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Acrylic polymers: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in acrylic polymers totaled $19.2 billion (8.8 million tonnes). The top exporters were Germany (14%), China (12%) and South Korea (11%); the top importers were China (13%), the United States (6%) and Germany (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 17%.

Summary

World trade
$19.2billion
Tonnes
8.8million tonnes
Price per tonne
$2,179
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Germany$2.6 billion · 13.5%
  2. China$2.3 billion · 12.1%
  3. South Korea$2 billion · 10.7%
  4. United States$1.8 billion · 9.6%
  5. Japan$1.5 billion · 7.6%
  6. France$1.4 billion · 7.3%
  7. Belgium$936 million · 4.9%
    re-exports
  8. Netherlands$684 million · 3.6%
    re-exports
  9. Taiwan$633 million · 3.3%
  10. Italy$533 million · 2.8%
  11. United Kingdom$517 million · 2.7%
  12. Singapore$451 million · 2.4%
    re-exports
  13. Malaysia$443 million · 2.3%
  14. Turkey$432 million · 2.3%
  15. Spain$310 million · 1.6%
  16. Saudi Arabia$288 million · 1.5%
  17. India$267 million · 1.4%
  18. Canada$228 million · 1.2%
  19. Sweden$220 million · 1.2%
  20. Thailand$212 million · 1.1%

Top importers

  1. China$2.4 billion · 12.6%
  2. United States$1.2 billion · 6.3%
  3. Germany$1.1 billion · 5.8%
  4. Canada$799 million · 4.2%
  5. India$759 million · 4%
  6. Italy$715 million · 3.7%
  7. Poland$654 million · 3.4%
  8. Mexico$601 million · 3.1%
  9. France$588 million · 3.1%
  10. Turkey$513 million · 2.7%
  11. Spain$478 million · 2.5%
  12. United Kingdom$466 million · 2.4%
  13. Netherlands$448 million · 2.3%
    re-exports
  14. Vietnam$436 million · 2.3%
  15. Brazil$360 million · 1.9%
  16. Indonesia$349 million · 1.8%
  17. Belgium$347 million · 1.8%
    re-exports
  18. Czechia$340 million · 1.8%
  19. Malaysia$292 million · 1.5%
  20. Russia$278 million · 1.5%

Trend

Who sells it

Germany was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • Germany 2.6
  • China 2.3
  • South Korea 2
  • United States 1.8
  • Japan 1.5

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Germany0.952.6
China0.012.3
South Korea0.052
United States0.691.8
Japan0.41.5

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 7% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $2,179

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$2,038
1996$1,836
1997$1,758
1998$1,721
1999$1,608
2000$1,545
2001$1,528
2002$1,512
2003$1,699
2004$1,766
2005$2,004
2006$2,126
2007$2,229
2008$2,401
2009$2,232
2010$2,347
2011$2,707
2012$2,563
2013$2,550
2014$2,530
2015$2,181
2016$1,957
2017$2,048
2018$2,268
2019$2,092
2020$1,994
2021$2,263
2022$2,518
2023$2,375
2024$2,179

What it includes

  • 3906 · Acrylic polymers

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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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