Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of beauty cosmetics and skincare products during 2016:
- France: US$7.3 billion (17.3% of total beauty/skin care exports)
- United States: $4.7 billion (11.3%)
- South Korea: $3.4 billion (8.2%)
- Germany: $3.2 billion (7.6%)
- Singapore: $2.8 billion (6.7%)
- Japan: $2 billion (4.7%)
- United Kingdom: $2 billion (4.7%)
- Italy: $1.9 billion (4.5%)
- China: $1.7 billion (4%)
- Hong Kong: $1.4 billion (3.4%)
- Poland: $1.3 billion (3.1%)
- Belgium: $1.3 billion (3%)
- Canada: $1.1 billion (2.6%)
- Spain: $778 million (1.9%)
- Switzerland: $777.5 million (1.9%)
The listed 15 countries shipped 84.9% of all beauty cosmetics and skincare exports in 2016 (by value).
Among the above countries, the fastest-growing beauty/skin care exporters since 2012 were: South Korea (up 320.6%), Singapore (up 56.6%), Japan (up 53.4%) and Switzerland (up 46.9%).