China was the leading glass exporting country in the world in 2022, reaching a value of nearly 27 billion U.S. dollars. Germany's export value of glass and glassware products worldwide stood at eight billion U.S. dollars that year, rendering it the world's second-largest glass exporter based on value.
As a share of total global glass and glassware exports, China accounted for over one-quarter of global exports in 2022.