Top Beer Exporters 2015
Ever wonder which countries export the most beer? See the list, which also shows each exporter's percentage of global beer exports within parenthesis. In 2015, world beer exports were US$12.8 billion.

Fastest-Growing Beer Export Countries The accompanying list identifies exporters with the fastest-growing international sales of beer from 2011 to 2015. Overall, the 5-year percentage gain for this exported product category was 6.1%.

African Exporters

Africa exported $162.2 million worth of beer led by the following countries:

 1. Namibia: $59.3 million  2. South Africa: $52.7 million  3. Kenya: $14.5 million  4. Uganda: $10 million  5. Burundi: $6.2 million  6. Togo: $6 million  7. Nigeria: $4.5 million  8. Ethiopia: $2.4 million  9. Mauritius: $2 million 10. Rwanda: $1.5 million

Asian Exporters

Asia exported $1.1 billion worth of beer led by the following countries:

 1. Thailand: $207.2 million  2. Singapore: $189.5 million  3. China: $183.3 million  4. Malaysia: $119.7 million  5. South Korea: $84.5 million  6. Vietnam: $75.9 million  7. Japan: $70.7 million  8. Turkey: $47 million  9. India: $36.1 million 10. Hong Kong: $27.5 million

European Exporters

Europe exported $7.9 billion worth of beer led by the following countries:

 1. Netherlands: $1.9 billion  2. Belgium: $1.3 billion  3. Germany: $1.3 billion  4. United Kingdom: $818.8 million  5. France: $387.4 million  6. Ireland: $313.9 million  7. Denmark: $291.6 million  8. Czech Republic: $256 million  9. Spain: $229.2 million 10. Italy: $203.2 million

Latin American and Caribbean Exporters

Latin America exported $243.4 million worth of beer led by the following countries:

 1. Brazil: $89.5 million  2. Argentina: $34.8 million  3. Dominican Republic: $31 million  4. Trinidad/Tobago: $11.6 million  5. Uruguay: $11.3 million  6. Jamaica: $10.8 million  7. Peru: $8.5 million  8. Guatemala: $8.5 million  9. St Vincent/Grenadines: $5.6 million 10. Costa Rica: $5.2 million

Middle Eastern and Caribbean Exporters

Middle East exported $10.7 million worth of beer led by the following countries:

 1. United Arab Emirates: $6.3 million  2. Jordan: $2 million  3. Lebanon: $1.6 million  4. Israel: $602,000  5. Iran: $120,000  6. Palestine: $51,000  7. Bahrain: $15,000  8. Kuwait: $10,000

North American Exporters

North America exported $3.3 billion worth of beer led by the following countries:

 1. Mexico: $2.5 billion  2. United States: $618.8 million  3. Canada: $146.1 million

Oceanian Exporters

Oceania exported $51.6 million worth of beer led by the following countries:

 1. New Zealand: $26.1 million  2. Australia: $21.5 million  3. Samoa: $2.3 million  4. French Polynesia: $703,000  5. Fiji: $596,000  6. New Caledonia: $356,000  7. Papua New Guinea: $35,000  8. American Samoa: $3,000  9. Solomon Islands: $1,000 10. Niue: $1,000

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