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Sweets displayedGlobal sales of candy sweets exported by all countries totaled US$18.1 billion in 2025.
The overall value of exported candy sweets accelerated by an average 44.7% for all exporting countries from five years earlier in 2021 when candy sweets shipments were valued at $12.5 billion.
Year over year, the worldwide value of exported candy sweets grew by 4.8% compared to $17.2 billion starting from 2024.
The 5 biggest exporters of candy sweets are Germany, mainland China, Belgium, Mexico and Spain. That cohort of leading sellers collected 42% worth of the international revenues for globally exported candy sweets.
From a continental perspective, shippers in Europe sold the highest dollar worth of exported candy sweets during 2025 with shipments valued at $10 billion or over half (55.2%) of the global total. In second place were exporters in Asia at 23.9% while another 13.9% originated from North America.
Smaller percentages came from suppliers in Latin America (4.4%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Africa (1.8%), then Oceania (0.7%) mostly Australia and New Zealand.
For research purposes, the 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix for candy sweets is 170490. That code prefix encompasses a wide range of confectionery including lollipops, jelly beans, caramels, candy floss, fudge and peanut brittle. Specifically excluded are chewing gum and items containing cocoa (chocolate) which are covered under separate tariff codes.
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of candy sweets during 2025.
- Germany: US$2.1 billion (11.7% of exported candy sweets)
- mainland China: $1.8 billion (10.1%)
- Belgium: $1.5 billion (8.1%)
- Mexico: $1.2 billion (6.7%)
- Spain: $961.3 million (5.3%)
- Netherlands: $911.7 million (5%)
- Poland: $849.8 million (4.7%)
- Türkiye: $841.8 million (4.7%)
- United States: $694.9 million (3.8%)
- Canada: $609.5 million (3.4%)
- Italy: $478.9 million (2.7%)
- France: $359.9 million (2%)
- Czech Republic: $334.6 million (1.9%)
- United Kingdom: $317.2 million (1.8%)
- Sweden: $280.7 million (1.6%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 73.4% of all candy sweets exported in 2025.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing exporters of candy sweets since 2024 were: Italy (up 26%), Belgium (up 23.1%), United Kingdom (up 22%) and Sweden (up 12.6%).
Those countries that posted year-over-year declines in their international sales of candy sweets were: Netherlands (down -9.2%), United States of America (down -4.9%), Türkiye (down -2%) and Mexico (down -0.3%).
Searchable List of Candy Sweets Exporters in 2025
The 100 key export countries in the automated database below sold 99.97% of the globally exported candy sweets during 2025.
| 1 | Germany | $2,121,680,000 | +1.8% |
| 2 | mainland China | $1,828,512,000 | +10.7% |
| 3 | Belgium | $1,457,858,000 | +23.1% |
| 4 | Mexico | $1,211,850,000 | -0.3% |
| 5 | Spain | $961,311,000 | +3.2% |
| 6 | Netherlands | $911,694,000 | -9.2% |
| 7 | Poland | $849,784,000 | +12.5% |
| 8 | Türkiye | $841,795,000 | -2% |
| 9 | United States | $694,876,000 | -4.9% |
| 10 | Canada | $609,541,000 | +4.3% |
| 11 | Italy | $478,944,000 | +26% |
| 12 | France | $359,898,000 | +8.8% |
| 13 | Czech Republic | $334,613,000 | +2.3% |
| 14 | United Kingdom | $317,154,000 | +22% |
| 15 | Sweden | $280,684,000 | +12.6% |
| 16 | Colombia | $274,518,000 | -0.7% |
| 17 | Denmark | $270,558,000 | +19.5% |
| 18 | India | $252,593,000 | +22.6% |
