Fresh (unripened/uncured) cheese, incl. whey cheese, & curd | Imports and Exports | 2023

In 2023, the world exports of "Fresh (unripened/uncured) cheese, incl. whey cheese, & curd" exceeded $10.3 billion (according to external trade statistics of 95 countries). It was $9.78 billion in the previous year (according to merchandise trade statistics of 95 countries).

Top exporters of Fresh (unripened/uncured) cheese, incl. whey cheese, & curd in 2023

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

• Germany - 23% of the world exports ($2.44 billion)
• Italy - 17.9% ($1.86 billion)
• Denmark - 8.9% ($925 million)
• France - 5.86% ($610 million)
• Netherlands - 4.93% ($512 million)

«Fresh (unripened/uncured) cheese, incl. whey cheese, & curd» accounted for a substantial share of total exports of

• New Zealand - 0.923% of New Zealand's total exports in 2023 ($389 million of $42 billion)
• Denmark - 0.68% ($925 million of $136 billion)
• Nicaragua - 0.54% ($39 million of $7.37 billion)
• Luxembourg - 0.457% ($74 million of $16.3 billion)
• Lithuania - 0.321% ($136 million of $42 billion)
• Italy - 0.275% ($1.86 billion of $677 billion)
• Argentina - 0.244% ($163 million of $66 billion)

According to statistics provided by the major exporters, the largest flows of exports of «Fresh (unripened/uncured) cheese, incl. whey cheese, & curd» in 2023:

• Exports from Denmark to Germany: (1.79% of the world exports, $186 million according to external trade statistics of Denmark)
• Exports from Denmark to United Kingdom: (1.67% of the world exports, $174 million according to external trade statistics of Denmark)
• Exports from Germany to Austria: (1.47% of the world exports, $153 million according to external trade statistics of Germany)
• Exports from Germany to France: (1.51% of the world exports, $157 million according to external trade statistics of Germany)
• Exports from Germany to Italy: (6.3% of the world exports, $655 million according to external trade statistics of Germany)
• Exports from Germany to Netherlands: (2.64% of the world exports, $274 million according to external trade statistics of Germany)
• Exports from Italy to France: (5.51% of the world exports, $573 million according to external trade statistics of Italy)
• Exports from Italy to Germany: (1.59% of the world exports, $166 million according to external trade statistics of Italy)
• Exports from Italy to United Kingdom: (1.48% of the world exports, $154 million according to external trade statistics of Italy)
• Exports from New Zealand to China: (1.84% of the world exports, $192 million according to external trade statistics of New Zealand)

In 2023, the world imports of "Fresh (unripened/uncured) cheese, incl. whey cheese, & curd" exceeded $9.17 billion (according to external trade statistics of 139 countries). It was $8.64 billion in the previous year (according to merchandise trade statistics of 138 countries).

Top importers of Fresh (unripened/uncured) cheese, incl. whey cheese, & curd in 2023

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

• Italy - 11.9% of the world imports ($1.09 billion)
• France - 9.3% ($853 million)
• United Kingdom - 8.4% ($770 million)
• Germany - 8.25% ($757 million)
• Netherlands - 6.16% ($565 million)
• Spain - 5.75% ($527 million)

«Fresh (unripened/uncured) cheese, incl. whey cheese, & curd» accounted for a substantial share of total imports of

• Maldives - 0.302% of Maldives's total imports in 2023 ($10.5 million of $3.48 billion)
• Luxembourg - 0.3% ($75 million of $25 billion)
• El Salvador - 0.274% ($42 million of $15.6 billion)
• Dominican Republic - 0.236% ($74 million of $31 billion)
• Moldova - 0.214% ($18.6 million of $8.67 billion)
• The Bahamas - 0.197% ($8.26 million of $4.18 billion)
• Italy - 0.17% ($1.09 billion of $639 billion)
• Romania - 0.159% ($210 million of $131 billion)

According to statistics provided by the major importers, the largest flows of imports of «Fresh (unripened/uncured) cheese, incl. whey cheese, & curd» in 2023:

• Imports to China from New Zealand (2.16% of the world imports, $198 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to France from Italy (5.36% of the world imports, $492 million according to external trade statistics of France)
• Imports to Germany from Denmark (2.34% of the world imports, $215 million according to external trade statistics of Germany)
• Imports to Germany from Italy (1.7% of the world imports, $156 million according to external trade statistics of Germany)
• Imports to Italy from Germany (6.52% of the world imports, $598 million according to external trade statistics of Italy)
• Imports to Japan from Australia (1.59% of the world imports, $146 million according to external trade statistics of Japan)
• Imports to Netherlands from Germany (2.52% of the world imports, $232 million according to external trade statistics of Netherlands)
• Imports to United Kingdom from Denmark (2.06% of the world imports, $189 million according to external trade statistics of United Kingdom)
• Imports to United Kingdom from Germany (1.57% of the world imports, $144 million according to external trade statistics of United Kingdom)
• Imports to United Kingdom from Italy (1.79% of the world imports, $164 million according to external trade statistics of United Kingdom)