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Isotopes and their compounds: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in isotopes and their compounds totaled $3.3 billion (2 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were Ireland (45%), China (10%) and the United States (10%); the top importers were Canada (44%), China (23%) and South Korea (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 513%.

Summary

World trade
$3.3billion
Tonnes
2thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$2,061,065
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Ireland$1.5 billion · 45%
  2. China$335 million · 10.1%
  3. United States$317 million · 9.6%
  4. Hong Kong$316 million · 9.5%
    re-exports
  5. Russia$271 million · 8.2%
  6. Canada$164 million · 5%
  7. India$71 million · 2.2%
  8. Germany$57 million · 1.7%
  9. South Korea$52 million · 1.6%
  10. Switzerland$42 million · 1.3%
  11. Netherlands$41 million · 1.3%
    re-exports
  12. France$33 million · 1%
  13. Iran$27 million · 0.83%
  14. Japan$27 million · 0.8%
  15. Israel$22 million · 0.66%
  16. Portugal$17 million · 0.52%
  17. Georgia$7 million · 0.22%
  18. Finland$4 million · 0.13%
  19. Belgium$3 million · 0.09%
    re-exports
  20. United Arab Emirates$2 million · 0.07%

Top importers

  1. Canada$1.5 billion · 44.3%
  2. China$757 million · 22.9%
  3. South Korea$242 million · 7.3%
  4. United States$214 million · 6.5%
  5. Hong Kong$146 million · 4.4%
    re-exports
  6. Germany$90 million · 2.7%
  7. Netherlands$59 million · 1.8%
    re-exports
  8. Japan$39 million · 1.2%
  9. Singapore$39 million · 1.2%
    re-exports
  10. Ireland$38 million · 1.2%
  11. France$38 million · 1.1%
  12. Portugal$25 million · 0.77%
  13. Switzerland$19 million · 0.57%
  14. Spain$19 million · 0.57%
  15. United Kingdom$19 million · 0.56%
  16. Israel$17 million · 0.51%
  17. Belgium$10 million · 0.3%
    re-exports
  18. Taiwan$10 million · 0.3%
  19. India$9 million · 0.28%
  20. Italy$6 million · 0.19%

Trend

Who sells it

Ireland has been the top exporter since 2022

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

  • Ireland 1.5
  • China 0.33
  • United States 0.32
  • Hong Kong 0.32
  • Russia 0.27

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Ireland01.5
China0.030.33
United States0.020.32
Hong Kong< 0.010.32
Russia0.010.27

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 3,563% since 2000

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

  • 2024: $2,061,065

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995—
1996—
1997—
1998—
1999—
2000$56,270
2001$83,328
2002$118,501
2003$121,448
2004$48,113
2005$15,184
2006$15,924
2007$81,681
2008$26,531
2009$80,468
2010$166,793
2011$144,854
2012$154,346
2013$194,568
2014$249,537
2015$302,356
2016$43,547
2017$280,580
2018$279,302
2019$504,407
2020$546,294
2021$484,545
2022$896,980
2023$1,335,972
2024$2,061,065

What it includes

  • 2845 · Isotopes and their compounds

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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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