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Gypsum and plaster: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in gypsum and plaster totaled $1.9 billion (43.1 million tonnes). The top exporters were Spain (15%), Thailand (12%) and Oman (11%); the top importers were India (11%), the United States (10%) and Nigeria (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 21%.

Summary

World trade
$1.9billion
Tonnes
43.1million tonnes
Price per tonne
$44
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Spain$289 million · 15%
  2. Thailand$225 million · 11.6%
  3. Oman$217 million · 11.2%
  4. Germany$188 million · 9.7%
  5. Egypt$108 million · 5.6%
  6. Mexico$88 million · 4.5%
  7. France$77 million · 4%
  8. Morocco$69 million · 3.6%
  9. Turkey$63 million · 3.3%
  10. Iran$56 million · 2.9%
  11. United States$51 million · 2.6%
  12. Canada$42 million · 2.2%
  13. China$40 million · 2.1%
  14. Australia$40 million · 2.1%
  15. Tunisia$28 million · 1.5%
  16. United Kingdom$27 million · 1.4%
  17. United Arab Emirates$24 million · 1.2%
  18. Italy$18 million · 0.91%
  19. Cyprus$17 million · 0.88%
  20. Belgium$17 million · 0.88%
    re-exports

Top importers

  1. India$203 million · 10.5%
  2. United States$195 million · 10.1%
  3. Nigeria$120 million · 6.2%
  4. Japan$95 million · 4.9%
  5. United Kingdom$83 million · 4.3%
  6. Belgium$82 million · 4.2%
    re-exports
  7. Canada$82 million · 4.2%
  8. Indonesia$75 million · 3.9%
  9. China$58 million · 3%
  10. Netherlands$52 million · 2.7%
    re-exports
  11. Malaysia$47 million · 2.4%
  12. Portugal$32 million · 1.7%
  13. South Korea$32 million · 1.7%
  14. Switzerland$32 million · 1.6%
  15. France$29 million · 1.5%
  16. Vietnam$28 million · 1.5%
  17. Israel$24 million · 1.2%
  18. Czechia$22 million · 1.1%
  19. Ghana$21 million · 1.1%
  20. Georgia$21 million · 1.1%

Trend

Who sells it

Spain has been the top exporter since 2022

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

  • Spain 289
  • Thailand 225
  • Oman 217
  • Germany 188
  • Egypt 108

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Spain46.4289
Thailand143225
Oman2217
Germany73.5188
Egypt0.87108

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 67% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $44

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$26
1996$28
1997$29
1998$28
1999$28
2000$31
2001$32
2002$34
2003$39
2004$42
2005$43
2006$32
2007$42
2008$50
2009$51
2010$45
2011$47
2012$47
2013$47
2014$50
2015$40
2016$37
2017$28
2018$20
2019$34
2020$34
2021$42
2022$46
2023$19
2024$44

What it includes

  • 2520 · Gypsum and plaster

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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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