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Carbonates: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in carbonates totaled $12.4 billion (27.3 million tonnes). The top exporters were Chile (23%), the United States (17%) and Turkey (11%); the top importers were China (23%), South Korea (6%) and the United States (4%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 40%.

Summary

World trade
$12.4billion
Tonnes
27.3million tonnes
Price per tonne
$452
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Chile$2.8 billion · 22.9%
  2. United States$2.2 billion · 17.5%
  3. Turkey$1.4 billion · 10.9%
  4. China$1.1 billion · 8.8%
  5. Argentina$676 million · 5.5%
  6. Germany$630 million · 5.1%
  7. Bulgaria$323 million · 2.6%
  8. France$275 million · 2.2%
  9. Belgium$253 million · 2%
    re-exports
  10. Spain$247 million · 2%
  11. South Korea$200 million · 1.6%
  12. India$192 million · 1.6%
  13. Bosnia and Herzegovina$160 million · 1.3%
  14. Italy$155 million · 1.3%
  15. Poland$150 million · 1.2%
  16. Russia$139 million · 1.1%
  17. United Kingdom$113 million · 0.92%
  18. Vietnam$108 million · 0.88%
  19. Egypt$88 million · 0.71%
  20. Botswana$81 million · 0.66%

Top importers

  1. China$2.8 billion · 23%
  2. South Korea$714 million · 5.8%
  3. United States$455 million · 3.7%
  4. Mexico$418 million · 3.4%
  5. Netherlands$400 million · 3.2%
    re-exports
  6. Brazil$389 million · 3.2%
  7. India$376 million · 3%
  8. Japan$370 million · 3%
  9. Germany$359 million · 2.9%
  10. Indonesia$313 million · 2.5%
  11. Chile$285 million · 2.3%
  12. France$284 million · 2.3%
  13. Italy$253 million · 2.1%
  14. Malaysia$249 million · 2%
  15. Thailand$237 million · 1.9%
  16. Spain$230 million · 1.9%
  17. Belgium$224 million · 1.8%
    re-exports
  18. United Kingdom$195 million · 1.6%
  19. South Africa$181 million · 1.5%
  20. Vietnam$180 million · 1.5%

Trend

Who sells it

Chile has been the top exporter since 2022

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

  • Chile 2.8
  • United States 2.2
  • Turkey 1.4
  • China 1.1
  • Argentina 0.68

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Chile0.042.8
United States0.622.2
Turkey0.021.4
China0.171.1
Argentina< 0.010.68

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 106% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $452

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$220
1996$213
1997$205
1998$202
1999$182
2000$185
2001$173
2002$178
2003$188
2004$201
2005$219
2006$248
2007$270
2008$322
2009$309
2010$287
2011$322
2012$325
2013$287
2014$295
2015$295
2016$298
2017$310
2018$348
2019$332
2020$314
2021$334
2022$763
2023$722
2024$452

What it includes

  • 2836 · Carbonates

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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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