% |
| 2. | United States | $573,351,000 | +10.6% |
| 3. | Hong Kong | $364,578,000 | +101.5% |
| 4. | Netherlands | $293,269,000 | +58% |
| 5. | India | $264,563,000 | 0% |
| 6. | Australia | $246,135,000 | +22.2% |
| 7. | France | $236,743,000 | +10.2% |
| 8. | Canada | $196,416,000 | -18.9% |
| 9. | Switzerland | $153,064,000 | -23.1% |
| 10. | Austria | $136,131,000 | +30.4% |
| 11. | Japan | $130,492,000 | -13.5% |
| 12. | Hungary | $127,689,000 | +28.2% |
| 13. | Italy | $111,263,000 | +8.5% |
| 14. | Spain | $109,845,000 | +2.4% |
| 15. | Poland | $104,540,000 | -6.8% |
| 16. | Belgium | $98,053,000 | -12.9% |
| 17. | Ireland | $88,694,000 | +17% |
| 18. | Sweden | $87,394,000 | -39.9% |
| 19. | mainland China | $80,376,000 | +4.5% |
| 20. | Türkiye | $56,467,000 | -8.4% |
| 21. | Mexico | $51,605,000 | +38.9% |
| 22. | Greece | $46,757,000 | -6.8% |
| 23. | Norway | $43,049,000 | +20.4% |
| 24. | Panama | $41,293,000 | +24.2% |
| 25. | Slovenia | $41,092,000 | +28.9% |
| 26. | Indonesia | $32,944,000 | -11.2% |
| 27. | United Kingdom | $32,698,000 | -1.2% |
| 28. | Guatemala | $26,947,000 | +14.8% |
| 29. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $26,249,000 | +48.6% |
| 30. | Denmark | $25,899,000 | -10.5% |
| 31. | South Korea | $25,605,000 | -5.5% |
| 32. | Vietnam | $22,696,000 | +48.7% |
| 33. | Czech Republic | $21,385,000 | +27.6% |
| 34. | Colombia | $21,165,000 | -23.2% |
| 35. | Lithuania | $20,826,000 | +141.3% |
| 36. | Croatia | $20,502,000 | +43.4% |
| 37. | Cyprus | $16,904,000 | +57.7% |
| 38. | Thailand | $15,576,000 | +6.8% |
| 39. | Jordan | $15,417,000 | +257.3% |
| 40. | Singapore | $13,486,000 | -25.9% |
| 41. | El Salvador | $12,668,000 | -10.7% |
| 42. | Argentina | $12,485,000 | +1.1% |
| 43. | Bulgaria | $12,345,000 | +20.9% |
| 44. | Taiwan | $12,278,000 | -5.3% |
| 45. | Romania | $11,933,000 | -25% |
| 46. | Serbia | $10,358,000 | -28.2% |
| 47. | Portugal | $10,044,000 | -1.7% |
| 48. | Slovakia | $9,766,000 | +8.7% |
| 49. | Peru | $9,315,000 | +23.3% |
| 50. | Uruguay | $8,533,000 | -4.2% |
| 51. | Russia | $6,556,000 | -76.6% |
| 52. | Brazil | $6,502,000 | -9.8% |
| 53. | Israel | $6,360,000 | +75.4% |
| 54. | Ukraine | $5,665,000 | -3.4% |
| 55. | Egypt | $4,740,000 | +37.6% |
| 56. | New Zealand | $4,677,000 | -40.1% |
| 57. | Kazakhstan | $4,322,000 | -3.7% |
| 58. | Pakistan | $4,013,000 | +2.1% |
| 59. | United Arab Emirates | $3,923,000 | -98.3% |
| 60. | Estonia | $3,622,000 | +21.5% |
| 61. | Luxembourg | $3,146,000 | -10.5% |
| 62. | Costa Rica | $2,963,000 | +39.6% |
| 63. | Tunisia | $2,930,000 | +122.6% |
| 64. | Latvia | $2,927,000 | +40.1% |
| 65. | Malaysia | $2,391,000 | -46.8% |
| 66. | Chile | $2,226,000 | -3.9% |
| 67. | Morocco | $2,119,000 | +19.7% |
| 68. | Belarus | $2,065,000 | -35% |
| 69. | Bangladesh | $1,910,000 | -21.5% |
| 70. | Finland | $1,860,000 | +27.3% |
| 71. | Armenia | $1,620,000 | -3.3% |
