Morocco Leads North Africa in Champagne Imports, Ranks Third on Continent

In total, 3.7 million bottles of Champagne were imported into Africa for a value of around 90 million euros.

In the Maghreb, apart from Morocco which imported 212,410 bottles, Egypt (12,000 bottles), Ethiopia (72,000 bottles), Algeria (24,000 bottles) and Tunisia (22,000 bottles) are low importers.

South Africa is the first on the continent in terms of imports of Champagne wines. Then come Nigeria with 569,440 bottles, Côte d’Ivoire with 348,955 bottles, the DRC with 220,352 bottles, Cameroon with 170,297 bottles, Togo with 159,702 bottles, Congo with 148,774 bottles, Gabon with 147,426 bottles, Mauritius with 111,340 bottles and Benin with 83,599 bottles.

Globally, with 27.3 million bottles, or 17.3% of total export volume, the United Kingdom tops this CIVC ranking. They are followed by the United States of America (25.7 million), Germany (11.6 million), Japan (14.3 million), Belgium (9.2 million), Italy (8.3 million), Australia (7.7 million), Switzerland (5.4 million), Spain (4.3 million) and the Netherlands (2.5 million).

In 13th place, the United Arab Emirates, the first Muslim country on the list, with one million bottles.