Top Beer Importers 2015
This list reveals the top 10 beer importers based on their percentage of global import purchases (shown within parenthesis). In 2015, world beer imports totaled US$13.5 billion.

Fastest-Growing Beer Import Countries To see the 25 fastest-growing beer importers from 2011 to 2015, use the slidebar on the accompanying list. Overall, the 5-year percentage gain for globally imported beer was 13.9%.

Research Note:  Import numbers rarely match the source exporters’ stats. Reasons for import-export statistical discrepancies include re-exports, time lags, misallocations, distinct trade reporting systems, different quantity measurements and country confidentiality rules. Also, transportation and insurance costs are sometimes added to import totals.

African Importers
Africa imported $445.5 million worth of beer led by the following countries:

 1. Angola: $64.8 million  2. South Africa: $64.7 million  4. Mozambique: $32.4 million  5. Congo: $20 million  6. Democratic Rep. Congo: $18 million  7. Algeria: $17.2 million  8. Uganda: $15.3 million  9. Zambia: $13 million 10. Sierra Leone: $11.9 million

Asian Importers

Asia imported $1.7 billion worth of beer led by the following countries:  1. China: $575.1 million  2. Singapore: $178.3 million  3. Taiwan: $172.6 million  4. South Korea: $141.8 million  5. Myanmar (Burma): $137.1 million  6. Hong Kong: $123.7 million  7. Cambodia: $81.6 million  8. Malaysia: $77.4 million  9. Japan: $60.6 million 10. Vietnam: $45.4 million

European Importers

Europe imported $4.5 billion worth of beer led by the following countries:

 1. France: $617.1 million  2. United Kingdom: $612.1 million  3. Italy: $599.6 million  4. Germany: $477 million  5. Spain: $302.2 million  6. Netherlands: $278.4 million  7. Belgium: $181.4 million  8. Ireland: $153.8 million  9. Sweden: $127.5 million 10. Switzerland: $114.6 million

Latin American and Caribbean Importers

Latin America imported $679.5 million worth of beer led by the following countries:

 1. Chile: $172.1 million  2. Paraguay: $120.5 million  3. Brazil: $56.4 million  4. Panama: $43.2 million  5. Colombia: $34.5 million  6. Guatemala: $32.6 million  7. Cuba: $30.9 million  8. Netherlands Antilles: $27.6 million  9. Uruguay: $15.3 million 10. Argentina: $13.4 million

Middle Eastern Importers

Middle East imported $203.5 million worth of beer led by the following countries:

 1. United Arab Emirates: $94.6 million  2. Israel: $36.7 million  3. Iraq: $27.4 million  4. Bahrain: $19.4 million  5. Lebanon: $9.4 million  6. Oman: $9.4 million  7. Qatar: $4.4 million  8. Syrian Arab Republic: $851,000  9. Jordan: $552,000 10. Yemen: $338,000

North American Importers

North America imported $5.5 billion worth of beer led by the following countries:

 1. United States: $4.7 billion  2. Canada: $560.2 million  3. Mexico: $226.3 million

Oceanian Importers

Oceania imported $402.7 million worth of beer led by the following countries:

 1. Australia: $326.3 million  2. New Zealand: $51.7 million  3. Papua New Guinea: $13 million  4. Cook Islands: $1.8 million  5. French Polynesia: $1.6 million  6. American Samoa: $1.5 million  7. Palau: $1.4 million  8. Micronesia: $1.3 million  9. Fiji: $983,000 10. Tonga: $716,000

Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis