Cheese, curd | Imports and Exports | 2023

In 2023, the world imports of "Cheese and curd" exceeded $40 billion (according to external trade statistics of 134 countries). It was $37 billion in the previous year (according to merchandise trade statistics of 140 countries).

There are no trade data (2023) for such importers as Korea (2.11% of the world imports in 2022), Latvia (0.276%), Vietnam (0.205%), Trinidad and Tobago (0.136%), State of Palestine (0.078%), Angola (0.039%), Mongolia (0.037%), Bermuda (0.019%), Cambodia (0.009%), Nepal (0.006%), Lesotho (0.004%), Albania (0.004%), Timor-Leste (0.001%)

Top importers of Cheese and curd in 2023

The world's largest importers of this commodity group in 2023:

• Germany - 13.7% of the world imports ($5.59 billion)
• France - 7.4% ($3 billion)
• Italy - 6.94% ($2.81 billion)
• United Kingdom - 6.08% ($2.46 billion)
• Netherlands - 5.06% ($2.05 billion)

«Cheese and curd» accounted for a substantial share of total imports of

• Luxembourg - 1.67% of Luxembourg's total imports in 2023 ($423 million of $25 billion)
• El Salvador - 1.38% ($216 million of $15.6 billion)
• Aruba - 1.17% ($18 million of $1.53 billion)
• Antigua and Barbuda - 0.909% ($6.09 million of $669 million)
• Barbados - 0.829% ($17.7 million of $2.14 billion)
• Andorra - 0.808% ($16.1 million of $1.99 billion)
• Greece - 0.796% ($705 million of $88 billion)
• French Polynesia - 0.792% ($18.2 million of $2.3 billion)

According to statistics provided by the major importers, the largest flows of imports of «Cheese and curd» in 2023:

• Imports to Belgium from Netherlands (1.6% of the world imports, $650 million according to external trade statistics of Belgium)
• Imports to China from New Zealand (1.36% of the world imports, $552 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to France from Italy (2.49% of the world imports, $1.01 billion according to external trade statistics of France)
• Imports to France from Netherlands (1.42% of the world imports, $577 million according to external trade statistics of France)
• Imports to Germany from France (2.27% of the world imports, $923 million according to external trade statistics of Germany)
• Imports to Germany from Italy (1.91% of the world imports, $777 million according to external trade statistics of Germany)
• Imports to Germany from Netherlands (3.79% of the world imports, $1.53 billion according to external trade statistics of Germany)
• Imports to Italy from Germany (2.94% of the world imports, $1.19 billion according to external trade statistics of Italy)
• Imports to Mexico from USA (1.88% of the world imports, $763 million according to external trade statistics of Mexico)
• Imports to Netherlands from Germany (1.86% of the world imports, $755 million according to external trade statistics of Netherlands)

In 2023, the world exports of "Cheese and curd" exceeded $42 billion (according to external trade statistics of 112 countries). It was $39 billion in the previous year (according to merchandise trade statistics of 117 countries).

There are no trade data (2023) for such exporters as Latvia (0.388% of the world exports in 2022), Korea (0.024%), Vietnam (0.023%), State of Palestine (0.003%), Nepal (0.001%)

Top exporters of Cheese and curd in 2023

The world's largest exporters of this commodity group in 2023:

• Germany - 15.3% of the world exports ($6.48 billion)
• Netherlands - 13.4% ($5.67 billion)
• Italy - 12.6% ($5.35 billion)
• France - 9.73% ($4.1 billion)
• USA - 5.2% ($2.19 billion)

«Cheese and curd» accounted for a substantial share of total exports of

• Cyprus - 6.81% of Cyprus's total exports in 2023 ($345 million of $5.06 billion)
• New Zealand - 4.24% ($1.78 billion of $42 billion)
• Bahrain - 3.54% ($439 million of $12.4 billion)
• Nicaragua - 3.13% ($231 million of $7.37 billion)
• Luxembourg - 2.33% ($381 million of $16.3 billion)
• Greece - 1.81% ($1 billion of $55 billion)
• Denmark - 1.57% ($2.13 billion of $136 billion)
• Uruguay - 1.23% ($113 million of $9.19 billion)

According to statistics provided by the major exporters, the largest flows of exports of «Cheese and curd» in 2023:

• Exports from France to Belgium: (1.28% of the world exports, $540 million according to external trade statistics of France)
• Exports from France to Germany: (2.14% of the world exports, $904 million according to external trade statistics of France)
• Exports from Germany to Italy: (2.74% of the world exports, $1.15 billion according to external trade statistics of Germany)
• Exports from Germany to Netherlands: (1.76% of the world exports, $743 million according to external trade statistics of Germany)
• Exports from Italy to France: (2.6% of the world exports, $1.09 billion according to external trade statistics of Italy)
• Exports from Italy to Germany: (1.95% of the world exports, $826 million according to external trade statistics of Italy)
• Exports from Netherlands to Belgium: (1.65% of the world exports, $696 million according to external trade statistics of Netherlands)
• Exports from Netherlands to France: (1.42% of the world exports, $599 million according to external trade statistics of Netherlands)
• Exports from Netherlands to Germany: (4.11% of the world exports, $1.73 billion according to external trade statistics of Netherlands)
• Exports from USA to Mexico: (1.72% of the world exports, $726 million according to external trade statistics of USA)