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Refrigerator and Freezer Exports by Country

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International sales for exported refrigerators and freezers from all countries totaled US$66 billion in 2025.

That dollar amount results from an average 9.1% increase for all refrigerator and freezer shippers over the 5 years starting in 2021 when global exports equaled $60.5 billion.

Year over year, the value of globally exported refrigerators and freezers grew by 6.7% compared to $61.8 billion during 2024.

The 5 biggest exporters of major kitchen appliances are mainland China, Mexico, Italy, Germany and Türkiye. Combined, that quintet of leading suppliers generated approaching three-fifths (57.5%) of global sales for refrigerators and freezers exported during 2025.

Among continents, suppliers based in Asia furnished the highest dollar worth of exported refrigerators and freezers during 2025 with shipments valued at $31.1 billion or 47.2% of the worldwide total. In second place were exporters located in Europe at 35.2% while another 15.8% of international sales for refrigerators and freezers originated from North America.

Tinier percentages came from sellers in Latin America (1.1%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Africa (0.6%), and Oceania (0.2%) mostly Australia and New Zealand.

For research purposes, the 4-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 8418 for refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment.

Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of refrigerators and freezers during 2025.

mainland China: US$19.8 billion (30% of refrigerators/freezers exports)
Mexico: $7.3 billion (11.1%)
Italy: $4.8 billion (7.3%)
Germany: $3.5 billion (5.3%)
Türkiye: $2.6 billion (3.9%)
United States: $2.5 billion (3.9%)
Thailand: $2.3 billion (3.5%)
South Korea: $2.13 billion (3.2%)
Poland: $2.13 billion (3.2%)
France: $2.07 billion (3.1%)
Czech Republic: $1.32 billion (2%)
Austria: $1.24 billion (1.9%)
Sweden: $1.05 billion (1.6%)
Netherlands: $1.02 billion (1.5%)
Singapore: $950 million (1.4%)

By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 83% of globally exported refrigerators and freezers in 2025.

Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing exporters of refrigerators and freezers since 2024 were: Singapore (up 29.8%), Sweden (up 18.4%), Czech Republic (up 12.5%) and Italy (up 12.2%).

Those countries that posted year-over-year declines in their international sales of refrigerators and freezers were led by: South Korea (down -24.7% from 2024) and the United States of America (down -9.1%).

The 100 key countries that shipped refrigerators and freezers in the following automated database sold 99.96% of globally exported refrigerators and freezers during 2025.

RankExporterRefrigerator/Freezer Exports2024-5

1	mainland China	$19,777,667,000	+7.9%
2	Mexico	$7,291,030,000	+11.7%
3	Italy	$4,784,964,000	+12.2%
4	Germany	$3,498,637,000	+12.2%
5	Türkiye	$2,586,798,000	+2.1%
6	United States	$2,547,547,000	-9.1%
7	Thailand	$2,336,410,000	+8%
8	South Korea	$2,132,965,000	-24.7%
9	Poland	$2,130,210,000	+5.2%
10	France	$2,072,726,000	+9%
11	Czech Republic	$1,323,389,000	+12.5%
12	Austria	$1,244,590,000	+12.1%
13	Sweden	$1,047,983,000	+18.4%
14	Netherlands	$1,015,217,000	+2.8%
15	Singapore	$950,011,000	+29.8%
16	Vietnam	$874,302,000	+48.1%
17	Japan	$716,511,000	+15.9%
18	Spain	$704,689,000	+6.2%
19	Denmark	$656,552,000	+13.7%
20	Canada	$580,971,000	-0.6%
21	Belgium	$572,167,000	+5.2%
22	Indonesia	$566,298,000	+25.5%
23	Slovakia	$552,090,000	+61.2%
24	Romania	$480,949,000	+2.4%
25	United Kingdom	$407,656,000	-7.3%
26	Portugal	$385,205,000	+39.4%
27	Malaysia	$359,123,000	+39.6%
28	India	$346,209,000	+16.1%
29	Bulgaria	$342,985,000	+11.1%
30	Serbia	$310,573,000	-8.9%
31	Hungary	$277,062,000	-2.5%
32	Ireland	$274,137,000	-19.6%
33	Brazil	$234,039,000	+35.4%
34	Russia	$233,528,000	+17.3%
35	Switzerland	$198,829,000	-10.5%
36	Egypt	$181,662,000	+50.2%
37	South Africa	$152,495,000	-5.2%
38	Colombia	$146,492,000	-4%
39	Panama	$132,813,000	+8.9%
40	Lithuania	$127,737,000	+12.1%
41	Guatemala	$127,469,000	+2.5%
42	Slovenia	$115,821,000	+13.5%
43	United Arab Emirates	$111,291,000	-72.2%
44	Taiwan	$104,323,000	-17.3%
45	Croatia	$99,099,000	+25.7%
46	Hong Kong	$81,883,000	+20.9%
47	Finland	$73,231,000	+1.1%
48	Greece	$68,354,000	+0.4%
49	Australia	$66,321,000	+10.1%
50	Ukraine	$61,234,000	-17%
51	Luxembourg	$56,736,000	-28.7%
52	Kazakhstan	$43,023,000	+60.8%
53	Latvia	$42,999,000	+9.9%
54	Estonia	$38,063,000	+38.6%
55	New Zealand	$30,559,000	-14.3%
56	Chile	$30,487,000	-13.5%
57	Uzbekistan	$27,672,000	-37.2%
58	Norway	$25,883,000	+5.4%
59	Saudi Arabia	$21,614,000	-45.2%
60	Eswatini	$21,256,000	-4.3%
61	Philippines	$18,883,000	+8.1%
62	Argentina	$17,813,000	+145.5%
63	Israel	$11,700,000	-36.8%
64	Jordan	$9,532,000	-41.8%
65	Lebanon	$8,879,000	-67.8%
66	Belarus	$7,627,000	-9.4%
67	Ecuador	$7,508,000	+21%
68	Oman	$7,008,000	-18.2%
69	Iceland	$6,581,000	+117.5%
70	Pakistan	$6,489,000	+36.5%
71	Morocco	$6,331,000	-19.3%
72	Bangladesh	$5,430,000	+41.7%
73	Bosnia/Herzegovina	$4,163,000	-10.2%
74	Zimbabwe	$3,171,000	+120.8%
75	Tunisia	$2,758,000	-48.3%
76	Moldova	$2,755,000	-79.4%
77	Costa Rica	$2,661,000	+41.5%
78	Sri Lanka	$2,647,000	-6.3%
79	Dominican Republic	$2,427,000	-0.2%
80	Rwanda	$2,302,000	+122.4%
81	Georgia	$2,275,000	+118.5%
82	Kenya	$2,197,000	+12.8%
83	Kyrgyzstan	$1,867,000	+116.8%
84	North Macedonia	$1,778,000	-51.2%
85	Iran	$1,635,000	-67.3%
86	Papua New Guinea	$1,550,000	+2619%
87	Peru	$1,416,000	+15.2%
88	Trinidad/Tobago	$1,365,000	-7.3%
89	Cambodia	$737,000	+1892%
90	El Salvador	$711,000	-19.1%
91	Algeria	$698,000	-93.3%
92	Namibia	$609,000	-62.5%
93	French Polynesia	$559,000	0%
94	Aruba	$549,000	+586.3%
95	Armenia	$539,000	-86%
96	Albania	$493,000	-27.7%
97	Nicaragua	$483,000	+455.2%
98	Malta	$477,000	+3.7%
99	Honduras	$420,000	-36.3%
100	Senegal	$409,000	-8.9%