| 19 | Switzerland | $249,342,000 | +5.1% |
| 20 | Ukraine | $208,540,000 | -3% |
| 21 | Indonesia | $195,560,000 | +6% |
| 22 | Thailand | $191,038,000 | +6.9% |
| 23 | Brazil | $189,562,000 | -3.9% |
| 24 | Ireland | $170,966,000 | +10.5% |
| 25 | Hungary | $169,886,000 | +3.9% |
| 26 | Russia | $169,272,000 | -8.5% |
| 27 | Malaysia | $169,048,000 | +68.5% |
| 28 | Austria | $160,895,000 | +7.5% |
| 29 | Japan | $142,106,000 | +7.8% |
| 30 | Slovakia | $133,803,000 | -9% |
| 31 | Vietnam | $122,192,000 | +41.7% |
| 32 | South Korea | $109,037,000 | +10.1% |
| 33 | South Africa | $107,163,000 | +19.5% |
| 34 | Guatemala | $99,443,000 | +6.1% |
| 35 | Hong Kong | $84,714,000 | -30.9% |
| 36 | Australia | $76,198,000 | -8.8% |
| 37 | Greece | $63,777,000 | -7.8% |
| 38 | Finland | $63,595,000 | +19.1% |
| 39 | Argentina | $63,415,000 | +27.5% |
| 40 | New Zealand | $58,035,000 | -0.5% |
| 41 | Egypt | $57,294,000 | -5.6% |
| 42 | Lithuania | $56,181,000 | +18.2% |
| 43 | Pakistan | $54,255,000 | -9.4% |
| 44 | El Salvador | $52,685,000 | +3.3% |
| 45 | Taiwan | $43,859,000 | -8.8% |
| 46 | Singapore | $43,044,000 | -9.5% |
| 47 | Kazakhstan | $40,403,000 | +19.2% |
| 48 | Bulgaria | $40,292,000 | +7.5% |
| 49 | Oman | $35,521,000 | +7.1% |
| 50 | Ecuador | $34,922,000 | -9.1% |
| 51 | Togo | $34,896,000 | +54.6% |
| 52 | Zambia | $33,343,000 | +11.7% |
| 53 | Costa Rica | $31,468,000 | +9.9% |
| 54 | Romania | $30,635,000 | +15.3% |
| 55 | Saudi Arabia | $29,868,000 | -23.9% |
| 56 | United Arab Emirates | $27,456,000 | -70.4% |
| 57 | Philippines | $23,306,000 | -9.2% |
| 58 | Latvia | $22,155,000 | +14.9% |
| 59 | Morocco | $22,074,000 | -9.2% |
| 60 | Kenya | $18,780,000 | -8% |
| 61 | Slovenia | $18,737,000 | +29.8% |
| 62 | Croatia | $18,068,000 | +5.4% |
| 63 | Eswatini | $16,630,000 | -2.7% |
| 64 | Jordan | $16,128,000 | -69% |
| 65 | Serbia | $14,298,000 | +9.4% |
| 66 | Portugal | $13,549,000 | +30.8% |
| 67 | Estonia | $12,573,000 | +0.6% |
| 68 | Israel | $11,922,000 | +10.3% |
| 69 | Iran | $10,851,000 | -32.7% |
| 70 | Trinidad/Tobago | $9,591,000 | +20.7% |
| 71 | Dominican Republic | $9,160,000 | +6% |
| 72 | Peru | $9,077,000 | -15.2% |
| 73 | Bangladesh | $8,566,000 | -19.2% |
| 74 | Lebanon | $8,001,000 | -30.1% |
| 75 | Uzbekistan | $7,636,000 | +20.3% |
| 76 | Tunisia | $7,397,000 | -55.6% |
| 77 | Honduras | $7,103,000 | +35.4% |
| 78 | Moldova | $6,998,000 | +41.3% |
| 79 | Rwanda | $6,749,000 | +5.8% |
| 80 | Uganda | $6,661,000 | +164.3% |
| 81 | Chile | $6,438,000 | +21.5% |
| 82 | Syria | $6,191,000 | +2.4% |
| 83 | Cambodia | $5,810,000 | +23.3% |
| 84 | Panama | $5,423,000 | -46.8% |
| 85 | North Macedonia | $4,750,000 | -25.8% |
| 86 | Norway | $4,566,000 | +14.8% |
| 87 | Senegal | $3,083,000 | +35.9% |
| 88 | Belarus | $1,856,000 | +1.5% |
| 89 | Azerbaijan | $1,713,000 | +60.1% |
| 90 | Armenia | $1,565,000 | +23.9% |
| 91 | Kuwait | $1,230,000 | -82.7% |
| 92 | Algeria | $1,146,000 | +83.4% |
| 93 | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $1,046,000 | +72.3% |
| 94 | Afghanistan | $1,014,000 | +79.5% |
| 95 | Luxembourg | $975,000 | -11.7% |
| 96 | Turkmenistan | $921,000 | -21.7% |
| 97 | Kyrgyzstan | $899,000 | -5% |
| 98 | Venezuela | $804,000 | +33.1% |
| 99 | Angola | $703,000 | +184.6% |
| 100 | Bahrain | $629,000 | -45.5% |
Focusing on the top 100 exporters, the fastest growers from were Angola (up 184.6% from 2024), Uganda (up 164.3%), Algeria (up 83.4%), Afghanistan (up 79.5%) then Bosnia and Herzegovina (up 72.3%).
