Statistics

The export value of alcoholic beverages in 2023 was approximately 134.4 billion yen (96.6% of the previous year), down from the previous year's record high. The export value of whisky will be approximately 50.1 billion yen (89.4% of the previous year), and the export value by category will remain unchanged from 2020, remaining in first place.

The momentum of whisky exports has not stopped, and the results have exceeded the same month-on-year rate of the previous year for the 19th consecutive month since June 2020.

In 2020, the export value of whisky will be 27.1 billion yen, and whisky will top the list for the first time after pulling out sake.

Whisky rises at a rate approaching sake. Among them, China's progress shines. China moved up three spots to france in second place.

Whisky has been recognized worldwide for its quality, and whisky exports exceeded beer in 2015, making it second only to sake.