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Cyanides: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in cyanides totaled $1.5 billion (662 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (32%), the United States (15%) and South Korea (13%); the top importers were Peru (10%), Russia (6%) and Canada (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 13%.

Summary

World trade
$1.5billion
Tonnes
662thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$2,208
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$467 million · 31.9%
  2. United States$213 million · 14.5%
  3. South Korea$196 million · 13.4%
  4. Australia$171 million · 11.7%
  5. Germany$123 million · 8.4%
  6. Czechia$58 million · 4%
  7. Russia$24 million · 1.7%
  8. Georgia$19 million · 1.3%
  9. Taiwan$19 million · 1.3%
  10. Kazakhstan$19 million · 1.3%
  11. Malaysia$15 million · 1%
  12. Switzerland$14 million · 0.97%
  13. Japan$13 million · 0.89%
  14. India$13 million · 0.86%
  15. Canada$12 million · 0.8%
  16. Brazil$10 million · 0.65%
  17. Singapore$7 million · 0.49%
    re-exports
  18. Netherlands$7 million · 0.46%
    re-exports
  19. Mexico$7 million · 0.46%
  20. Belgium$6 million · 0.43%
    re-exports

Top importers

  1. Peru$147 million · 10.1%
  2. Russia$90 million · 6.1%
  3. Canada$81 million · 5.6%
  4. Burkina Faso$66 million · 4.5%
  5. Côte d'Ivoire$62 million · 4.2%
  6. Indonesia$54 million · 3.7%
  7. Turkey$52 million · 3.6%
  8. Tanzania$50 million · 3.4%
  9. Zimbabwe$45 million · 3.1%
  10. Netherlands$40 million · 2.7%
    re-exports
  11. Kazakhstan$37 million · 2.6%
  12. Mexico$35 million · 2.4%
  13. United States$34 million · 2.3%
  14. Philippines$32 million · 2.2%
  15. Egypt$28 million · 1.9%
  16. Ghana$28 million · 1.9%
  17. Chile$28 million · 1.9%
  18. Kyrgyzstan$25 million · 1.7%
  19. Malaysia$25 million · 1.7%
  20. Argentina$23 million · 1.6%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2020

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

  • China 467
  • United States 213
  • South Korea 196
  • Australia 171
  • Germany 123

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China8.5467
United States88213
South Korea31.8196
Australia2.3171
Germany66.5123

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 106% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $2,208

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$1,073
1996$1,225
1997$1,166
1998$1,104
1999$1,167
2000$1,172
2001$685
2002$1,042
2003$970
2004$1,130
2005$1,164
2006$1,413
2007$1,684
2008$1,804
2009$1,937
2010$1,893
2011$2,086
2012$2,595
2013$2,753
2014$2,397
2015$2,140
2016$2,008
2017$1,922
2018$2,083
2019$2,124
2020$2,028
2021$2,003
2022$2,341
2023$2,452
2024$2,208

What it includes

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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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