In 2016 the Champagne world market has confirmed the positive value trend. The growing value per bottle is related to high-quality choices of consumers and to new drivers of growth in exports.
Despite a small a decrease in volume (-2.1 percent) related to the difficulties of the French market and to the sudden depreciation of the pound Sterling, the turnover of 4.71 billion euros makes 2016 another record year following the figures of 2015 (4.74 billion euros).
The traditional Champagne markets have seen continued and dynamic growth in value, such as the U.S. +4.9 percent, Japan +3.0 percent and Europe: Germany +3.4 percent, The Netherlands +6.3 percent. Southern Europe continues its recovery (Spain +1.3 percent and Italy +6.4 percent), and Northern Europe has confirmed its importance: the cumulated growth in Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway is 3.5 percent.
These countries on several continents have also confirmed their status as growth areas: in the Americas (Canada +9.4 percent, Mexico: +12.0 percent), in Africa (South Africa +15.1 percent), in Oceania (New Zealand +25.4 percent) and in Asia (South Korea +14.2 percent). China, Hong-Kong and Taiwan have shown strong potential.
Overall, in most countries the growth model of Champagne driven by exports and the diversification of cuvées is continuing in 2016: 8.6 percent more bottles of Champagne Rosé have been shipped than in the previous year, and prestige cuvées show an increase of 4.6 percent. Champagne consumers turn to ever rarer and more prestigious cuvées.
| Shipments 2016 (1,000 bottles) |
Turnover (1,000 euros) |
Variation |
Variation turnover 2015-16 (in %) |
|
| Total shipments | 306,096 | 4,710,277 | -2.1% | -0.6% |
| France | 157,737 | 2,086,102 | -2.5% | -0.4% |
| Rank | Country | Shipments 2016 (1,000 bottles) |
Turnover (1,000 euros) |
Variation Shipments (2015-16 (in%) | Variation turnover 2015-16 (in %) |
| 1 | U.S. | 21,806 | 540,056 | 6.3% | 4.9% |
| 2 | Great Britain | 31,190 | 440,350 | -8.7% | -14.0% |
| 3 | Japan | 10,949 | 252,879 | -7.2% | 3.0% |
| 4 | Germany | 12,487 | 194,562 | 4.9% | 3.4% |
| 5 | Italy | 6,633 | 138,830 | 4.3% | 6.4% |
| 6 | Belgium | 8,331 | 128,784 | -9.5% | -9.8% |
| 7 | Australia | 7,386 | 107,097 | -8.9% | -8.6% |
| 8 | Switzerland | 5,700 | 104,611 | 5.4% | 0.4% |
| 9 | Spain | 3,994 | 75,285 | 2.2% | 1.3% |
| China, Hong-Kong, Taiwan | 3,511 | 70,623 | 1.3% | -2.1% | |
| 10 | Canada | 2,162 | 51,584 | 12.1% | 9.4% |
| 11 | Sweden | 2,967 | 49,382 | 1.4% | 5.1% |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates | 1,895 | 44,790 | -0.1% | 4.5% |
| 13 | Netherlands | 2,357 | 39,738 | 3.9% | 6.3% |
| 14 | Hong-Kong | 1,693 | 36,659 | 0.9% | -3.7% |
| 15 | Austria | 1,311 | 25,730 | 6.4% | 8.9% |
| 16 | Denmark | 1,369 | 25,483 | 0.3% | 1.3% |
| 17 | Singapore | 1,265 | 25,021 | -1.6% | -3.0% |
| 18 | Mexico | 1,582 | 24,883 | 30.9% | 12.0% |
| 19 | Russian Federation | 1,340 | 22,568 | 21.7% | 24.8% |
| 20 | China | 1,302 | 20,689 | 0.2% | -3.5% |
| 21 | Republic of Korea | 825 | 19,058 | 16.1% | 14.2% |
| 22 | South Africa | 856 | 17,734 | 21.9% | 15.1% |
| 23 | Finland | 1,032 | 16,524 | 4.1% | 7.4% |
| 24 | Nigéria | 476 | 14,765 | -23.7% | -25.6% |
| 25 | Norway | 745 | 14,201 | -3.8% | -1.7% |
| 26 | Taiwan | 516 | 13,275 | 5.4% | 5.2% |
| 27 | Brasil | 564 | 10,720 | -31.8% | -35.1% |
| 28 | Portugal | 502 | 10,201 | -16.5% | -16.6% |
| 29 | New Zealand | 648 | 9,818 | 29.1% | 25.4% |
| 30 | Luxemburg | 577 | 9,526 | -12.3% | -10.1% |
- Turnover in euros before tax, ex Champagne
(Champagne-arlenoble)
