The United States was the biggest market for the retail sales of confectionery products worldwide in 2022. The market was estimated to be worth around 42.6 billion U.S. dollars. China, as the second biggest market, saw retail sales of approximately 14.2 billion U.S. dollars. All of the leading ten markets grew in size from 2021 to 2022.
Leading global retail markets for the sale of confectionery from 2021 to 2022 with a forecast for 2026, by country
(in million U.S. dollars)
* Estimate ** Forecast Retail sales of confectionery include chocolate confectionery, gum, and sugar confectionery.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Sector Trend Analysis – Confectionery trends in the United States, 2021 to 2022. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. (December 21, 2022). Leading global retail markets for the sale of confectionery from 2021 to 2022 with a forecast for 2026, by country (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357933/global-confectionery-retail-sale-markets/
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