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Fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine totaled $3.1 billion (694 thousand tonnes). Chile accounted for 51% of exports, followed by Japan (12%) and Belgium (9%); the top importers were China (24%), the United States (14%) and Norway (13%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 101%.

Summary

World trade
$3.1billion
Tonnes
694thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$4,437
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Chile$1.6 billion · 50.6%
  2. Japan$355 million · 11.5%
  3. Belgium$286 million · 9.3%
    re-exports
  4. Canada$143 million · 4.7%
  5. Israel$131 million · 4.3%
  6. United States$99 million · 3.2%
  7. Turkmenistan$75 million · 2.4%
  8. Mexico$68 million · 2.2%
  9. Jordan$63 million · 2%
  10. Netherlands$38 million · 1.2%
    re-exports
  11. India$30 million · 0.98%
  12. Laos$25 million · 0.8%
  13. United Kingdom$18 million · 0.58%
  14. Germany$18 million · 0.57%
  15. France$17 million · 0.55%
  16. Italy$16 million · 0.51%
  17. Colombia$13 million · 0.41%
  18. China$12 million · 0.39%
  19. Azerbaijan$12 million · 0.37%
  20. South Africa$10 million · 0.34%

Top importers

  1. China$748 million · 24.3%
  2. United States$435 million · 14.1%
  3. Norway$395 million · 12.8%
  4. India$335 million · 10.9%
  5. Belgium$234 million · 7.6%
    re-exports
  6. Netherlands$149 million · 4.9%
    re-exports
  7. Italy$140 million · 4.5%
  8. Germany$106 million · 3.5%
  9. Brazil$81 million · 2.6%
  10. United Kingdom$70 million · 2.3%
  11. France$48 million · 1.6%
  12. Canada$29 million · 0.95%
  13. Spain$24 million · 0.79%
  14. Vietnam$21 million · 0.67%
  15. South Korea$20 million · 0.66%
  16. Mexico$20 million · 0.65%
  17. Singapore$20 million · 0.65%
    re-exports
  18. Saudi Arabia$15 million · 0.49%
  19. Turkey$12 million · 0.4%
  20. Japan$12 million · 0.38%

Trend

Who sells it

Chile was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • Chile 1.6
  • Japan 0.36
  • Belgium 0.29
  • Canada 0.14
  • Israel 0.13

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Chile0.061.6
Japan0.060.36
Belgium0.020.29
Canada0.050.14
Israel0.050.13

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 1,058% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $4,437

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$383
1996$479
1997$553
1998$618
1999$651
2000$652
2001$589
2002$803
2003$609
2004$868
2005$874
2006$904
2007$1,019
2008$1,160
2009$1,344
2010$1,465
2011$1,848
2012$2,313
2013$2,053
2014$2,213
2015$1,876
2016$1,617
2017$1,534
2018$1,909
2019$2,051
2020$2,427
2021$2,328
2022$2,057
2023$4,225
2024$4,437

What it includes

  • 2801 · Fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine

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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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