The value of exported grapes rose by an average 9% for all exporting countries from five years earlier in 2019 when international shipments of fresh grapes were valued at $8.5 billion.
Year over year, the value of globally exported grapes fell by -3.8% gain from $9.64 billion during 2022.
The top 5 most valuable exporters of grapes are world leader Peru, Netherlands, Italy, mainland China and Chile. Collectively, that quintet of major suppliers sold well over half (55.9%) of total spending on fresh grapes bought on international markets during 2023.
Among continents, exporters in Latin America excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean sold the highest dollar worth of fresh grapes on international markets during 2023. Those shipments were valued at $2.74 billion or 29.6% of the global total. In second place were exporters in Europe at 27.2%. Another 18.7% of worldwide sales of fresh grapes originated from Asia, with 10.1% coming from sellers in Africa and 10% from North America.
Providers in Oceania shipped 4.3% worth specifically from Australia and New Zealand.
For research purposes, the 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 080610 for fresh grapes.
Grapes Exports by Country
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of fresh grapes during 2023.
- Peru: US$1.7 billion (18.8% of exported fresh grapes)
- Netherlands: $914.4 million (9.9%)
- Italy: $892.8 million (9.6%)
- mainland China: $813.9 million (8.8%)
- Chile: $811.2 million (8.8%)
- United States: $768.4 million (8.3%)
- South Africa: $598.4 million (6.5%)
- Australia: $399.8 million (4.3%)
- Spain: $354.7 million (3.8%)
- India: $329.9 million (3.6%)
- Egypt: $288.2 million (3.1%)
- Hong Kong: $236.4 million (2.6%)
- Brazil: $184.4 million (2%)
- Mexico: $156.1 million (1.7%)
- Türkiye: $139.3 million (1.5%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 93.1% of all fresh grapes exported in 2023.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing exporters of fresh grapes since 2022 were: Mexico (up 186.5%), Brazil (up 70.8%), Peru (up 29.5%) and the Netherlands (up 22%).
Four major suppliers posted declines in their exported fresh grapes sales, namely: Chile (down -53.2% from 2022), South Africa (down -21.7%), Türkiye (down -21.1%) and Spain (down -16.3%).
Searchable List of Grapes Exporting Countries in 2023
The 100 key exporters highlighted in the following automated database account for 99.9996% of the value for globally exported fresh grapes during 2023.
| Rank | Exporter | Exported Grapes | 2022-3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Peru | $1,745,479,000 | +29.5% |
| 2. | Netherlands | $914,398,000 | +22% |
| 3. | Italy | $892,785,000 | +15.6% |
| 4. | mainland China | $813,872,000 | +12% |
| 5. | Chile | $811,236,000 | -53.2% |
| 6. | United States | $768,431,000 | +0.6% |
| 7. | South Africa | $598,409,000 | -21.7% |
| 8. | Australia | $399,757,000 | +19.8% |
| 9. | Spain | $354,718,000 | -16.3% |
| 10. | India | $329,851,000 | +7.8% |
| 11. | Egypt | $288,243,000 | +14% |
| 12. | Hong Kong | $236,388,000 | +8.3% |
| 13. | Brazil | $184,389,000 | +70.8% |
| 14. | Mexico | $156,135,000 | +186.5% |
| 15. | Türkiye | $139,288,000 | -21.1% |
| 16. | Greece | $74,134,000 | -0.3% |
| 17. | Germany | $71,014,000 | +10.6% |
| 18. | Moldova | $66,275,000 | +55.3% |
| 19. | Afghanistan | $59,002,000 | +9% |
