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Ceramic building bricks: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in ceramic building bricks totaled $1.4 billion (5.7 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (28%), Belgium (19%) and the Netherlands (9%); the top importers were the United Kingdom (21%), Kazakhstan (3%) and the Netherlands (3%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 24%.

Summary

World trade
$1.4billion
Tonnes
5.7million tonnes
Price per tonne
$248
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$400 million · 28.4%
  2. Belgium$263 million · 18.7%
    re-exports
  3. Netherlands$127 million · 9%
    re-exports
  4. Germany$90 million · 6.4%
  5. Denmark$53 million · 3.8%
  6. Spain$46 million · 3.2%
  7. United States$45 million · 3.2%
  8. Italy$34 million · 2.4%
  9. Serbia$33 million · 2.4%
  10. Uzbekistan$26 million · 1.8%
  11. Russia$23 million · 1.6%
  12. Mozambique$19 million · 1.4%
  13. United Kingdom$19 million · 1.4%
  14. Poland$16 million · 1.1%
  15. Mexico$16 million · 1.1%
  16. Latvia$13 million · 0.95%
  17. Greece$13 million · 0.94%
  18. France$10 million · 0.72%
  19. Croatia$10 million · 0.71%
  20. India$10 million · 0.7%

Top importers

  1. United Kingdom$301 million · 21.4%
  2. Kazakhstan$49 million · 3.5%
  3. Netherlands$49 million · 3.5%
    re-exports
  4. Ghana$48 million · 3.5%
  5. United States$44 million · 3.1%
  6. Belgium$41 million · 2.9%
    re-exports
  7. Canada$39 million · 2.8%
  8. Germany$38 million · 2.7%
  9. Hong Kong$37 million · 2.6%
    re-exports
  10. Guinea$29 million · 2.1%
  11. France$28 million · 2%
  12. Republic of the Congo$27 million · 1.9%
  13. Bulgaria$24 million · 1.7%
  14. Djibouti$22 million · 1.6%
  15. Cameroon$22 million · 1.5%
  16. Czechia$22 million · 1.5%
  17. Ireland$20 million · 1.4%
  18. Poland$20 million · 1.4%
  19. Sweden$19 million · 1.4%
  20. South Africa$18 million · 1.3%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2013

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

  • China 400
  • Belgium 263
  • Netherlands 127
  • Germany 89.8
  • Denmark 52.8

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China33.7400
Belgium77.1263
Netherlands89.3127
Germany32.889.8
Denmark31.352.8

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 101% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $248

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$123
1996$117
1997$100
1998$82
1999$74
2000$81
2001$81
2002$87
2003$112
2004$106
2005$97
2006$100
2007$109
2008$120
2009$129
2010$131
2011$128
2012$90
2013$153
2014$163
2015$153
2016$128
2017$144
2018$147
2019$151
2020$159
2021$159
2022$208
2023$234
2024$248

What it includes

  • 6904 · Ceramic building bricks

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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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