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Sugar Exports by Country

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Sugar exports by country were worth a total US$31.8 billion in 2025.

That dollar amount results from a 22.2% increase for all sugar shippers worldwide over the five-year period starting in 2021 when overall sugar shipments were valued at $26 billion.

Year over year, the value of globally exported sugar shrank by -19.8% compared to $39.7 billion for 2024.

By dollar value, the 5 biggest exporters of sugar are Brazil, Thailand, India, France and Germany were responsible for over two-thirds (67.6%) of globally exported sugar during 2025. Such a high percentage suggests a concentrated set of sugar exporters.

Shifting to a continents-based perspective, shippers in Latin America excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean sold the highest dollar value worth of sugar exports during 2025 with shipments amounting to $16.7 billion or 52.5% of worldwide sugar shipments.

Countries in Asia were responsible for another 20% trailed by suppliers located in Europe at 18.8%.

Smaller percentages are sourced from sugar exporters in Africa (6.4%), North America (2.2%), and Oceania (0.1%) led by Fiji, New Zealand and Australia.

Technically, the 4-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 1701 for cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose in solid form.

Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of sugar during 2025.

Brazil: US$14.1 billion (44.4% of total sugar exports)
Thailand: $2.7 billion (8.4%)
India: $2.1 billion (6.7%)
France: $1.4 billion (4.5%)
Germany: $1.1 billion (3.6%)
Guatemala: $937 million (2.9%)
Poland: $566.2 million (1.8%)
Saudi Arabia: $565.3 million (1.8%)
Netherlands: $529 million (1.7%)
Morocco: $497.6 million (1.6%)
Belgium: $464.4 million (1.5%)
Colombia: $432.5 million (1.4%)
Mexico: $420.8 million (1.3%)
Eswatini: $393.9 million (1.2%)
Russia: $366.7 million (1.2%)

By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 83.8% of global sugar exports in 2025.

Among the top exporters, sugar exporters attracting double-digit percentage growth from 2024 to 2025 were: Guatemala (up 28.5%), Mexico (up 22.5%), Thailand (up 12.9%) and Morocco (up 12.9%).

Those countries that posted year-over-year declines in their exported sugar sales were led by: Russia (down -40.4%), Belgium (down -28.6%), Brazil (down -24.2%), Eswatini (down -21.2%) and Poland (down -20.1%).

You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of any of the columns below. An entry of 0% in the right-most column means that no 2021 data was available.

