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Carbides: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in carbides totaled $2.1 billion (996 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (36%), Austria (12%) and Norway (7%); the top importers were the United States (17%), Germany (11%) and Japan (11%). Compared with 2019, the value was stable.

Summary

World trade
$2.1billion
Tonnes
996thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$2,123
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$765 million · 36.2%
  2. Austria$252 million · 11.9%
  3. Norway$144 million · 6.8%
  4. Germany$141 million · 6.7%
  5. United States$74 million · 3.5%
  6. South Africa$71 million · 3.3%
  7. Brazil$63 million · 3%
  8. Slovakia$58 million · 2.7%
  9. Luxembourg$55 million · 2.6%
  10. Japan$54 million · 2.6%
  11. Netherlands$43 million · 2.1%
    re-exports
  12. Russia$38 million · 1.8%
  13. Vietnam$31 million · 1.5%
  14. Sweden$28 million · 1.3%
  15. South Korea$27 million · 1.3%
  16. Canada$25 million · 1.2%
  17. Taiwan$25 million · 1.2%
  18. Belgium$19 million · 0.88%
    re-exports
  19. Kazakhstan$18 million · 0.87%
  20. Romania$18 million · 0.86%

Top importers

  1. United States$352 million · 16.7%
  2. Germany$233 million · 11%
  3. Japan$232 million · 11%
  4. South Korea$141 million · 6.7%
  5. Sweden$127 million · 6%
  6. France$101 million · 4.8%
  7. India$92 million · 4.4%
  8. Poland$76 million · 3.6%
  9. Italy$57 million · 2.7%
  10. Austria$55 million · 2.6%
  11. Norway$48 million · 2.3%
  12. Canada$43 million · 2%
  13. Taiwan$35 million · 1.7%
  14. Mexico$32 million · 1.5%
  15. Switzerland$30 million · 1.4%
  16. China$28 million · 1.3%
  17. Belgium$28 million · 1.3%
    re-exports
  18. Turkey$23 million · 1.1%
  19. Netherlands$23 million · 1.1%
    re-exports
  20. Czechia$21 million · 1%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 1996

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

  • China 0.77
  • Austria 0.25
  • Norway 0.14
  • Germany 0.14
  • United States 0.07

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.140.77
Austria0.040.25
Norway0.110.14
Germany0.140.14
United States0.070.07

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 164% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $2,123

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$803
1996$836
1997$763
1998$781
1999$750
2000$782
2001$857
2002$784
2003$862
2004$1,051
2005$1,352
2006$1,376
2007$1,595
2008$1,758
2009$1,551
2010$1,935
2011$2,493
2012$2,191
2013$1,986
2014$2,011
2015$1,710
2016$1,612
2017$1,672
2018$2,089
2019$1,911
2020$1,684
2021$1,960
2022$2,453
2023$2,282
2024$2,123

What it includes

  • 2849 · Carbides

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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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