Focusing on the 100 major exporters, the fastest growers were Papua New Guinea (up 2,619% from 2024), Cambodia (up 1,892%), Aruba (up 586.3%), Nicaragua (up 455.2%) then Argentina (up 145.5%).

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 Generating Best Trade Surpluses from Refrigerators and Freezers

The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for refrigerators and freezers 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 refrigerators and freezers and its import purchases for that same commodity.

mainland China: US$18.6 billion (net export surplus up 7.8% since 2024)
Mexico: $5.6 billion (up 15.9%)
Italy: $3.1 billion (up 13.1%)
Türkiye: $1.92 billion (down -2.7%)
Thailand: $1.73 billion (up 8.1%)
South Korea: $1.3 billion (down -32.8%)
Poland: $1.1 billion (up 5.5%)
Czech Republic: $746 million (up 15.5%)
Singapore: $438.4 million (up 60.3%)
Austria: $378 million (up 50.1%)
Sweden: $299.5 million (up 52.6%)
Vietnam: $203.5 million (up 265.5%)
Slovakia: $197.7 million (up 636.3%)
Denmark: $163 million (up 39.2%)
Serbia: $147.8 million (down -18%)

Mainland China generated the highest surplus in the international trade of refrigerators and freezers. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms mainland China’s strong competitive advantage for this specific product category.

Countries Causing Largest Trade Deficits from Refrigerators and Freezers

The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for refrigerators and freezers 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 refrigerators and freezers purchases and its exports for that same commodity.

United States: -US$11.8 billion (net export deficit up 3.7% since 2024)
United Kingdom: -$2.1 billion (up 15.4%)
Germany: -$1.5 billion (up 49.4%)
Australia: -$1.34 billion (up 2%)
Canada: -$1.29 billion (up 1.9%)
Saudi Arabia: -$936.8 million (up 6.3%)
Japan: -$844.8 million (down -2.9%)
Spain: -$826.5 million (up 40.1%)
United Arab Emirates: -$816.4 million (up 70.6%)
France: -$713.5 million (up 4.8%)
Switzerland: -$707.8 million (up 14.2%)
Netherlands: -$599.8 million (up 29.6%)
Taiwan: -$552.9 million (up 28.2%)
Israel: -$523 million (up 11.1%)
Philippines: -$515.8 million (up 6.8%)

The United States of America incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of refrigerators and freezers. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights America’s competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for refrigerators and freezers-supplying countries that help satisfy the powerful demand.

Top Refrigerators and Freezers Brands

Below are the leading global brands for refrigerators and freezers according to Ranker. The home country for each top brand is shown within parenthesis.