Wine is the European Union's most important alcoholic export good. As the EU statistics portal Eurostat announced in a communication on April 28, 2025, wine worth €16.8bn (approx. $18.1bn) was exported from the EU to non-EU countries in 2024. The total value of alcoholic beverage exports was €29.8bn (approx. $32.2bn).
While wine (including fortified wines) thus accounted for 56.2% of exports, spirits and liqueurs worth €8.9bn 29.7%) and beer worth €3.4bn (11.5%) were also exported. Other alcoholic beverages together accounted for around €0.8bn in export value. The largest exporter by value to non-EU countries was France with a total value of €12.1bn (40.6%), followed by Italy with €6bn (20.2%). Germany generated €1.6bn (5.3%), roughly as much as Ireland (€1.5bn).
Looking at the most important export markets becomes slightly concerning considering the current discussions about tariffs, tariff pauses, and the general approach to international trade of US President Donald Trump's administration: Here, the USA accounted for almost one-third (28.9%) of the export value with €8.9bn, while the UK (€4.9bn), China (€1.6bn), Canada (€1.6bn), and Switzerland (€1.4bn) followed only at some distance.
