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Hydrides, nitrides and silicides: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in hydrides, nitrides and silicides totaled $724 million (52 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were the United States (32%), China (28%) and Japan (10%); the top importers were South Korea (15%), China (14%) and India (11%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 4%.

Summary

World trade
$724million
Tonnes
52thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$13,993
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. United States$230 million · 31.8%
  2. China$203 million · 28.1%
  3. Japan$72 million · 9.9%
  4. Germany$55 million · 7.6%
  5. South Korea$43 million · 5.9%
  6. Belgium$16 million · 2.2%
    re-exports
  7. Taiwan$13 million · 1.8%
  8. Finland$12 million · 1.7%
  9. India$11 million · 1.5%
  10. South Africa$10 million · 1.3%
  11. Hong Kong$8 million · 1.1%
    re-exports
  12. United Kingdom$7 million · 1%
  13. France$7 million · 0.96%
  14. Singapore$6 million · 0.82%
    re-exports
  15. Czechia$6 million · 0.81%
  16. Sweden$4 million · 0.57%
  17. Thailand$4 million · 0.49%
  18. Ireland$3 million · 0.4%
  19. Italy$2 million · 0.32%
  20. Switzerland$2 million · 0.24%

Top importers

  1. South Korea$107 million · 14.8%
  2. China$99 million · 13.7%
  3. India$82 million · 11.4%
  4. Taiwan$68 million · 9.4%
  5. Japan$49 million · 6.7%
  6. Germany$41 million · 5.6%
  7. United States$37 million · 5.1%
  8. Singapore$29 million · 3.9%
    re-exports
  9. France$24 million · 3.3%
  10. Belgium$20 million · 2.7%
    re-exports
  11. Thailand$13 million · 1.8%
  12. Ireland$13 million · 1.8%
  13. Canada$13 million · 1.8%
  14. United Kingdom$11 million · 1.5%
  15. Sweden$11 million · 1.5%
  16. Vietnam$10 million · 1.4%
  17. Hong Kong$9 million · 1.3%
    re-exports
  18. Switzerland$9 million · 1.2%
  19. Italy$9 million · 1.2%
  20. Brazil$8 million · 1%

Trend

Who sells it

The United States has been the top exporter since 1996

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

  • United States 230
  • China 203
  • Japan 71.7
  • Germany 55
  • South Korea 42.7

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
United States50.4230
China3.2203
Japan56.171.7
Germany28.755
South Korea0.1342.7

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 176% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $13,993

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$5,071
1996$5,062
1997$6,853
1998$6,022
1999$5,886
2000$6,051
2001$6,323
2002$6,830
2003$7,692
2004$11,159
2005$11,322
2006$14,811
2007$14,091
2008$18,008
2009$15,426
2010$19,726
2011$18,779
2012$17,053
2013$13,075
2014$10,450
2015$14,455
2016$19,509
2017$10,625
2018$11,330
2019$11,372
2020$12,240
2021$13,173
2022$14,837
2023$14,864
2024$13,993

What it includes

  • 2850 · Hydrides, nitrides and silicides

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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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