You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of the above table’s columns. An entry of 0% in the right-most column means that 2024 data was unavailable.
Countries Earning Best Trade Surpluses from Candy Sweets
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for candy sweets during 2025. 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 exported candy sweets and its import purchases for that same commodity.
- mainland China: US$1.5 billion (net export surplus up 14.2% since 2024)
- Belgium: $1 billion (up 32.4%)
- Mexico: $998.7 million (down -0.7%)
- Germany: $916.8 million (down -8%)
- Türkiye: $754.9 million (down -5.7%)
- Spain: $693.1 million (down -2.2%)
- Poland: $386.2 million (up 7.9%)
- Colombia: $240.9 million (down -3%)
- India: $225.4 million (up 28.4%)
- Italy: $195.4 million (up 61.5%)
- Brazil: $142.9 million (down -7.1%)
- Ukraine: $136.5 million (up 5.2%)
- Czech Republic: $129.7 million (down -9.4%)
- Switzerland: $78 million (up 7.8%)
- Indonesia: $64.5 million (up 6.1%)
Mainland China and Belgium generated billion-dollar surpluses in the international trade of candy sweets during 2025. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms both countries’ strong competitive advantage for this specific product category.
Countries Incurring Worst Trade Deficits from Candy Sweets
The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for candy sweets during 2025. 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 imported candy sweets purchases and its exports for that same commodity.
- United States: -US$2.5 billion (net export deficit up 1.8% since 2024)
- United Kingdom: -$900.3 million (up 3.6%)
- France: -$388.5 million (up 18.7%)
- South Korea: -$228.7 million (up 0.9%)
- Australia: -$211.6 million (up 5.6%)
- Saudi Arabia: -$182.7 million (up 4.7%)
- Norway: -$157 million (up 9.1%)
- Romania: -$133.2 million (down -1.8%)
- Philippines: -$133 million (up 24.5%)
- Sweden: -$113.6 million (down -19.5%)
- Israel: -$111.3 million (up 13.7%)
- Kazakhstan: -$109 million (up 13.5%)
- United Arab Emirates: -$100 million (up 17.8%)
- Iraq: -$96.6 million (down -16.3%)
- Portugal: -$89 million (up 7.8%)
The United States of America incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of candy sweets. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights America’s strong competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for candy confectionery-suppliers that target American consumers’ sweet tooth cravings.
Candy Sweets Exporting Companies
According to global trading platform Alibaba, the following companies are examples of verified companies engaged in the international sales of candies. Their home countries are shown within parenthesis.
- Aspro BV (Netherlands)
- Big Buy (Spain)
- Bold Marketing Mexico S de RL de CV (Mexico)
- Chaozhou Qiaoxiang Foodstuff Factory (China)
- EUROBRANDS Grosshandel Lebensmittel GmbH (Germany)
- GeNaTa European Goods SP ZOO SpK (Poland)
- JM Alexander Corporation (United States)
- Kaizer Dis Ticaret Limited Sirketi (Turkey)
- Probel Group SA (Belgium)
- Super Super Market Export Ltd (United Kingdom)
See also Bananas Exports by Country, Pineapples Exports by Country, Apples Exports by Country, Oranges Exports by Country and Kiwifruit Exports by Country
Research Sources:
Alibaba, Supplier information for candy sweets. Accessed on August 9, 2026
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on August 9, 2026
Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on August 9, 2026
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on August 9, 2026
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on August 9, 2026
Wikipedia, List of top-selling candy brands. Accessed on August 9, 2026
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