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Ceramic tiles: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in ceramic tiles totaled $18.2 billion (35.7 million tonnes). The top exporters were Italy (23%), Spain (19%) and China (17%); the top importers were the United States (12%), France (6%) and Germany (4%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 8%.

Summary

World trade
$18.2billion
Tonnes
35.7million tonnes
Price per tonne
$508
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Italy$4.2 billion · 22.9%
  2. Spain$3.4 billion · 18.6%
  3. China$3.1 billion · 17.3%
  4. India$2.4 billion · 13.4%
  5. Turkey$740 million · 4.1%
  6. Brazil$421 million · 2.3%
  7. Poland$388 million · 2.1%
  8. Mexico$336 million · 1.9%
  9. Germany$302 million · 1.7%
  10. Vietnam$269 million · 1.5%
  11. Portugal$245 million · 1.4%
  12. United Arab Emirates$142 million · 0.78%
  13. Czechia$136 million · 0.75%
  14. Ghana$127 million · 0.7%
  15. Saudi Arabia$125 million · 0.69%
  16. Iran$118 million · 0.65%
  17. Egypt$114 million · 0.63%
  18. Malaysia$105 million · 0.58%
  19. Bulgaria$102 million · 0.56%
  20. Thailand$102 million · 0.56%

Top importers

  1. United States$2.2 billion · 12.3%
  2. France$1.1 billion · 6.2%
  3. Germany$771 million · 4.3%
  4. United Kingdom$676 million · 3.7%
  5. Philippines$518 million · 2.9%
  6. South Korea$453 million · 2.5%
  7. Australia$406 million · 2.2%
  8. United Arab Emirates$376 million · 2.1%
  9. Israel$368 million · 2%
  10. Russia$341 million · 1.9%
  11. Mexico$296 million · 1.6%
  12. Vietnam$280 million · 1.5%
  13. Netherlands$269 million · 1.5%
    re-exports
  14. Switzerland$267 million · 1.5%
  15. Saudi Arabia$266 million · 1.5%
  16. Indonesia$265 million · 1.5%
  17. Thailand$262 million · 1.4%
  18. Canada$260 million · 1.4%
  19. Italy$251 million · 1.4%
  20. Romania$249 million · 1.4%

Trend

Who sells it

Italy has been the top exporter since 2020

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

  • Italy 4.2
  • Spain 3.4
  • China 3.1
  • India 2.4
  • Turkey 0.74

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Italy0.414.2
Spain0.063.4
China0.013.1
India< 0.012.4
Turkey< 0.010.74

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne stayed close to $508 since 1995

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

  • 2024: $508

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$507
1996$477
1997$456
1998$457
1999$425
2000$419
2001$423
2002$417
2003$468
2004$474
2005$473
2006$474
2007$504
2008$558
2009$555
2010$486
2011$480
2012$473
2013$507
2014$505
2015$470
2016$465
2017$408
2018$405
2019$386
2020$386
2021$432
2022$492
2023$535
2024$508

What it includes

  • 6907 · Ceramic tiles

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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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