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Cement and concrete articles: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in cement and concrete articles totaled $10.2 billion (25.3 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (20%), Germany (9%) and Malaysia (8%); the top importers were the United States (25%), Singapore (7%) and the United Kingdom (5%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 14%.

Summary

World trade
$10.2billion
Tonnes
25.3million tonnes
Price per tonne
$404
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$2.1 billion · 20.3%
  2. Germany$915 million · 8.9%
  3. Malaysia$799 million · 7.8%
  4. Spain$657 million · 6.4%
  5. Vietnam$576 million · 5.6%
  6. Poland$366 million · 3.6%
  7. India$363 million · 3.5%
  8. Belgium$340 million · 3.3%
    re-exports
  9. Thailand$334 million · 3.3%
  10. Italy$298 million · 2.9%
  11. Mexico$295 million · 2.9%
  12. Czechia$251 million · 2.5%
  13. Canada$235 million · 2.3%
  14. Netherlands$218 million · 2.1%
    re-exports
  15. Turkey$212 million · 2.1%
  16. United States$184 million · 1.8%
  17. Philippines$175 million · 1.7%
  18. Ireland$166 million · 1.6%
  19. Portugal$111 million · 1.1%
  20. Russia$110 million · 1.1%

Top importers

  1. United States$2.6 billion · 25%
  2. Singapore$671 million · 6.6%
    re-exports
  3. United Kingdom$521 million · 5.1%
  4. Netherlands$448 million · 4.4%
    re-exports
  5. Germany$401 million · 3.9%
  6. France$394 million · 3.8%
  7. Canada$365 million · 3.6%
  8. Hong Kong$254 million · 2.5%
    re-exports
  9. Austria$224 million · 2.2%
  10. Switzerland$211 million · 2.1%
  11. Belgium$207 million · 2%
    re-exports
  12. Australia$202 million · 2%
  13. Japan$199 million · 1.9%
  14. Sweden$155 million · 1.5%
  15. Indonesia$137 million · 1.3%
  16. Denmark$130 million · 1.3%
  17. South Korea$128 million · 1.3%
  18. Vietnam$124 million · 1.2%
  19. Norway$122 million · 1.2%
  20. Italy$116 million · 1.1%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2012

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

  • China 2.1
  • Germany 0.91
  • Malaysia 0.8
  • Spain 0.66
  • Vietnam 0.58

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.022.1
Germany0.190.91
Malaysia0.040.8
Spain0.030.66
Vietnam< 0.010.58

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 120% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $404

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$184
1996$186
1997$176
1998$176
1999$190
2000$191
2001$181
2002$188
2003$224
2004$242
2005$236
2006$241
2007$256
2008$282
2009$288
2010$292
2011$298
2012$296
2013$297
2014$304
2015$304
2016$327
2017$314
2018$325
2019$309
2020$333
2021$369
2022$397
2023$411
2024$404

What it includes

  • 6810 · Cement and concrete articles

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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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