SCOTCH IN CONTEXT

Where it is made. Where it goes.

Scotch whisky begins with place: protected regions, individual distilleries and years in wood. It also belongs to a global finished-whisky trade. These maps put both into context without turning industry exports into a cask-price claim.

£5.36bn

Global export value

1.34bn

70cl bottles exported

43

Bottles every second

160+

Markets worldwide

SCOTCH WHISKY REGIONS

Scotland, region by region.

Select a region to compare its scale, typical style and a few familiar operating distilleries.

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WHERE SCOTCH GOES

The 2025 export map.

Switch between value and volume, then select a market to compare its published 2025 result and year-on-year direction.

Countries are shaded by published rank. Gold markers identify the leading markets. Hover, focus or select a market to update the data readout.

Selected market

United States

2025 value
£933m
2025 volume
120m bottles

↓ -4.0% year on year

Marker position 268 by 136 on the map.

Accessible export-market summary.

  1. 1. United States, £933m, ↓ -4.0% year on year.
  2. 2. France, £404m, ↓ -3.6% year on year.
  3. 3. India, £286m, ↑ +15.0% year on year.
  4. 4. Singapore, £274m, ↓ -11.6% year on year.
  5. 5. Turkey, £255m, ↑ +43.0% year on year.
  6. 6. Taiwan, £233m, ↓ -22.0% year on year.
  7. 7. Spain, £208m, ↑ +6.0% year on year.
  8. 8. Germany, £177m, ↑ +4.6% year on year.
  9. 9. China, £161m, ↓ -0.3% year on year.
  10. 10. UAE, £155m, ↑ +7.0% year on year.

European Union

27.5%

Published 2025 industry export value share: 27.5%. Industry export figures, not cask values.

Asia Pacific

27.2%

Published 2025 industry export value share: 27.2%. Industry export figures, not cask values.

North America

21.5%

Published 2025 industry export value share: 21.5%. Industry export figures, not cask values.

Latin America and Caribbean

9.7%

Published 2025 industry export value share: 9.7%. Industry export figures, not cask values.

Europe outside EU

6.3%

Published 2025 industry export value share: 6.3%. Industry export figures, not cask values.

Middle East and North Africa

5.2%

Published 2025 industry export value share: 5.2%. Industry export figures, not cask values.

Source: Scotch Whisky Association, 2025 Export Figures, 12 February 2026. Retrieved 7 September 2026. Industry export figures, not cask values.