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Where does Germany get its polyethylene? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Germany imported $3.5 billion of polyethylene (2.3 million tonnes), 4.1% of the world total. Its main sources were Belgium (21%), the Netherlands (20%) and France (10%). Germany was the world’s 4th-largest importer of polyethylene.

Summary

Value
$3.5billion
Tonnes
2.3million tonnes
Share of world total
4.1%
World rank
4th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD millions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Belgium re-exports725Tonnes: 492,335USD per tonne: $1,47220.8%Land
Netherlands re-exports711Tonnes: 493,901USD per tonne: $1,43920.4%Land
France345Tonnes: 235,702USD per tonne: $1,4649.9%Land
United States215Tonnes: 113,724USD per tonne: $1,8876.1%Sea
Czechia214Tonnes: 159,396USD per tonne: $1,3446.1%Land
Austria183Tonnes: 108,477USD per tonne: $1,6865.2%Land
Spain176Tonnes: 102,145USD per tonne: $1,7265.1%Sea
Italy131Tonnes: 85,648USD per tonne: $1,5323.8%Sea
Poland126Tonnes: 101,329USD per tonne: $1,2433.6%Land
Sweden95.3Tonnes: 50,633USD per tonne: $1,8822.7%Sea
Saudi Arabia93Tonnes: 69,331USD per tonne: $1,3412.7%Sea
South Korea72.6Tonnes: 46,666USD per tonne: $1,5562.1%Sea
United Kingdom68.2Tonnes: 36,339USD per tonne: $1,8772%Sea
Hungary39.4Tonnes: 33,340USD per tonne: $1,1811.1%Sea
China38.5Tonnes: 29,026USD per tonne: $1,3251.1%Sea
Finland37.1Tonnes: 20,430USD per tonne: $1,8141.1%Sea
Slovakia23.7Tonnes: 19,681USD per tonne: $1,2050.68%Sea
Qatar20.5Tonnes: 17,293USD per tonne: $1,1870.59%Sea
United Arab Emirates19.6Tonnes: 17,438USD per tonne: $1,1230.56%Sea
Egypt17Tonnes: 13,377USD per tonne: $1,2730.49%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Belgium has been its main source since 2023

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • Belgium 0.72
  • Netherlands 0.71
  • France 0.35
  • United States 0.21
  • Czechia 0.21

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Belgium0.380.72
Netherlands0.310.71
France0.230.35
United States0.050.21
Czechia0.030.21

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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