Overview
- Industry output was valued at €6.75 billion and stood 6.2% above the 2019 level.
- On a population basis, production equaled about 12.8 kilograms per person, which is not a measure of consumption.
- Germany exported 981,400 tonnes and imported 525,400 tonnes of chocolate in 2024, with both volumes down 0.3% from 2023.
- Top import sources were Belgium (24.8%), the Netherlands (16.4%) and Poland (13.6%), while leading export destinations were France (12.3%), Poland (9.9%) and the United Kingdom (9.4%).
- Destatis reports cover manufacturing establishments in companies with 20 or more employees.