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Where does the United States get its cement? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the United States imported $2.4 billion of cement (25.3 million tonnes), 16.4% of the world total. Its main sources were Canada (24%), Turkey (21%) and Vietnam (14%). The United States was the world’s largest importer of cement.

Summary

Value
$2.4billion
Tonnes
25.3million tonnes
Share of world total
16.4%
World rank
1st
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
Canada571Tonnes: 4,848,200USD per tonne: $11824%Sea
Turkey494Tonnes: 6,969,321USD per tonne: $7120.8%Sea
Vietnam337Tonnes: 4,170,866USD per tonne: $8114.2%Sea
Mexico189Tonnes: 1,339,728USD per tonne: $1417.9%Sea
Greece134Tonnes: 1,825,203USD per tonne: $745.6%Sea
Algeria86.4Tonnes: 957,468USD per tonne: $903.6%Sea
France84.7Tonnes: 217,476USD per tonne: $3903.6%Sea
Colombia81.1Tonnes: 859,742USD per tonne: $943.4%Sea
United Arab Emirates80.3Tonnes: 900,896USD per tonne: $893.4%Sea
Egypt74.5Tonnes: 685,653USD per tonne: $1093.1%Sea
Thailand47.4Tonnes: 633,008USD per tonne: $752%Sea
South Korea45.7Tonnes: 589,254USD per tonne: $781.9%Sea
Spain44.7Tonnes: 563,037USD per tonne: $791.9%Sea
Saudi Arabia33.5Tonnes: 374,526USD per tonne: $891.4%Sea
Poland25.1Tonnes: 20,227USD per tonne: $1,2431.1%Sea
Italy12.1Tonnes: 136,679USD per tonne: $890.51%Sea
Netherlands re-exports9Tonnes: 46,261USD per tonne: $1960.38%Sea
Croatia8.6Tonnes: 20,158USD per tonne: $4280.36%Sea
Tunisia7.6Tonnes: 38,220USD per tonne: $2000.32%Sea
Pakistan3.8Tonnes: 78,781USD per tonne: $490.16%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Canada has been its main source since 2024

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

  • Canada 571
  • Turkey 494
  • Vietnam 337
  • Mexico 189
  • Greece 134

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Canada215571
Turkey9494
Vietnam0337
Mexico43.6189
Greece58134

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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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