| 72. | Philippines | $1,513,000 | -32.9% |
| 73. | Guyana | $1,458,000 | -95.4% |
| 74. | South Africa | $1,344,000 | -34.7% |
| 75. | Paraguay | $1,313,000 | -38.6% |
| 76. | Moldova | $962,000 | +29.6% |
| 77. | Bahrain | $867,000 | +84.1% |
| 78. | Ecuador | $680,000 | -9.3% |
| 79. | North Macedonia | $632,000 | +19.5% |
| 80. | Uzbekistan | $511,000 | -56.6% |
| 81. | Honduras | $358,000 | 0% |
| 82. | Nicaragua | $300,000 | +12.4% |
| 83. | Lebanon | $287,000 | 0% |
| 84. | Tanzania | $277,000 | -11.8% |
| 85. | Democratic Republic Congo | $263,000 | 0% |
| 86. | Kenya | $228,000 | +68.9% |
| 87. | Oman | $197,000 | -5.7% |
| 88. | Kyrgyzstan | $187,000 | +1000% |
| 89. | Bolivia | $164,000 | -14.1% |
| 90. | Georgia | $163,000 | -50.2% |
| 91. | Macao | $116,000 | +582.4% |
| 92. | Venezuela | $110,000 | -44.7% |
| 93. | US Minor Outlying Is | $65,000 | 0% |
| 94. | Barbados | $55,000 | +48.6% |
| 95. | Uganda | $54,000 | +2600% |
| 96. | Dominican Republic | $45,000 | -73.7% |
| 97. | Iran | $44,000 | -89.3% |
| 98. | Nigeria | $44,000 | 0% |
| 99. | Syria | $42,000 | -28.8% |
| 100. | Sri Lanka | $33,000 | +1550% |
Among the 100 biggest exporters, fastest-growing suppliers of vitamins on global markets are Uganda (up 2,600% from 2022 to 2023), Sri Lanka (up 1,550%), Kyrgyzstan (up 1,000%), Macao (up 582.4%) and Jordan (up 257.3%).
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The right-most column shows the percentage change in the value of exported vitamins from 2022 to 2023. An entry of 0% in that column means that no 2022 data was available.
Top Vitamins Imports by Country
Purchases of globally imported vitamins appreciated by 21.5% over the 5-year period starting in 2019 and grew by 3% year over year.
Below are the 15 best countries as measured by the highest dollar value worth of vitamins imported during 2023.
- mainland China: US$355.7 million (8.1% of total imported vitamins)
- United States: $261.9 million (6%)
- Germany: $230.3 million (5.3%)
- Russia: $228 million (5.2%)
- Hong Kong: $224.7 million (5.1%)
- Ireland: $145.2 million (3.3%)
- Canada: $136.8 million (3.1%)
- Philippines: $105 million (2.4%)
- Ukraine: $103.4 million (2.4%)
- Kazakhstan: $101.3 million (2.3%)
- United Kingdom: $99.4 million (2.3%)
- Netherlands: $96.1 million (2.2%)
- Poland: $96.1 million (2.2%)
- Italy: $88 million (2%)
- France: $82.9 million (1.9%)
The listed buying countries are diversified, importing over half (53.8%) of worldwide vitamins bought in 2023. The leading importers are listed in order of spending in US dollars.
Among the top importers, the fastest-growing vitamins importers since 2022 were: Italy (up 56.9%), Ireland (up 50.5%), Kazakhstan (up 48.7%) and Ukraine (up 48.6%).
Listed buyers that posted declines in their imported vitamins purchases were: France (down -18.4% from 2022), Russia (down -11.6%), Philippines (down -8.4%), mainland China (down -6.5%) and the Netherlands (down -2.2%).
