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Glass beads, microspheres and ornaments: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in glass beads, microspheres and ornaments totaled $1.6 billion (633 thousand tonnes). China accounted for 54% of exports, followed by Austria (10%) and Czechia (5%); the top importers were the United Arab Emirates (12%), India (9%) and the United States (9%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 20%.

Summary

World trade
$1.6billion
Tonnes
633thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$2,530
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$873 million · 54.4%
  2. Austria$164 million · 10.2%
  3. Czechia$87 million · 5.4%
  4. France$65 million · 4%
  5. Japan$62 million · 3.8%
  6. United States$56 million · 3.5%
  7. India$52 million · 3.3%
  8. Germany$39 million · 2.4%
  9. Hong Kong$15 million · 0.92%
    re-exports
  10. United Kingdom$14 million · 0.85%
  11. Italy$13 million · 0.82%
  12. Australia$13 million · 0.8%
  13. Russia$13 million · 0.78%
  14. Spain$12 million · 0.73%
  15. Belgium$12 million · 0.72%
    re-exports
  16. Serbia$10 million · 0.64%
  17. Greece$10 million · 0.6%
  18. Thailand$9 million · 0.54%
  19. Malaysia$9 million · 0.53%
  20. Netherlands$7 million · 0.43%
    re-exports

Top importers

  1. United Arab Emirates$191 million · 11.9%
  2. India$152 million · 9.5%
  3. United States$142 million · 8.9%
  4. China$87 million · 5.4%
  5. South Korea$57 million · 3.6%
  6. Italy$56 million · 3.5%
  7. Thailand$49 million · 3.1%
  8. Germany$44 million · 2.7%
  9. United Kingdom$41 million · 2.6%
  10. Brazil$37 million · 2.3%
  11. Turkey$33 million · 2.1%
  12. Hong Kong$33 million · 2%
    re-exports
  13. Vietnam$31 million · 1.9%
  14. Austria$31 million · 1.9%
  15. Iran$23 million · 1.5%
  16. France$23 million · 1.4%
  17. Mexico$22 million · 1.4%
  18. Afghanistan$22 million · 1.4%
  19. Canada$21 million · 1.3%
  20. Indonesia$20 million · 1.3%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2013

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

  • China 873
  • Austria 164
  • Czechia 87.4
  • France 64.5
  • Japan 61.6

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China19.5873
Austria237164
Czechia12087.4
France13.664.5
Japan20.461.6

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 46% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $2,530

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$4,723
1996$4,824
1997$3,486
1998$3,380
1999$4,319
2000$4,765
2001$5,121
2002$5,706
2003$6,040
2004$5,901
2005$6,664
2006$6,481
2007$4,476
2008$4,812
2009$4,388
2010$4,127
2011$4,394
2012$4,605
2013$3,948
2014$3,269
2015$2,893
2016$2,772
2017$2,650
2018$2,407
2019$2,545
2020$2,097
2021$2,559
2022$2,837
2023$2,692
2024$2,530

What it includes

  • 7018 · Glass beads, microspheres and ornaments

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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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