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Belgian beer is well-known all over the world, and brand names like Stella Artois and Jupiler are household names not only in Belgium itself, but also across the border. In 2024, over *** beer breweries were active in the country, double the number of just a decade prior. Together, these breweries produced around ** million hectoliters of beer in 2024. 

Beer exports 

Although Belgians drink over ** liters of beer per capita per year, they cannot drink all the beer produced in the country by themselves. The majority of the beer produced is therefore exported. In 2024, beer exports from Belgium amounted to roughly **** million hectoliters.

Destination countries

The most important destination countries for beer exported from Belgium were the neighboring countries: France, the Netherlands and Germany. Belgian beer was however also exported further afield, with the United States ranking fourth in the list of leading destinations for beer exports. Belgian beer was also popular in Spain, China, Korea, and Russia.