March 31, (THEWILL) – Nigeria imported 644,452 bottles of Champagne in 2022, Comité Champagne, a French trade association that monitors the volume and value of exports, said in its latest report.
This is up by 15.3 percent, when compared to 559,088 total import in 2021.
The level of champagne imports into the country has increased steadily since 2020, when Nigeria recorded a low import of 304,199 bottles, compared to 768,131 bottles in 2014.
Globally, 326 million bottles of champagne were shipped in 2022, an increase of 1.6 percent over the previous year.
The top five biggest champagne markets are the United States of America (33.7 million), United Kingdom (28.1 million), Japan (16.6 million), Germany (12.3 million) and Italy (10.6 million).
Africa’s biggest economy increased by four, ranking 28th out of 192 countries from 32nd in 2021.
This improvement also made Nigeria the second biggest champagne market in Africa behind South Africa, with 1.3 million bottles
