5 Countries that Export the Most Rum in the World

3. Dominican Republic

Total Rum Exports in 2022: $137.6 million

Rum is the national beverage of the Dominican Republic and there are more than 15 distilleries producing the spirit in the Caribbean country. A small proportion of the rum produced is reserved for export, while 90% is consumed domestically. 

Ron Barceló is the best Dominican rum and the most exported dark rum in the world, made from 100% sugar cane juice from the distillery’s own cane fields. Mostly owned by the Spanish spirits company Grupo Varma, Ron Barceló is a carbon neutral brand, certified in 2019 by the SGS Group for both the life cycle of their products and the organization.