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Feldspar and fluorspar: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in feldspar and fluorspar totaled $1.7 billion (13.1 million tonnes). The top exporters were South Africa (16%), Turkey (15%) and China (11%); the top importers were China (14%), Italy (14%) and India (12%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 2%.

Summary

World trade
$1.7billion
Tonnes
13.1million tonnes
Price per tonne
$131
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. South Africa$281 million · 16.4%
  2. Turkey$265 million · 15.4%
  3. China$183 million · 10.7%
  4. Mongolia$181 million · 10.5%
  5. Mexico$132 million · 7.7%
  6. Canada$123 million · 7.2%
  7. India$74 million · 4.3%
  8. Spain$56 million · 3.3%
  9. Thailand$51 million · 3%
  10. Norway$50 million · 2.9%
  11. Germany$36 million · 2.1%
  12. Italy$32 million · 1.8%
  13. Netherlands$28 million · 1.7%
    re-exports
  14. Vietnam$25 million · 1.5%
  15. Morocco$25 million · 1.5%
  16. Zambia$21 million · 1.2%
  17. France$20 million · 1.1%
  18. Pakistan$17 million · 0.99%
  19. Czechia$16 million · 0.91%
  20. Mozambique$8 million · 0.46%

Top importers

  1. China$238 million · 13.9%
  2. Italy$235 million · 13.7%
  3. India$211 million · 12.3%
  4. United States$176 million · 10.3%
  5. Spain$94 million · 5.5%
  6. Germany$76 million · 4.4%
  7. Indonesia$52 million · 3%
  8. Taiwan$36 million · 2.1%
  9. Poland$35 million · 2%
  10. Netherlands$35 million · 2%
    re-exports
  11. Bangladesh$34 million · 2%
  12. United Arab Emirates$31 million · 1.8%
  13. Japan$30 million · 1.7%
  14. Tunisia$29 million · 1.7%
  15. Luxembourg$28 million · 1.6%
  16. Turkey$26 million · 1.5%
  17. Russia$24 million · 1.4%
  18. Finland$19 million · 1.1%
  19. France$19 million · 1.1%
  20. South Korea$18 million · 1.1%

Trend

Who sells it

South Africa has been the top exporter since 2023

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

  • South Africa 281
  • Turkey 265
  • China 183
  • Mongolia 181
  • Mexico 132

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
South Africa41.1281
Turkey23.9265
China178183
Mongolia0181
Mexico32.9132

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 56% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $131

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$84
1996$94
1997$104
1998$96
1999$83
2000$81
2001$84
2002$65
2003$77
2004$80
2005$90
2006$96
2007$102
2008$136
2009$115
2010$110
2011$141
2012$135
2013$129
2014$134
2015$109
2016$94
2017$87
2018$109
2019$120
2020$118
2021$106
2022$149
2023$151
2024$131

What it includes

  • 2529 · Feldspar and fluorspar

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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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