With export volumes nearly three times higher than Switzerland, Germany is the undisputed number one in the global chocolate trade. From traditional brands like Ritter Sport and Halloren to lesser-known names, the German chocolate industry shines worldwide.
However, challenges lie ahead: drastic price increases for cocoa beans and potential tariffs in the U.S. could impact exports. At the same time, the market for vegan chocolate is growing rapidly—a chance German manufacturers cannot afford to miss.
literally the only export graph I’ve seen in years where the US isnt in the top 5
guess the memes about puke taste is true
Surprised the UK is so low when they have Cadbury’s. Is it a case that counteries manufacturer their own Cadburys under licence so it’s not technically exported or is just less popular than I’m led to believe?
sad graph. the countries that provide the cocoa to make the chocolate are no where in the list !!!
I was going to mention how much money I spent at the Lindt Museum in Koln, but I guess that’s actually a Swiss company …
Jag mi net, i bin vollgestopft mit schoki
So much is shifting now with weather patterns. Had a college friend whose family owned coffee plantations in Puerto Rico, and they have been selling huge tracts of it since 2018, due to increasing amounts of rainfall surges.
Another friend has a rose plantation outside Quito in Cotipaxi, and weather patterns are destroying the sheltered growing facilities.
Cacao is an evergreen and susceptible to saturated soils. Combine this with the easily erosive soils found in secondary canopies where 99% of it is grown, and one can see this growing risk.
As UserName indicates i live in Nairobi and i purchase African produced chocolate as much as possible. Europe has a headstart of more than a century, but the quality of locally produced chocolate is definitely improving!
Quadratisch. Praktisch. Gut.
Damn, gotta switch my Swiss references back to neutrality, cheese and watches.
They don’t grow any cocoa leaves in Germany or Switzerland. They’re only value-adders. Countries like Ghana do all the hardest work, and basically these European nations are cosplaying to the world that they’re “chocolate exporters.” The true chocolate exporter is Ghana.
When it comes to good chocolates, I have long known about the reputation of countries such as Switzerland, France, Belgium, and Austria etc. but did not know Germany also exists in that list. I am familiar with kinder but is Germany on the list because they make really good chocolates or they just make a lot of decent quality chocolates? Genuinely curious….
Nice infographic!
The answer to (almost) every negative comment here is Tony’s. The only chocolate company that is making any social progress.
How much does it cost? Yes.
The countries where the cocoa comes from wasn’t in here, wtf
11.8kg per year that so much. That’s like a 200g per week per person.
So your weekly shopping cart for you and your partner would have 4 100 g large chocolate bars.
Just seems like a lot of chocolate!
German chocolate like Ritter (that I like well) are very low quality chocolate, there’s nothing to compare to respected chocolate brands.
It is like congratulating USA for there cheese production, shadowing the quality of European cheese, and how tasteless American cheeses are.
![The World’s Top Chocolate Exporters [OC]](https://www.europesays.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/frwxxsh8spie1-1920x1024.png)
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**Article:** [**https://www.datapulse.de/en/chocolate-exports/**](https://www.datapulse.de/en/chocolate-exports/)
**Main data source:** [**https://wits.worldbank.org/trade/comtrade/en/country/ALL/year/2023/tradeflow/Exports/partner/WLD/product/180632**](https://wits.worldbank.org/trade/comtrade/en/country/ALL/year/2023/tradeflow/Exports/partner/WLD/product/180632)
**Data:** [Google Sheets](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1n-2PaZ4iE2zwybmoDcjmEclPeYpDOglPuvN0hIS9hR0/edit?usp=sharing)
**Tool:** Adobe Illustrator
With export volumes nearly three times higher than Switzerland, Germany is the undisputed number one in the global chocolate trade. From traditional brands like Ritter Sport and Halloren to lesser-known names, the German chocolate industry shines worldwide.
However, challenges lie ahead: drastic price increases for cocoa beans and potential tariffs in the U.S. could impact exports. At the same time, the market for vegan chocolate is growing rapidly—a chance German manufacturers cannot afford to miss.
literally the only export graph I’ve seen in years where the US isnt in the top 5
guess the memes about puke taste is true
Surprised the UK is so low when they have Cadbury’s. Is it a case that counteries manufacturer their own Cadburys under licence so it’s not technically exported or is just less popular than I’m led to believe?
sad graph. the countries that provide the cocoa to make the chocolate are no where in the list !!!
I was going to mention how much money I spent at the Lindt Museum in Koln, but I guess that’s actually a Swiss company …
Jag mi net, i bin vollgestopft mit schoki
So much is shifting now with weather patterns. Had a college friend whose family owned coffee plantations in Puerto Rico, and they have been selling huge tracts of it since 2018, due to increasing amounts of rainfall surges.
Another friend has a rose plantation outside Quito in Cotipaxi, and weather patterns are destroying the sheltered growing facilities.
Cacao is an evergreen and susceptible to saturated soils. Combine this with the easily erosive soils found in secondary canopies where 99% of it is grown, and one can see this growing risk.
As UserName indicates i live in Nairobi and i purchase African produced chocolate as much as possible. Europe has a headstart of more than a century, but the quality of locally produced chocolate is definitely improving!
Quadratisch. Praktisch. Gut.
Damn, gotta switch my Swiss references back to neutrality, cheese and watches.
They don’t grow any cocoa leaves in Germany or Switzerland. They’re only value-adders. Countries like Ghana do all the hardest work, and basically these European nations are cosplaying to the world that they’re “chocolate exporters.” The true chocolate exporter is Ghana.
When it comes to good chocolates, I have long known about the reputation of countries such as Switzerland, France, Belgium, and Austria etc. but did not know Germany also exists in that list. I am familiar with kinder but is Germany on the list because they make really good chocolates or they just make a lot of decent quality chocolates? Genuinely curious….
Nice infographic!
The answer to (almost) every negative comment here is Tony’s. The only chocolate company that is making any social progress.
How much does it cost? Yes.
The countries where the cocoa comes from wasn’t in here, wtf
11.8kg per year that so much. That’s like a 200g per week per person.
So your weekly shopping cart for you and your partner would have 4 100 g large chocolate bars.
Just seems like a lot of chocolate!
German chocolate like Ritter (that I like well) are very low quality chocolate, there’s nothing to compare to respected chocolate brands.
It is like congratulating USA for there cheese production, shadowing the quality of European cheese, and how tasteless American cheeses are.
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