| 20. | South Korea | $44,682,000 | +34.4% |
| 21. | Namibia | $40,845,000 | -47.4% |
| 22. | Japan | $36,890,000 | -10.6% |
| 23. | France | $30,224,000 | +9.1% |
| 24. | Belgium | $21,476,000 | +3.6% |
| 25. | Uzbekistan | $17,572,000 | -91% |
| 26. | Lebanon | $16,813,000 | -64.4% |
| 27. | North Macedonia | $13,855,000 | +30.1% |
| 28. | Portugal | $13,748,000 | +89.3% |
| 29. | Austria | $11,430,000 | +13.7% |
| 30. | Denmark | $10,459,000 | +62.3% |
| 31. | Azerbaijan | $8,652,000 | -6.7% |
| 32. | Singapore | $7,913,000 | -1% |
| 33. | Lithuania | $7,364,000 | +11.8% |
| 34. | Hungary | $7,247,000 | +40.6% |
| 35. | Morocco | $7,052,000 | -22.5% |
| 36. | Poland | $6,693,000 | +92.2% |
| 37. | Armenia | $6,455,000 | -30% |
| 38. | Ireland | $5,112,000 | -61.1% |
| 39. | Czech Republic | $5,012,000 | +40.4% |
| 40. | United Kingdom | $4,443,000 | -4.3% |
| 41. | Jordan | $3,554,000 | +153% |
| 42. | Malaysia | $3,093,000 | +67.9% |
| 43. | Croatia | $3,043,000 | +202.5% |
| 44. | Romania | $2,887,000 | +119.2% |
| 45. | Slovakia | $2,791,000 | -1.9% |
| 46. | Tajikistan | $2,430,000 | -73.2% |
| 47. | Thailand | $1,985,000 | +2.3% |
| 48. | Tunisia | $1,862,000 | -54.1% |
| 49. | Iran | $1,550,000 | -85.3% |
| 50. | Ecuador | $1,200,000 | -49% |
| 51. | Argentina | $1,175,000 | -57.7% |
| 52. | Taiwan | $1,121,000 | +26.2% |
| 53. | United Arab Emirates | $915,000 | -98.1% |
| 54. | Georgia | $885,000 | -31.2% |
| 55. | Canada | $875,000 | +292.4% |
| 56. | Cyprus | $753,000 | -9.3% |
| 57. | Norway | $750,000 | +628.2% |
| 58. | Albania | $711,000 | 0% |
| 59. | Bulgaria | $661,000 | +474.8% |
| 60. | Kazakhstan | $648,000 | +75.1% |
| 61. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $635,000 | -42.4% |
| 62. | Kyrgyzstan | $622,000 | -81.1% |
| 63. | Turkmenistan | $598,000 | +1259% |
| 64. | Luxembourg | $554,000 | -10.1% |
| 65. | Viet Nam | $549,000 | 0% |
| 66. | Costa Rica | $537,000 | +106.5% |
| 67. | Saudi Arabia | $519,000 | -55.8% |
| 68. | Slovenia | $497,000 | -80.6% |
| 69. | Switzerland | $427,000 | +31.8% |
| 70. | Finland | $385,000 | -3.3% |
| 71. | Sweden | $343,000 | -49.8% |
| 72. | Montenegro | $332,000 | +55.1% |
| 73. | Serbia | $277,000 | -5.1% |
| 74. | Russia | $236,000 | -84.3% |
| 75. | New Zealand | $227,000 | -1.3% |
| 76. | Kenya | $195,000 | +38.3% |
| 77. | El Salvador | $164,000 | +187.7% |
| 78. | Syria | $139,000 | -94.4% |
| 79. | Honduras | $116,000 | 0% |
| 80. | Bahrain | $96,000 | +33.3% |
| 81. | Guatemala | $94,000 | -13.8% |
| 82. | Ivory Coast | $93,000 | 0% |
| 83. | Sri Lanka | $67,000 | 0% |
| 84. | Trinidad/Tobago | $58,000 | -70.6% |
| 85. | Uganda | $36,000 | +16.1% |
| 86. | Algeria | $36,000 | +1700% |
| 87. | Ethiopia | $26,000 | +116.7% |
| 88. | Tanzania | $23,000 | -73.6% |
| 89. | Estonia | $21,000 | +133.3% |
| 90. | Israel | $19,000 | -93.8% |
| 91. | Angola | $19,000 | +1800% |
| 92. | Iceland | $18,000 | -35.7% |
| 93. | Uruguay | $16,000 | +33.3% |
| 94. | Panama | $15,000 | 0% |
| 95. | Indonesia | $5,000 | -89.1% |
| 96. | Colombia | $5,000 | -87.8% |
| 97. | Botswana | $4,000 | 0% |
| 98. | North Korea | $4,000 | 0% |
| 99. | Brunei Darussalam | $3,000 | -89.7% |
| 100. | Ukraine | $3,000 | -83.3% |
Focusing on the top 100 grapes exporters, the fastest growers from 2022 to 2023 were Angola (up 1,800%), Algeria (up 1,700%), Turkmenistan (up 1,259%), Norway (up 628.2%) then Bulgaria (up 474.8%).
