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Acrylic acid and other unsaturated acids: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in acrylic acid and other unsaturated acids totaled $10.6 billion (4.8 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (27%), Germany (10%) and the United States (8%); the top importers were India (10%), the United States (9%) and Germany (7%). Compared with 2019, the value was stable.

Summary

World trade
$10.6billion
Tonnes
4.8million tonnes
Price per tonne
$2,203
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$2.8 billion · 26.8%
  2. Germany$1 billion · 9.8%
  3. United States$793 million · 7.5%
  4. Saudi Arabia$709 million · 6.7%
  5. Belgium$584 million · 5.5%
    re-exports
  6. Japan$536 million · 5.1%
  7. India$460 million · 4.4%
  8. Taiwan$448 million · 4.2%
  9. South Korea$434 million · 4.1%
  10. France$410 million · 3.9%
  11. Netherlands$410 million · 3.9%
    re-exports
  12. Malaysia$254 million · 2.4%
  13. Singapore$200 million · 1.9%
    re-exports
  14. Thailand$191 million · 1.8%
  15. Italy$174 million · 1.7%
  16. United Kingdom$166 million · 1.6%
  17. Indonesia$137 million · 1.3%
  18. Russia$99 million · 0.94%
  19. Czechia$98 million · 0.93%
  20. South Africa$77 million · 0.73%

Top importers

  1. India$1 billion · 9.6%
  2. United States$963 million · 9.1%
  3. Germany$694 million · 6.6%
  4. Netherlands$655 million · 6.2%
    re-exports
  5. Turkey$474 million · 4.5%
  6. South Korea$472 million · 4.5%
  7. France$431 million · 4.1%
  8. China$417 million · 4%
  9. Belgium$379 million · 3.6%
    re-exports
  10. Brazil$363 million · 3.4%
  11. Italy$346 million · 3.3%
  12. Mexico$328 million · 3.1%
  13. Malaysia$318 million · 3%
  14. Spain$269 million · 2.6%
  15. United Kingdom$257 million · 2.4%
  16. Japan$243 million · 2.3%
  17. Indonesia$237 million · 2.3%
  18. Taiwan$231 million · 2.2%
  19. Switzerland$184 million · 1.7%
  20. Canada$167 million · 1.6%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2015

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

  • China 2.8
  • Germany 1
  • United States 0.79
  • Saudi Arabia 0.71
  • Belgium 0.58

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.052.8
Germany0.631
United States0.590.79
Saudi Arabia< 0.010.71
Belgium0.240.58

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne stayed close to $2,203 since 1995

Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.

  • 2024: $2,203

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$2,104
1996$1,968
1997$1,799
1998$1,669
1999$1,394
2000$1,364
2001$1,384
2002$1,247
2003$1,491
2004$1,803
2005$2,012
2006$2,089
2007$2,175
2008$2,407
2009$2,049
2010$2,472
2011$2,873
2012$2,553
2013$2,550
2014$2,539
2015$2,096
2016$1,823
2017$2,193
2018$2,494
2019$2,218
2020$2,003
2021$2,724
2022$2,902
2023$2,328
2024$2,203

What it includes

  • 2916 · Acrylic acid and other unsaturated acids

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Sources and methodology

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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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