An ever-expanding myriad of flavors are quenching the thirst of soft drink enthusiasts around the globe. Consumers can now indulge in tastes ranging from bubble gum and plum to curry and teriyaki carbonated drinks.
Global sales from top soft drinks exporters in 2017 totaled US$19.8 billion.
Overall, the value of soft drinks exports rose by an average 7.5% for all exporting countries since 2013 when soft drinks shipments were valued at $18.4 billion. Growth in the global value of exported soft drinks gained 5.6% from 2016 to 2017.
From a continental perspective, European countries generated the highest international sales of soft drinks during 2017 with shipments valued at $13.2 billion or 66.9% of the global total. In second place were Asian exporters at 18.5% while 9.1% of worldwide soft drinks exports originated from North America. Smaller percentages came from Latin America excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean (2.4%), Africa (1.5%) and Oceania notably New Zealand and Australia (0.7%).
The four-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 2202 for soft drinks. That code prefix encompasses waters (including mineral and aerated waters) containing added sugar or other sweeteners as well as non-alcoholic beer and other non-alcoholic beverages.
Global sales from top soft drinks exporters in 2017 totaled US$19.8 billion.
Overall, the value of soft drinks exports rose by an average 7.5% for all exporting countries since 2013 when soft drinks shipments were valued at $18.4 billion. Growth in the global value of exported soft drinks gained 5.6% from 2016 to 2017.
From a continental perspective, European countries generated the highest international sales of soft drinks during 2017 with shipments valued at $13.2 billion or 66.9% of the global total. In second place were Asian exporters at 18.5% while 9.1% of worldwide soft drinks exports originated from North America. Smaller percentages came from Latin America excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean (2.4%), Africa (1.5%) and Oceania notably New Zealand and Australia (0.7%).
The four-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 2202 for soft drinks. That code prefix encompasses waters (including mineral and aerated waters) containing added sugar or other sweeteners as well as non-alcoholic beer and other non-alcoholic beverages.
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Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of soft drinks during 2017.
- Austria: US$2.7 billion (13.9% of total soft drinks exports)
- Switzerland: $1.84 billion (9.3%)
- Germany: $1.81 billion (9%)
- Netherlands: $1.7 billion (8.6%)
- Thailand: $1.3 billion (7%)
- United States: $1.2 billion (6.3%)
- Belgium: $840.3 million (4.2%)
- France: $780.1 million (3.9%)
- United Kingdom: $553 million (2.8%)
- Italy: $513.5 million (2.6%)
- Poland: $397.5 million (2%)
- South Korea: $388.6 million (2%)
- Denmark: $371 million (1.9%)
- Mexico: $370.6 million (1.9%)
- Malaysia: $325.6 million (1.6%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped over three-quarters (76.7%) of total exported soft drinks in 2017.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing soft drinks exporters since 2013 were: Thailand (up 64.6%), Italy (up 49.1%), Poland (up 32.1%) and Mexico (up 31.5%).
Four countries incurred declines in their exported soft drinks sales namely Belgium (down -12.6%), France (down -11.3%), United Kingdom (down -6.4%) and Malaysia (down -2.9%).
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