Searchable Database of Best 100 Vitamins Importers
The automated table below showcases the top 100 buying countries ranked by the highest amounts collected for vitamins imported during 2023.
| Rank | Importer | Vitamins Imports | 2022-3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | mainland China | $355,669,000 | -6.5% |
| 2. | United States | $261,874,000 | +11.1% |
| 3. | Germany | $230,309,000 | +24.7% |
| 4. | Russia | $227,950,000 | -11.6% |
| 5. | Hong Kong | $224,723,000 | +39.9% |
| 6. | Ireland | $145,190,000 | +50.5% |
| 7. | Canada | $136,763,000 | +1% |
| 8. | Philippines | $105,043,000 | -8.4% |
| 9. | Ukraine | $103,362,000 | +48.6% |
| 10. | Kazakhstan | $101,297,000 | +48.7% |
| 11. | United Kingdom | $99,362,000 | +24.4% |
| 12. | Netherlands | $96,127,000 | -2.2% |
| 13. | Poland | $96,087,000 | +0.5% |
| 14. | Italy | $87,986,000 | +56.9% |
| 15. | France | $82,924,000 | -18.4% |
| 16. | Belgium | $78,973,000 | -5.4% |
| 17. | Saudi Arabia | $77,309,000 | -48% |
| 18. | Switzerland | $75,004,000 | +6% |
| 19. | United Arab Emirates | $74,236,000 | -2% |
| 20. | Vietnam | $73,005,000 | -0.1% |
| 21. | Panama | $56,776,000 | +26.6% |
| 22. | Austria | $55,994,000 | -4.9% |
| 23. | Romania | $53,460,000 | +32% |
| 24. | Ecuador | $50,383,000 | -9.7% |
| 25. | Hungary | $49,404,000 | +18.4% |
| 26. | Japan | $47,974,000 | +16.3% |
| 27. | Spain | $44,075,000 | -20.4% |
| 28. | Thailand | $41,766,000 | -23.6% |
| 29. | Mexico | $41,259,000 | -32.3% |
| 30. | Brazil | $40,867,000 | -16.5% |
| 31. | Uzbekistan | $40,778,000 | -58.6% |
| 32. | Peru | $39,196,000 | -10.1% |
| 33. | Czech Republic | $37,452,000 | +11% |
| 34. | Taiwan | $36,489,000 | -28.7% |
| 35. | Guatemala | $34,987,000 | +13.2% |
| 36. | Ivory Coast | $33,246,000 | +8% |
| 37. | Türkiye | $32,424,000 | +7.9% |
| 38. | Nicaragua | $31,304,000 | -7.2% |
| 39. | Bulgaria | $31,213,000 | +7.1% |
| 40. | El Salvador | $30,863,000 | -13.3% |
| 41. | Australia | $30,634,000 | -25.2% |
| 42. | Colombia | $29,786,000 | -13.4% |
| 43. | Slovakia | $28,167,000 | +27.2% |
| 44. | Slovenia | $27,077,000 | +30% |
| 45. | Sweden | $24,456,000 | +17.9% |
| 46. | Greece | $24,442,000 | -6.6% |
| 47. | Honduras | $23,567,000 | 0% |
| 48. | Azerbaijan | $19,407,000 | -7.5% |
| 49. | Portugal | $18,597,000 | +19.1% |
| 50. | Belarus | $16,763,000 | +15.5% |
| 51. | Malaysia | $15,947,000 | -28.5% |
| 52. | Norway | $15,435,000 | -16.7% |
| 53. | Chile | $14,403,000 | -39.3% |
| 54. | South Korea | $14,220,000 | -24.5% |
| 55. | Costa Rica | $13,133,000 | +18.5% |
| 56. | Denmark | $13,054,000 | -32.8% |
| 57. | South Africa | $13,016,000 | +4.4% |
| 58. | Israel | $12,750,000 | -21% |
| 59. | Finland | $11,955,000 | +20% |
| 60. | North Korea | $11,779,000 | +131.5% |
| 61. | Kuwait | $11,775,000 | -52.5% |
| 62. | Lithuania | $11,744,000 | +8% |
| 63. | Iraq | $11,740,000 | -77.2% |
| 64. | Singapore | $11,534,000 | -27.7% |
| 65. | Kyrgyzstan | $10,833,000 | +38% |
| 66. | New Zealand | $10,648,000 | -8.6% |
| 67. | Algeria | $10,365,000 | -17.3% |
| 68. | Croatia | $10,325,000 | +18.6% |
| 69. | Bolivia | $10,292,000 | -16.9% |
