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Mixed alkylbenzenes: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in mixed alkylbenzenes totaled $2.6 billion (1.6 million tonnes). The top exporters were Saudi Arabia (22%), the United States (10%) and Canada (9%); the top importers were India (16%), Mexico (11%) and Pakistan (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 16%.

Summary

World trade
$2.6billion
Tonnes
1.6million tonnes
Price per tonne
$1,614
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Saudi Arabia$577 million · 21.9%
  2. United States$256 million · 9.7%
  3. Canada$228 million · 8.6%
  4. Spain$221 million · 8.4%
  5. China$197 million · 7.5%
  6. South Korea$168 million · 6.4%
  7. Qatar$156 million · 5.9%
  8. Italy$153 million · 5.8%
  9. Taiwan$144 million · 5.5%
  10. Egypt$132 million · 5%
  11. Thailand$119 million · 4.5%
  12. France$51 million · 1.9%
  13. United Arab Emirates$39 million · 1.5%
  14. Indonesia$36 million · 1.4%
  15. Brazil$29 million · 1.1%
  16. Germany$26 million · 0.99%
  17. Belgium$22 million · 0.84%
    re-exports
  18. Turkey$19 million · 0.74%
  19. Russia$12 million · 0.47%
  20. Iran$9 million · 0.34%

Top importers

  1. India$418 million · 15.9%
  2. Mexico$280 million · 10.6%
  3. Pakistan$151 million · 5.7%
  4. United States$133 million · 5%
  5. Turkey$132 million · 5%
  6. Vietnam$110 million · 4.2%
  7. Germany$108 million · 4.1%
  8. South Africa$106 million · 4%
  9. Colombia$87 million · 3.3%
  10. Philippines$77 million · 2.9%
  11. China$59 million · 2.2%
  12. United Kingdom$54 million · 2.1%
  13. Guatemala$53 million · 2%
  14. Belgium$47 million · 1.8%
    re-exports
  15. Peru$47 million · 1.8%
  16. Morocco$45 million · 1.7%
  17. Tanzania$45 million · 1.7%
  18. Japan$43 million · 1.6%
  19. Singapore$42 million · 1.6%
    re-exports
  20. Bangladesh$41 million · 1.5%

Trend

Who sells it

Saudi Arabia has been the top exporter since 2021

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

  • Saudi Arabia 577
  • United States 256
  • Canada 228
  • Spain 221
  • China 197

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Saudi Arabia0577
United States140256
Canada15.2228
Spain75.3221
China0.4197

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 99% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $1,614

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$809
1996$764
1997$760
1998$803
1999$845
2000$856
2001$923
2002$889
2003$893
2004$993
2005$1,190
2006$1,288
2007$1,381
2008$1,789
2009$1,392
2010$1,583
2011$1,878
2012$1,943
2013$1,928
2014$1,912
2015$1,390
2016$1,179
2017$1,276
2018$1,420
2019$1,300
2020$1,178
2021$1,546
2022$1,898
2023$1,739
2024$1,614

What it includes

  • 3817 · Mixed alkylbenzenes

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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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