RankExporterSugar Exports2024-5

1	Brazil	$14,108,638,000	-24.2%
2	Thailand	$2,666,711,000	+12.9%
3	India	$2,132,793,000	-5.1%
4	France	$1,433,312,000	-10.6%
5	Germany	$1,140,757,000	-6.5%
6	Guatemala	$937,034,000	+28.5%
7	Poland	$566,233,000	-20.1%
8	Saudi Arabia	$565,329,000	-5.5%
9	Netherlands	$528,976,000	-8%
10	Morocco	$497,626,000	+12.9%
11	Belgium	$464,414,000	-28.6%
12	Colombia	$432,481,000	+3.8%
13	Mexico	$420,764,000	+22.5%
14	Eswatini	$393,927,000	-21.2%
15	Russia	$366,707,000	-40.4%
16	South Africa	$348,127,000	-11.6%
17	Egypt	$301,218,000	-14.4%
18	Argentina	$273,577,000	+71.4%
19	Czech Republic	$250,031,000	-23.1%
20	El Salvador	$207,848,000	-13.8%
21	Portugal	$206,325,000	-17.3%
22	Mauritius	$193,739,000	-14%
23	United States	$186,221,000	-50.9%
24	Nicaragua	$165,948,000	-30.4%
25	Denmark	$154,356,000	-12.3%
26	Dominican Republic	$130,838,000	-18.9%
27	Ukraine	$126,084,000	-70%
28	South Korea	$121,172,000	-33.8%
29	United Arab Emirates	$118,283,000	-86.9%
30	Malaysia	$99,754,000	-36%
31	United Kingdom	$99,079,000	-22.8%
32	Kazakhstan	$98,161,000	+77.4%
33	mainland China	$97,373,000	-1.9%
34	Spain	$88,553,000	+37%
35	Austria	$84,240,000	-49.1%
36	Costa Rica	$81,425,000	-27.3%
37	Canada	$77,085,000	+17.2%
38	Lithuania	$75,911,000	-18.7%
39	Zambia	$75,641,000	+6.1%
40	Slovakia	$73,267,000	+4.3%
41	Peru	$70,795,000	-19.7%
42	Pakistan	$67,778,000	-80.2%
43	Azerbaijan	$60,549,000	+57.4%
44	Honduras	$60,447,000	-52.7%
45	Bolivia	$60,419,000	+36%
46	Belize	$56,825,000	-37.6%
47	Cambodia	$53,641,000	-41.3%
48	Türkiye	$50,313,000	-58.7%
49	Philippines	$49,898,000	+154%
50	Zimbabwe	$49,681,000	+14.4%
51	Indonesia	$48,644,000	-69.4%
52	Sweden	$43,922,000	+24.7%
53	Rwanda	$40,954,000	-19.1%
54	Vietnam	$39,578,000	-43.3%
55	Italy	$38,912,000	+15.7%
56	Uganda	$35,664,000	-78.1%
57	Singapore	$35,115,000	-19.4%
58	Paraguay	$31,843,000	-26.4%
59	Serbia	$31,830,000	-45.4%
60	Panama	$31,534,000	-38.9%
61	Hungary	$30,959,000	-41.5%
62	Mozambique	$30,935,000	-14.4%
63	Croatia	$29,430,000	-47.7%
64	Tanzania	$28,624,000	0%
65	Bulgaria	$26,636,000	-20.5%
66	Slovenia	$25,965,000	-31.9%
67	Malawi	$25,296,000	+168.3%
68	Fiji	$21,436,000	-60.6%
69	Romania	$18,051,000	-44.3%
70	Guyana	$17,941,000	+19.2%
71	New Zealand	$16,539,000	-23.2%
72	Switzerland	$14,997,000	+86.1%
73	Finland	$14,406,000	-38.6%
74	Belarus	$13,179,000	-79.1%
75	Greece	$12,378,000	+10.7%
76	Ecuador	$12,312,000	-40.4%
77	Kyrgyzstan	$12,141,000	+13%
78	Ireland	$11,029,000	+0%
79	Taiwan	$9,988,000	-7.4%
80	Algeria	$9,488,000	-88.4%
81	Laos	$9,325,000	-85.6%
82	Australia	$6,888,000	-27.5%
83	Hong Kong	$6,730,000	-2.9%
84	Latvia	$6,228,000	+31.7%
85	Bosnia/Herzegovina	$5,338,000	-1%
86	Madagascar	$4,400,000	+171.4%
87	Japan	$3,672,000	+2.2%
88	Georgia	$3,531,000	0%
89	Bahrain	$2,784,000	-89.5%
90	Sri Lanka	$1,578,000	+424.3%
91	Lebanon	$1,412,000	+201.7%
92	Jamaica	$1,205,000	-81.3%
93	Iran	$1,029,000	-78.8%
94	Botswana	$918,000	+757.9%
95	Luxembourg	$911,000	+14.3%
96	Moldova	$779,000	-45.7%
97	Trinidad/Tobago	$704,000	-72.3%
98	Israel	$608,000	-81.9%
99	Tunisia	$602,000	-40.4%
100	Ivory Coast	$496,000	-14.9%

The 100 top exporters accounted for 99.99% of the overall value of sugar exported during 2025.

Biggest Exporters of Sugar Ranked by Shipment Weight

The overall volume of sugar exported during 2025 totaled 65.7 million tons, rising by 8.6% compared to global shipments weighing 60.5 million tons in 2021.

From 2024 to 2025, the shipment weight of all sugar exports retreated by -3.8% versus 68.3 million tons one year earlier.

Below, you will find the 15 countries that exported the greatest amount of sugar as measured by physical weight during 2025.