| 70. | Qatar | $10,168,000 | -63.1% |
| 71. | Argentina | $10,102,000 | +12.8% |
| 72. | India | $9,944,000 | +25.7% |
| 73. | Morocco | $9,813,000 | -25.3% |
| 74. | Democratic Republic Congo | $9,738,000 | -16.1% |
| 75. | Myanmar | $9,618,000 | -33.1% |
| 76. | Serbia | $9,200,000 | +25.5% |
| 77. | Oman | $8,751,000 | -61% |
| 78. | Macao | $8,732,000 | +15.2% |
| 79. | Nigeria | $8,707,000 | -14.3% |
| 80. | Nepal | $8,555,000 | +636.2% |
| 81. | Paraguay | $8,058,000 | -1.2% |
| 82. | Libya | $7,682,000 | -57.7% |
| 83. | Madagascar | $7,631,000 | -23.1% |
| 84. | Latvia | $7,339,000 | -2.2% |
| 85. | Georgia | $7,291,000 | +3.7% |
| 86. | Ghana | $7,036,000 | -24.2% |
| 87. | Venezuela | $6,969,000 | -20.7% |
| 88. | Moldova | $6,706,000 | -20.9% |
| 89. | Mongolia | $6,443,000 | -2.4% |
| 90. | Angola | $6,294,000 | -33.8% |
| 91. | Yemen | $6,280,000 | -51.1% |
| 92. | Togo | $6,213,000 | +34.4% |
| 93. | Egypt | $6,040,000 | +67.3% |
| 94. | Armenia | $5,587,000 | +24.5% |
| 95. | Luxembourg | $5,365,000 | +12.4% |
| 96. | Sudan | $5,334,000 | -34.6% |
| 97. | Afghanistan | $5,278,000 | +31.8% |
| 98. | Uruguay | $4,937,000 | +0.9% |
| 99. | Sri Lanka | $4,926,000 | +25.9% |
| 100. | Tanzania | $4,917,000 | +20.9% |
Focusing on the 100 biggest buying nations, fastest-growing importers of vitamins on world markets are Nepal (up 636.2% from 2022 to 2023), North Korea (up 131.5%), Egypt (up 67.3%), Italy (up 56.9%) and Ireland (up 50.5%).
You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of any of the columns above.
The right-most column shows the percentage change in the value of imported vitamins from 2022 to 2023. An entry of 0% in that column means that no 2022 data was available.
Major Exporting Vitamins Companies
Below are established American vitamins-selling companies engaged in global trade markets. Shown within parenthesis is the city and state where the company’s headquarters is located.
- TakeCareOf (New York, New York)
- Ritual (Los Angeles, California)
- Persona vitamin supplements (Snoqualmie, Washington)
- Nature Made (Northridge, California)
- Klean Athlete (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
- Kirkland Signature for Costco (Kirkland, Washington)
- Life Extension (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
- Smarty Pants (Marina Del Rey, California)
- Nordic Naturals (Watsonville, California)
- Swanson Health Products (Fargo, North Dakota)
See also Top Human Vaccines Exports by Country, Kiwifruit Exports by Country, Pineapples Exports by Country, Oranges Exports by Country, Lemons Exporters by Country and Top Ginger Exporters
Research Sources:
Alibaba, China Exporters of Vitamin Supplements. Accessed on November 27, 2024
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on November 27, 2024
Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on November 27, 2024
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on November 27, 2024
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on November 27, 2024
Local SEO Resources, Top 20 Biggest Vitamin Companies USA. Accessed on November 27, 2024
Wikipedia, Vitamin. Accessed on November 27, 2024