Top 5 Beer Exporting Countries in the World

4. Germany

Total Beer Exports in 2021: $1.4 billion

Beer is so integral to German culture that the country even came up with its own purity law as far back as 500 years ago. In 2021, approximately 7.65 million hectoliters of beer were exported from Germany to countries within the European Union, and a further 8.1 million hectoliters to countries outside the E.U. 

Russia has emerged as a big market for German beer this year, and never before have German breweries sold as much beer to Russia in the months of January to March as in 2023. With this year’s result for Q1, Russia has consolidated its second place among the top destinations for German beer, behind Italy and now well ahead of China. With over 5,000 registered brands, Germany is the country that has the most beer brands. 

Known for its fantastic brews around the world, Germany is the largest beer producing country in Europe.