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Granite and building stone: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in granite and building stone totaled $1.8 billion (18.6 million tonnes). The top exporters were India (36%), Brazil (10%) and Norway (9%); the top importers were China (45%), the United Kingdom (9%) and Italy (6%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 17%.

Summary

World trade
$1.8billion
Tonnes
18.6million tonnes
Price per tonne
$95
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. India$638 million · 35.8%
  2. Brazil$181 million · 10.2%
  3. Norway$163 million · 9.1%
  4. Cambodia$78 million · 4.4%
  5. Spain$69 million · 3.9%
  6. China$66 million · 3.7%
  7. Angola$65 million · 3.7%
  8. Portugal$62 million · 3.5%
  9. South Africa$59 million · 3.3%
  10. Zimbabwe$55 million · 3.1%
  11. Italy$49 million · 2.7%
  12. Germany$23 million · 1.3%
  13. United States$22 million · 1.2%
  14. Mozambique$19 million · 1.1%
  15. Sweden$19 million · 1.1%
  16. United Arab Emirates$17 million · 0.94%
  17. Poland$14 million · 0.8%
  18. Turkey$14 million · 0.79%
  19. Canada$13 million · 0.74%
  20. Belgium$11 million · 0.63%
    re-exports

Top importers

  1. China$800 million · 44.9%
  2. United Kingdom$159 million · 8.9%
  3. Italy$111 million · 6.2%
  4. Maldives$65 million · 3.7%
  5. Taiwan$48 million · 2.7%
  6. United States$48 million · 2.7%
  7. Poland$43 million · 2.4%
  8. Spain$42 million · 2.4%
  9. France$37 million · 2.1%
  10. Portugal$34 million · 1.9%
  11. Germany$29 million · 1.6%
  12. Bangladesh$27 million · 1.5%
  13. Algeria$27 million · 1.5%
  14. Saudi Arabia$24 million · 1.4%
  15. Switzerland$19 million · 1.1%
  16. India$19 million · 1.1%
  17. Netherlands$17 million · 0.94%
    re-exports
  18. Canada$16 million · 0.88%
  19. Denmark$15 million · 0.86%
  20. Belgium$15 million · 0.85%
    re-exports

Trend

Who sells it

India was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • India 0.64
  • Brazil 0.18
  • Norway 0.16
  • Cambodia 0.08
  • Spain 0.07

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
India0.260.64
Brazil0.130.18
Norway0.130.16
Cambodia00.08
Spain0.060.07

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 17% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $95

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$82
1996$70
1997$93
1998$139
1999$90
2000$72
2001$71
2002$73
2003$130
2004$117
2005$121
2006$134
2007$141
2008$129
2009$122
2010$111
2011$83
2012$121
2013$161
2014$157
2015$141
2016$132
2017$119
2018$101
2019$90
2020$92
2021$96
2022$108
2023$88
2024$95

What it includes

  • 2516 · Granite and building stone

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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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