Brazil: 33,774,267 tons of exported sugar (down -11.7% from 2024)
Thailand: 5,549,526 tons (up 36.4%)
India: 4,119,442 tons (up 13.5%)
France: 2,456,215 tons (up 16.8%)
Guatemala: 1,780,280 tons (up 37.8%)
Germany: 1,722,007 tons (up 11.5%)
Saudi Arabia: 967,010 tons (up 12.6%)
Poland: 961,861 tons (down -2.1%)
Morocco: 857,497 tons (up 30.5%)
South Africa: 741,438 tons (up 5.5%)
Netherlands: 712,435 tons (up 9.7%)
Colombia: 640,624 tons (up 18.6%)
Belgium: 635,884 tons (down -18.5%)
Russia: 582,635 tons (down -39.4%)
Argentina: 543,898 tons (up 95.9%)
Eswatini: 503,597 tons (down -27.4%)

The fastest gainers were Argentina (up 95.9% from 2024), Guatemala (up 37.8%), Thailand (up 36.4%), Morocco (up 30.5%) then Colombia (up 18.6%).

Decliners in 2025 from the perspective of shipping weight were Russia (down -44.1% compared to 2024), Eswatini (down -27.4%), Belgium (down -18.5%), Brazil (down -11.7%) and Poland (down -2.1%).

Average Unit Prices for Top Sugar Exporters

We calculated the world average price for sugar exported from all countries to be US$1,494 per ton in 2025. That sugar tonnage cost reflects a 115.9% acceleration compared to $692 per ton in 2021.

Year over year, the most recent average price inflated by 56% versus an average unit price of $957 per ton for 2024.

The following listing focuses on the average unit prices per ton of exported sugar in 2025 for the top 15 countries sorted in terms of each entry’s total dollar value for sugar supplied in international markets.

Brazil: $418 per ton of sugar (down -14% from 2024)
Thailand: $481 per ton (down -17.1%)
India: $518 per ton (down -16.3%)
France: $584 per ton (down -23.5%)
Germany: $662 per ton (down -16.2%)
Guatemala: $526 per ton (down -6.9%)
Poland: $589 per ton (down -18.3%)
Saudi Arabia: $585 per ton (down -16.1%)
Netherlands: $742 per ton (down -16.3%)
Morocco: $580 per ton (down -13.6%)
Belgium: $730 per ton (down -12.4%)
Colombia: $675 per ton (down -12.5%)
Eswatini: $782 per ton (up 8.5%)
Russia: $629 per ton (down -1.7%)
South Africa: $470 per ton (down -16.1%)

None of the listed countries shipped sugar on global markets charging average unit prices lower than the global average of $1,494 per ton for 2025. That finding results from economies of scale for the leading sugar suppliers.

Countries Generating Greatest Surpluses Trading Sugar

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

Brazil: US$14.1 billion (net export surplus down -24.2% since 2024)
Thailand: $2.6 billion (up 24.1%)
France: $1.1 billion (down -11.1%)
Guatemala: $937 million (up 28.5%)
India: $895.9 million (up 99.4%)
Germany: $765.5 million (up 5.8%)
Poland: $494.8 million (down -20.3%)
Eswatini: $393 million (down -21.1%)
Russia: $360.3 million (down -38.1%)
Colombia: $320.3 million (up 45.5%)
Mexico: $312.9 million (reversing a -$221.6 million deficit)
Argentina: $273.2 million (up 71.7%)
Netherlands: $243.6 million (down -9.5%)
El Salvador: $207.7 million (down -13.9%)
Czech Republic: $188.7 million (down -24.5%)

World-leading sugar exporter Brazil maintains its position earning the highest surplus in the international trade of sugar. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms Brazil’s strong competitive advantage for this specific product category.

Countries Incurring Worst Deficits Trading Sugar

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

mainland China: -US$2.1 billion (net export deficit down -9% since 2024)
Indonesia: -$1.85 billion (down -35.4%)
United States: -$1.75 billion (down -23.2%)
Italy: -$1.1 billion (down -2%)
Bangladesh: -$996 million (up 12.9%)
Algeria: -$863.8 million (down -22.5%)
Malaysia: -$841.9 million (down -30.1%)
United Arab Emirates: -$815.4 million (up 621%)
Spain: -$719.1 million (down -7.1%)
Nigeria: -$670.1 million (up 7.4%)
Canada: -$652.9 million (down -23%)
South Korea: -$643 million (down -17.9%)
Japan: -$613.8 million (down -16.7%)
Saudi Arabia: -$582.7 million (down -10.5%)
Sudan: -$532.8 million (down -17%)

Highly populated Indonesia mainland China, Indonesia and America racked up the biggest deficits in the international trade of sugar. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights their strong competitive disadvantages for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for sugar-supplying countries that help satisfy the demand from a myriad consumers and businesses.