In 2022, the average volume of ice cream stood at 16 kilograms per capita in Belgium. Preserved pastry goods and cakes were especially popular. The per capita volume in this segment in Belgium amounted to roughly 21.8 kilograms. By comparison, in the neighboring country, the Netherlands, consumers ate only 13.8 kilograms of pastry goods and cakes per person per year. The average confectionery consumption there was lower across the board.
Expenditure on confectionery
In 2020, the average consumer expenditure on confectionery in Belgium was valued at approximately 217 euros per person. Consumers in Belgium spent over 75 euros per year on chocolate, and another 24 euros on candy and chewing gum. By comparison, spending on gingerbread was just one euro per year.
Cookies market in Belgium
The popularity of chocolate in Belgium is visible in the cookies market too, where chocolate cookies were the largest product segment based on sales value, at 34 percent. The second-largest segment was the children’s cookies segment, which held a market share of just under 25 percent.
Volume of confectionery per capita in Belgium from 2018 to 2028, by segment
(in kilograms)
Confectionery is defined as foods with a relatively high sugar content. The Confectionery segment contains chocolate and chocolate products, sugar confectionery (such as chewing gum and sweets), ice cream, and preserved pastry goods and cakes. This segment does not include spreads containing cocoa and jams (see: Spreads segment).
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