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Cement: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in cement totaled $14.5 billion (195.6 million tonnes). The top exporters were Turkey (10%), Vietnam (10%) and Egypt (7%); the top importers were the United States (16%), France (4%) and the Philippines (4%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 4%.

Summary

World trade
$14.5billion
Tonnes
195.6million tonnes
Price per tonne
$74
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Turkey$1.4 billion · 9.6%
  2. Vietnam$1.4 billion · 9.6%
  3. Egypt$1 billion · 7.1%
  4. Germany$709 million · 4.9%
  5. Canada$574 million · 4%
  6. Indonesia$443 million · 3.1%
  7. Spain$429 million · 3%
  8. United Arab Emirates$396 million · 2.7%
  9. China$384 million · 2.6%
  10. Japan$381 million · 2.6%
  11. Algeria$357 million · 2.5%
  12. Pakistan$346 million · 2.4%
  13. Thailand$323 million · 2.2%
  14. France$318 million · 2.2%
  15. Slovakia$280 million · 1.9%
  16. Saudi Arabia$278 million · 1.9%
  17. Belgium$257 million · 1.8%
    re-exports
  18. Greece$227 million · 1.6%
  19. Ireland$218 million · 1.5%
  20. Mexico$217 million · 1.5%

Top importers

  1. United States$2.4 billion · 16.4%
    see sources
  2. France$534 million · 3.7%
  3. Philippines$514 million · 3.5%
  4. United Kingdom$457 million · 3.2%
  5. Netherlands$440 million · 3%
    re-exports
  6. Italy$391 million · 2.7%
  7. Bangladesh$364 million · 2.5%
  8. Israel$327 million · 2.3%
  9. Hungary$287 million · 2%
  10. Australia$279 million · 1.9%
  11. Mali$250 million · 1.7%
  12. Singapore$229 million · 1.6%
    re-exports
  13. Libya$213 million · 1.5%
  14. Poland$208 million · 1.4%
  15. Côte d'Ivoire$207 million · 1.4%
  16. Ghana$204 million · 1.4%
  17. Hong Kong$197 million · 1.4%
    re-exports
  18. Taiwan$196 million · 1.4%
  19. Germany$175 million · 1.2%
  20. Burkina Faso$162 million · 1.1%

Trend

Who sells it

Turkey has been the top exporter since 2024

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

  • Turkey 1.4
  • Vietnam 1.4
  • Egypt 1
  • Germany 0.71
  • Canada 0.57

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Turkey0.21.4
Vietnam< 0.011.4
Egypt0.011
Germany0.20.71
Canada0.220.57

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 44% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $74

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$51
1996$54
1997$54
1998$49
1999$47
2000$49
2001$47
2002$52
2003$53
2004$57
2005$62
2006$61
2007$71
2008$82
2009$74
2010$69
2011$77
2012$76
2013$74
2014$69
2015$68
2016$52
2017$61
2018$62
2019$59
2020$55
2021$61
2022$74
2023$77
2024$74

What it includes

Includes clinker.

  • 2523 · Cement

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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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