Ever wonder which countries export the most perfume? See the list, which also shows each exporter's percentage of global perfume exports within parenthesis. In 2017, world perfume exports were US$23.7 billion.
African Exporters
Africa exported $1.1 billion worth of perfume led by the following countries:
1. Swaziland: $635.4 million
2. Egypt: $386.6 million
3. South Africa: $57.2 million
4. Senegal: $8.5 million
5. Tunisia: $3.7 million
6. Morocco: $2 million
7. Chad: $862,000
8. Libya: $812,000
9. Ghana: $780,000
10. Côte d'Ivoire: $729,000
Asian Exporters
Asia exported $2.7 billion worth of perfume led by the following countries:
1. Singapore: $1.3 billion
2. China: $325.5 million
3. India: $262.3 million
4. Japan: $190.8 million
5. Indonesia: $159.7 million
6. Hong Kong: $146.2 million
7. Turkey: $101.6 million
8. Thailand: $65.5 million
9. Taiwan: $47.8 million
10. Malaysia: $45.7 million
European Union (EU) Exporters
European Union exported $15.3 billion worth of perfume led by the following EU members:
1. Ireland: $7.8 billion
2. France: $2.2 billion
3. Germany: $2 billion
4. Netherlands: $1 billion
5. United Kingdom: $861.7 million
6. Spain: $591.2 million
7. Italy: $177.1 million
8. Hungary: $174.7 million
9. Belgium: $173.8 million
10. Poland: $58.2 million
Latin American and Caribbean Exporters
Latin America (excluding Mexico) and the Caribbean exported $301.3 million worth of perfume led by the following countries:
1. Argentina: $86.5 million
2. Brazil: $59.5 million
3. Colombia: $51.9 million
4. Dominican Republic: $30.8 million
5. Guatemala: $26.2 million
6. Chile: $12.1 million
7. Panama: $11.6 million
8. Costa Rica: $6.7 million
9. Peru: $5.6 million
10. Trinidad/Tobago: $3.7 million
Middle Eastern Exporters
Middle East exported $105.6 million worth of perfume led by the following countries:
1. United Arab Emirates: $73.5 million
2. Israel: $22.7 million
3. Jordan: $4.8 million
4. Kuwait: $1.4 million
5. Bahrain: $1.2 million
6. Saudi Arabia: $866,000
7. Oman: $538,000
8. Iran: $246,000
9. Syrian Arab Republic: $185,000
10. Lebanon: $118,000
North American Exporters
North America exported $2.4 billion worth of perfume led by the following countries:
1. United States: $2.1 billion
2. Mexico: $196.4 million
3. Canada: $61.7 million
Oceanian Exporters
Oceania exported $51.6 million worth of perfume led by the following countries:
1. Australia: $45.6 million
2. New Zealand: $4.8 million
3. Papua New Guinea: $872,000
4. New Caledonia: $184,000
5. Fiji: $69,000
6. French Polynesia: $26,000
7. Solomon Islands: $2,000
8. Samoa: $2,000
9. Wallis/Futuna Islands: $2,000
The accompanying list identifies exporters with the fastest-growing international sales of perfume from 2013 to 2017. Overall, the 5-year percentage gain for this exported product category was 5.4%.
Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis
Top Perfume and Cologne Exporters 2017
Fastest-Growing Perfume and Cologne Export Countries
