About the report

The Export Monitor is a one-page high-level historical summary of the total exports of Australian wine. It includes both value and volume of export sales broken down by wine style and container type, plus the percentage change year-on-year for the category over the past 10 financial or calendar years.

The report does not include data by variety or region.

Report summary – 2026 financial year

Over the ten calendar years prior to 2025, total export volumes ranged from 607 million litres to 849 million litres per year. Export value ranged from A$1.90 billion to A$2.90 billion free on board (FOB) over the same period.

Across the past decade:

• Export volume declined by an average of 1.9% per year
• Export value increased by an average of 1.2% per year

Five-year average growth rates are lower than the ten-year averages. This reflects that most of the decline over the decade occurred in the past five years.

In the 2025 calendar year:

• Export value decreased by 8.2% to $2.3 billion
• Export volume decreased by 5.6% to 612.7 million litres, compared with the previous year

Year-on-year changes by wine type show:

• Bottled still red wine declined by 11% in volume
• Bottled still white wine declined by 12% in volume
• Sparkling wine declined by 2.8% in value to $41 million
• Sparkling wine declined by 9% in volume to 6 million litres

The report is updated bi-annually. Previous editions are also available. See also the Export Dashboard.

About the source

This report is compiled using data from the Wine Australia Licensing and Approval System.

The system records all wine exported from Australia since 1991. Exporters must enter shipment details into the database before a licence is issued.

Recorded information includes:

• volume and value
• destination country
• container type
• wine style
• geographical indication (GI) region(s)
• variety or varieties
• varietal or regional label claims