WIESBADEN – November 03, 2026 -- German dietary supplement production reached a record 241,000 tonnes in 2025, up 48.4% from 162,000 tonnes in 2019, according to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).

Output rose 1.6% from roughly 237,000 tonnes in 2024.

Production value climbs 12.6% to above EUR 2.08 billion

The value of supplements produced rose from about EUR 1.85 billion in 2024 to just over EUR 2.08 billion in 2025, a 12.6% increase. Value growth outpaced volume growth of 1.6% over the same period. Against 2019, production value more than doubled, up 137.6%.

Number of producers rises to 72, up from 52 in 2019

A record 72 companies manufactured supplements in 2025, compared with 64 a year earlier and 52 in 2019. That is 20 more producers than in 2019.

Statistics cover effervescent tablets, protein drinks and capsules

The category includes calcium and magnesium effervescent tablets, St John's wort dragees, protein-based liquid nutrition, silica, and zinc-yeast capsules. Destatis has recorded supplements as a separate item in its production statistics since 2019, filed under product code GP 1089 17 000.

Survey covers only firms with 20 or more employees

The production statistics include establishments of manufacturing companies with 20 or more employees. Value is calculated at ex-works selling prices, including packaging costs even when invoiced separately. It excludes VAT, consumption taxes, separately invoiced freight, and discounts.

Further annual production data is available in Destatis' GENESIS-Online database, table 42131-0004.