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Fluorides: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in fluorides totaled $1.7 billion (1 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (32%), Italy (10%) and the United States (8%); the top importers were Japan (11%), the United States (11%) and Mozambique (10%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 4%.

Summary

World trade
$1.7billion
Tonnes
1million tonnes
Price per tonne
$1,629
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$548 million · 32.4%
  2. Italy$167 million · 9.9%
  3. United States$128 million · 7.6%
  4. Germany$103 million · 6.1%
  5. Mexico$98 million · 5.8%
  6. South Korea$97 million · 5.7%
  7. Singapore$87 million · 5.2%
    re-exports
  8. Japan$85 million · 5%
  9. Tunisia$51 million · 3%
  10. Thailand$37 million · 2.2%
  11. Australia$36 million · 2.2%
  12. Belgium$20 million · 1.2%
    re-exports
  13. Sweden$19 million · 1.1%
  14. United Arab Emirates$19 million · 1.1%
  15. India$18 million · 1.1%
  16. Spain$17 million · 0.99%
  17. Slovenia$17 million · 0.99%
  18. Norway$16 million · 0.94%
  19. Taiwan$13 million · 0.76%
  20. Netherlands$12 million · 0.69%
    re-exports

Top importers

  1. Japan$187 million · 11.1%
  2. United States$181 million · 10.7%
  3. Mozambique$176 million · 10.4%
  4. South Korea$98 million · 5.8%
  5. China$87 million · 5.2%
  6. India$85 million · 5.1%
  7. Malaysia$70 million · 4.1%
  8. Canada$69 million · 4.1%
  9. Brazil$69 million · 4.1%
  10. Bahrain$50 million · 3%
  11. Singapore$43 million · 2.6%
    re-exports
  12. Poland$42 million · 2.5%
  13. Taiwan$41 million · 2.4%
  14. Australia$40 million · 2.3%
  15. United Arab Emirates$30 million · 1.8%
  16. Germany$30 million · 1.8%
  17. South Africa$26 million · 1.6%
  18. Iceland$23 million · 1.3%
  19. France$22 million · 1.3%
  20. Hungary$22 million · 1.3%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2005

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

  • China 548
  • Italy 167
  • United States 128
  • Germany 103
  • Mexico 97.6

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China21.7548
Italy29.2167
United States67.4128
Germany102103
Mexico49.397.6

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 58% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $1,629

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$1,030
1996$1,262
1997$1,354
1998$1,243
1999$924
2000$1,319
2001$1,742
2002$1,140
2003$1,350
2004$1,315
2005$1,322
2006$1,464
2007$1,495
2008$1,777
2009$1,602
2010$1,734
2011$1,841
2012$1,825
2013$1,669
2014$1,614
2015$1,116
2016$1,123
2017$1,581
2018$1,237
2019$1,279
2020$889
2021$1,193
2022$1,328
2023$1,188
2024$1,629

What it includes

  • 2826 · Fluorides

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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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