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Catalysts: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in catalysts totaled $23.2 billion (1.5 million tonnes). The top exporters were the United States (22%), Germany (16%) and North Macedonia (10%); the top importers were Germany (18%), China (8%) and the United States (8%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 8%.

Summary

World trade
$23.2billion
Tonnes
1.5million tonnes
Price per tonne
$15,622
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. United States$5 billion · 21.8%
  2. Germany$3.7 billion · 16.1%
  3. North Macedonia$2.2 billion · 9.6%
  4. Poland$1.6 billion · 6.9%
  5. China$1.3 billion · 5.7%
  6. Japan$1.3 billion · 5.7%
  7. Canada$1.1 billion · 4.8%
  8. France$838 million · 3.6%
  9. Netherlands$703 million · 3%
    re-exports
  10. Italy$690 million · 3%
  11. Sweden$584 million · 2.5%
  12. Belgium$511 million · 2.2%
    re-exports
  13. Denmark$496 million · 2.1%
  14. United Kingdom$472 million · 2%
  15. India$264 million · 1.1%
  16. Thailand$244 million · 1.1%
  17. Saudi Arabia$236 million · 1%
  18. Malaysia$234 million · 1%
  19. South Korea$197 million · 0.85%
  20. South Africa$165 million · 0.71%

Top importers

  1. Germany$4.1 billion · 17.7%
  2. China$1.8 billion · 7.8%
  3. United States$1.8 billion · 7.7%
  4. Mexico$1.6 billion · 7.1%
  5. South Korea$1 billion · 4.5%
  6. Czechia$1 billion · 4.3%
  7. Saudi Arabia$674 million · 2.9%
  8. Thailand$669 million · 2.9%
  9. India$651 million · 2.8%
  10. Portugal$610 million · 2.6%
  11. Canada$541 million · 2.3%
  12. Japan$526 million · 2.3%
  13. Indonesia$455 million · 2%
  14. Poland$407 million · 1.8%
  15. Taiwan$378 million · 1.6%
  16. Italy$370 million · 1.6%
  17. France$365 million · 1.6%
  18. Brazil$354 million · 1.5%
  19. Singapore$344 million · 1.5%
    re-exports
  20. Romania$329 million · 1.4%

Trend

Who sells it

The United States was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • United States 5
  • Germany 3.7
  • North Macedonia 2.2
  • Poland 1.6
  • China 1.3

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
United States1.15
Germany0.513.7
North Macedonia02.2
Poland< 0.011.6
China0.011.3

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 91% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $15,622

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$8,187
1996$7,897
1997$7,539
1998$8,212
1999$8,004
2000$9,198
2001$8,955
2002$8,617
2003$9,015
2004$8,848
2005$10,178
2006$10,977
2007$13,670
2008$13,258
2009$11,716
2010$12,751
2011$13,736
2012$12,369
2013$12,129
2014$12,080
2015$12,092
2016$11,633
2017$12,557
2018$12,701
2019$13,587
2020$16,026
2021$18,943
2022$17,662
2023$18,686
2024$15,622

What it includes

  • 3815 · Catalysts

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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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