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Nitriles (acrylonitrile): top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in nitriles (acrylonitrile) totaled $4.3 billion (1.8 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (29%), the United States (10%) and Germany (9%); the top importers were India (12%), the United States (8%) and France (7%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 30%.

Summary

World trade
$4.3billion
Tonnes
1.8million tonnes
Price per tonne
$2,357
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$1.3 billion · 29.4%
  2. United States$427 million · 10%
  3. Germany$395 million · 9.3%
  4. Taiwan$346 million · 8.1%
  5. France$310 million · 7.3%
  6. India$291 million · 6.8%
  7. Netherlands$289 million · 6.8%
    re-exports
  8. South Korea$288 million · 6.8%
  9. Japan$147 million · 3.5%
  10. Belgium$108 million · 2.5%
    re-exports
  11. United Kingdom$96 million · 2.3%
  12. Italy$60 million · 1.4%
  13. Switzerland$52 million · 1.2%
  14. Thailand$30 million · 0.7%
  15. Spain$27 million · 0.64%
  16. Israel$24 million · 0.57%
  17. Russia$23 million · 0.55%
  18. Singapore$13 million · 0.31%
    re-exports
  19. Mexico$13 million · 0.31%
  20. Portugal$12 million · 0.28%

Top importers

  1. India$517 million · 12.2%
  2. United States$336 million · 7.9%
  3. France$283 million · 6.7%
  4. Brazil$274 million · 6.5%
  5. South Korea$270 million · 6.3%
  6. China$265 million · 6.2%
  7. Netherlands$244 million · 5.7%
    re-exports
  8. Italy$213 million · 5%
  9. Germany$210 million · 4.9%
  10. Turkey$164 million · 3.9%
  11. Malaysia$158 million · 3.7%
  12. Belgium$112 million · 2.6%
    re-exports
  13. Mexico$110 million · 2.6%
  14. Pakistan$97 million · 2.3%
  15. Japan$95 million · 2.2%
  16. United Kingdom$89 million · 2.1%
  17. Switzerland$65 million · 1.5%
  18. Thailand$59 million · 1.4%
  19. Spain$55 million · 1.3%
  20. Taiwan$49 million · 1.2%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2019

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

  • China 1.3
  • United States 0.43
  • Germany 0.39
  • Taiwan 0.35
  • France 0.31

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.041.3
United States10.43
Germany0.350.39
Taiwan0.020.35
France0.30.31

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 40% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $2,357

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$1,679
1996$1,296
1997$1,260
1998$1,152
1999$1,008
2000$1,349
2001$1,234
2002$1,204
2003$1,330
2004$1,597
2005$1,814
2006$1,852
2007$2,195
2008$2,606
2009$2,140
2010$2,567
2011$2,951
2012$2,936
2013$2,710
2014$2,585
2015$2,066
2016$1,917
2017$2,130
2018$2,591
2019$2,384
2020$2,142
2021$3,054
2022$3,167
2023$2,488
2024$2,357

What it includes

  • 2926 · Nitriles (acrylonitrile)

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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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