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Coal tar: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in coal tar totaled $791 million (1.7 million tonnes). The top exporters were Poland (17%), Indonesia (15%) and the United States (9%); the top importers were China (19%), Spain (15%) and Canada (11%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 10%.

Summary

World trade
$791million
Tonnes
1.7million tonnes
Price per tonne
$455
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Poland$131 million · 16.6%
  2. Indonesia$120 million · 15.2%
  3. United States$75 million · 9.5%
  4. Turkey$74 million · 9.3%
  5. Vietnam$51 million · 6.4%
  6. Malaysia$49 million · 6.2%
  7. Japan$37 million · 4.7%
  8. Ukraine$34 million · 4.3%
  9. France$30 million · 3.9%
  10. Netherlands$29 million · 3.7%
    re-exports
  11. Brazil$19 million · 2.4%
  12. Austria$16 million · 2%
  13. Finland$15 million · 1.9%
  14. Italy$15 million · 1.9%
  15. Bosnia and Herzegovina$14 million · 1.7%
  16. Kazakhstan$13 million · 1.7%
  17. Germany$12 million · 1.5%
  18. Canada$10 million · 1.2%
  19. Belgium$9 million · 1.2%
    re-exports
  20. Slovakia$9 million · 1.2%

Top importers

  1. China$150 million · 19%
  2. Spain$118 million · 14.9%
  3. Canada$84 million · 10.7%
  4. Denmark$84 million · 10.6%
  5. South Korea$77 million · 9.8%
  6. Belgium$64 million · 8%
    re-exports
  7. Germany$57 million · 7.2%
  8. Czechia$35 million · 4.5%
  9. Australia$26 million · 3.3%
  10. United States$15 million · 2%
  11. Netherlands$15 million · 1.9%
    re-exports
  12. Russia$14 million · 1.8%
  13. India$10 million · 1.3%
  14. Poland$9 million · 1.1%
  15. Egypt$6 million · 0.72%
  16. Slovakia$5 million · 0.61%
  17. South Africa$4 million · 0.51%
  18. Singapore$2 million · 0.3%
    re-exports
  19. Malaysia$2 million · 0.3%
  20. Bangladesh$2 million · 0.3%

Trend

Who sells it

Poland was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • Poland 131
  • Indonesia 120
  • United States 74.9
  • Turkey 73.8
  • Vietnam 50.9

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Poland22.1131
Indonesia0.07120
United States17.774.9
Turkey0.2773.8
Vietnam050.9

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 252% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $455

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$129
1996$140
1997$131
1998$122
1999$110
2000$102
2001$118
2002$124
2003$157
2004$175
2005$190
2006$250
2007$314
2008$314
2009$244
2010$233
2011$352
2012$413
2013$353
2014$405
2015$317
2016$228
2017$338
2018$354
2019$79
2020$209
2021$373
2022$605
2023$563
2024$455

What it includes

  • 2706 · Coal tar

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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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