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Aluminum oxide and hydroxide: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in aluminum oxide and hydroxide totaled $20.9 billion (42.1 million tonnes). The top exporters were Australia (31%), Brazil (17%) and China (10%); the top importers were Russia (11%), Canada (10%) and the United Arab Emirates (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 9%.

Summary

World trade
$20.9billion
Tonnes
42.1million tonnes
Price per tonne
$497
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Australia$6.4 billion · 30.5%
  2. Brazil$3.6 billion · 17%
  3. China$2.1 billion · 9.8%
  4. Indonesia$2 billion · 9.4%
  5. Germany$907 million · 4.3%
  6. India$885 million · 4.2%
  7. Ireland$776 million · 3.7%
  8. United States$566 million · 2.7%
  9. Vietnam$563 million · 2.7%
  10. Kazakhstan$459 million · 2.2%
  11. Jamaica$408 million · 2%
  12. Spain$350 million · 1.7%
  13. France$270 million · 1.3%
  14. Netherlands$236 million · 1.1%
    re-exports
  15. Japan$227 million · 1.1%
  16. Greece$224 million · 1.1%
  17. Bosnia and Herzegovina$180 million · 0.86%
  18. Saudi Arabia$141 million · 0.67%
  19. Slovenia$102 million · 0.49%
  20. Canada$101 million · 0.48%

Top importers

  1. Russia$2.3 billion · 10.8%
  2. Canada$2.1 billion · 9.8%
  3. United Arab Emirates$1.4 billion · 6.6%
  4. Bahrain$1.3 billion · 6.1%
  5. Norway$1.2 billion · 5.7%
  6. United States$1.1 billion · 5%
  7. India$1 billion · 4.8%
  8. China$859 million · 4.1%
  9. Malaysia$842 million · 4%
  10. Iceland$698 million · 3.3%
  11. South Africa$676 million · 3.2%
  12. Oman$672 million · 3.2%
  13. France$511 million · 2.4%
  14. Indonesia$508 million · 2.4%
  15. Germany$505 million · 2.4%
  16. Mozambique$477 million · 2.3%
  17. Qatar$442 million · 2.1%
  18. Netherlands$416 million · 2%
    re-exports
  19. Japan$402 million · 1.9%
  20. Argentina$394 million · 1.9%

Trend

Who sells it

Australia was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • Australia 6.4
  • Brazil 3.6
  • China 2.1
  • Indonesia 2
  • Germany 0.91

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Australia1.76.4
Brazil0.083.6
China0.122.1
Indonesia< 0.012
Germany0.340.91

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 101% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $497

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$248
1996$258
1997$246
1998$232
1999$210
2000$270
2001$245
2002$213
2003$255
2004$290
2005$323
2006$377
2007$402
2008$427
2009$307
2010$392
2011$433
2012$380
2013$382
2014$399
2015$369
2016$323
2017$387
2018$496
2019$425
2020$349
2021$455
2022$500
2023$465
2024$497

What it includes

  • 2818 · Aluminum oxide and hydroxide

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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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