Chile: Beer and Ingredients Opportunities in Chile

Beer is the most consumed alcoholic beverage in Chile and represents 77 percent of total sales of alcohol beverages by volume. Per capita consumption of beer has grown rapidly in the past 20 years Chile reaching 59 liters in 2022. The United States is the top beer supplier to Chile. Today, Chilean consumers are willing to spend more for higher quality beer. This has led to a large increase in the sales of craft and imported beers in the past five years. There is an opportunity to expand U.S. high-quality beer sales, as consumption is expected to grow. The United States is top supplier of hops to Chile with 78.2 percent market share of imports. There are also opportunities to expand hop exports due to the rising number of local craft breweries looking for premium inputs.