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Coal tar oils: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in coal tar oils totaled $31.6 billion (47.7 million tonnes). The top exporters were the United States (10%), the Netherlands (8%) and India (8%); the top importers were the Netherlands (19%), Belgium (8%) and Ecuador (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 20%.

Summary

World trade
$31.6billion
Tonnes
47.7million tonnes
Price per tonne
$662
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. United States$3.3 billion · 10.3%
  2. Netherlands$2.7 billion · 8.4%
    re-exports
  3. India$2.7 billion · 8.4%
  4. South Korea$2.3 billion · 7.2%
  5. Germany$1.8 billion · 5.8%
  6. United Kingdom$1.8 billion · 5.7%
  7. Belgium$1.6 billion · 4.9%
    re-exports
  8. Spain$1.2 billion · 3.9%
  9. France$1.2 billion · 3.9%
  10. Turkey$1.2 billion · 3.9%
  11. Japan$1.1 billion · 3.6%
  12. Sweden$998 million · 3.2%
  13. Italy$898 million · 2.8%
  14. Saudi Arabia$718 million · 2.3%
  15. Finland$710 million · 2.2%
  16. Thailand$602 million · 1.9%
  17. Denmark$586 million · 1.9%
  18. Poland$457 million · 1.4%
  19. Austria$429 million · 1.4%
  20. Russia$377 million · 1.2%

Top importers

  1. Netherlands$6.1 billion · 19.4%
    re-exports
  2. Belgium$2.7 billion · 8.5%
    re-exports
  3. Ecuador$2.3 billion · 7.2%
  4. United Arab Emirates$1.9 billion · 6%
  5. Singapore$1.7 billion · 5.4%
    re-exports
  6. United Kingdom$1.5 billion · 4.7%
  7. China$1.5 billion · 4.7%
  8. India$1.4 billion · 4.6%
  9. Germany$1.4 billion · 4.4%
  10. United States$1.3 billion · 4%
  11. Spain$1 billion · 3.2%
  12. Malaysia$767 million · 2.4%
  13. Gibraltar$673 million · 2.1%
  14. South Korea$561 million · 1.8%
  15. Sweden$458 million · 1.5%
  16. Cyprus$439 million · 1.4%
  17. Italy$396 million · 1.3%
  18. Morocco$383 million · 1.2%
  19. Taiwan$356 million · 1.1%
  20. Malta$347 million · 1.1%

Trend

Who sells it

The United States has been the top exporter since 2024

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

  • United States 3.3
  • Netherlands 2.7
  • India 2.7
  • South Korea 2.3
  • Germany 1.8

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
United States0.683.3
Netherlands0.192.7
India< 0.012.7
South Korea0.142.3
Germany0.111.8

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 197% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $662

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearUSD per tonne
1995$223
1996$219
1997$223
1998$166
1999$157
2000$252
2001$261
2002$139
2003$310
2004$431
2005$516
2006$608
2007$642
2008$817
2009$620
2010$715
2011$833
2012$991
2013$977
2014$911
2015$588
2016$538
2017$525
2018$540
2019$511
2020$358
2021$596
2022$736
2023$644
2024$662

What it includes

  • 2707 · Coal tar oils

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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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