You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of any of the above table’s columns. An entry of 0% in the right-most column means that 2022 data was unavailable.
Countries Enjoying Best Trade Surpluses from Grapes
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for fresh grapes 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 grapes exports and its import purchases for that same commodity.
- Peru: US$1.7 billion (net export surplus up 29.5% since 2022)
- Italy: $832.9 million (up 13.9%)
- Chile: $809.7 million (down -53.2%)
- South Africa: $580.9 million (down -22.3%)
- Australia: $373.8 million (up 25.2%)
- mainland China: $329.7 million (up 67.6%)
- India: $305.6 million (up 5.2%)
- Egypt: $283.5 million (up 15.2%)
- Spain: $182.1 million (down -32.2%)
- Brazil: $171.5 million (up 78%)
- Netherlands: $135.4 million (reversing a -$9.9 million deficit)
- Türkiye: $133.8 million (down -23.2%)
- Greece: $70.3 million (down -1.8%)
- Moldova: $64.5 million (up 55.9%)
- Afghanistan: $58.5 million (up 9.4%)
Peru garnered the highest surplus in the international trade of fresh grapes during 2023. In turn, these positive cashflows confirm both countries’ strong competitive advantages for this specific product category.
Countries Suffering Worst Trade Deficits from Grapes
The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for fresh grapes 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 grapes import purchases and its exports for that same commodity.
- United States: -US$2 billion (net export deficit up 16.7% since 2022)
- Germany: -$876.1 million (up 18.3%)
- United Kingdom: -$658.2 million (up 0.01%)
- Canada: -$551.1 million (up 11.2%)
- Indonesia: -$400.1 million (up 21.1%)
- Vietnam: -$303.9 million (up 75.7%)
- Thailand: -$281.5 million (up 14.8%)
- Poland: -$248 million (up 21.5%)
- France: -$244.8 million (up 12.9%)
- Russia: -$227.6 million (down -46.9%)
- Philippines: -$127.2 million (up 20.6%)
- Malaysia: -$104.7 million (up 10.7%)
- Belgium: -$102.8 million (up 13%)
- Taiwan: -$99.7 million (up 7.6%)
- Mexico: -$99.2 million (down -40%)
The United States of America incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of grapes. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights America’s strong competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for grapes-supplying countries that help satisfy the powerful demand from American consumers and companies that use grapes in their manufacturing processes.
Grapes Exporting Companies
Below is a sampling of American grape vineyards that play a role in the international trade of fresh grapes. Shown within parenthesis is the state where the business is headquartered.
- Estee Vineyards Inc (New Jersey)
- Grapevine of Gadsden (Florida)
- Hermannhof (Missouri)
- Rosenthal The Malibu Estate (California)
- Sarver Winery (Orsegon)
- Stonington Vineyards Inc (Connecticut)
- Victory View Vineyard (New York)
- Vineyards of Kennesaw (Georgia)
- Wageman Vineyard (New England)
- Welchs (New York)
See also Bananas Exports by Country, Pineapples Exports by Country, Apples Exports by Country, Oranges Exports by Country, Top Strawberries Exporters by Country and Top Imported Fruits Most Loved by Americans
Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Imports – Commodities. Accessed on September 25, 2024
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on September 25, 2024
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on September 25, 2024
SICCODES.com, Top Companies – SIC Code 0172 – Grapes. Accessed on September 25, 2024