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Chemically pure sugars: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in chemically pure sugars totaled $1.6 billion (449 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (21%), Germany (20%) and the United States (10%); the top importers were the United States (13%), Japan (6%) and Switzerland (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 41%.

Summary

World trade
$1.6billion
Tonnes
449thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$3,435
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$332 million · 21.4%
  2. Germany$305 million · 19.7%
  3. United States$154 million · 9.9%
  4. Austria$93 million · 6%
  5. France$83 million · 5.3%
  6. Japan$69 million · 4.4%
  7. Italy$66 million · 4.2%
  8. Denmark$64 million · 4.1%
  9. Netherlands$59 million · 3.8%
    re-exports
  10. Thailand$54 million · 3.5%
  11. Switzerland$41 million · 2.6%
  12. Ireland$28 million · 1.8%
  13. Canada$26 million · 1.7%
  14. Belgium$24 million · 1.5%
    re-exports
  15. Spain$22 million · 1.4%
  16. India$21 million · 1.3%
  17. Indonesia$19 million · 1.2%
  18. Israel$14 million · 0.88%
  19. United Kingdom$10 million · 0.61%
  20. South Africa$8 million · 0.52%

Top importers

  1. United States$200 million · 12.9%
  2. Japan$99 million · 6.4%
  3. Switzerland$88 million · 5.7%
  4. Germany$86 million · 5.5%
  5. Spain$60 million · 3.9%
  6. Netherlands$60 million · 3.9%
    re-exports
  7. South Korea$60 million · 3.9%
  8. Poland$59 million · 3.8%
  9. France$57 million · 3.7%
  10. Italy$54 million · 3.5%
  11. India$53 million · 3.4%
  12. Finland$52 million · 3.3%
  13. Turkey$47 million · 3.1%
  14. China$45 million · 2.9%
  15. Belgium$44 million · 2.8%
    re-exports
  16. Brazil$34 million · 2.2%
  17. United Kingdom$31 million · 2%
  18. Russia$29 million · 1.9%
  19. Canada$29 million · 1.8%
  20. Mexico$24 million · 1.6%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2024

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

  • China 332
  • Germany 305
  • United States 154
  • Austria 92.8
  • France 82.8

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China13332
Germany30.6305
United States23.7154
Austria0.8692.8
France1082.8

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 37% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $3,435

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$5,424
1996$4,565
1997$3,848
1998$3,188
1999$3,357
2000$2,900
2001$2,363
2002$2,501
2003$2,443
2004$2,638
2005$2,809
2006$2,631
2007$2,680
2008$2,844
2009$2,758
2010$2,807
2011$3,064
2012$2,832
2013$2,910
2014$2,898
2015$2,533
2016$2,694
2017$2,869
2018$3,020
2019$2,911
2020$3,125
2021$3,872
2022$3,929
2023$3,802
2024$3,435

What it includes

  • 2940 · Chemically pure sugars

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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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