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Nucleic acids and other heterocycles: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in nucleic acids and other heterocycles totaled $30.9 billion (473 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were Ireland (17%), China (17%) and Switzerland (12%); the top importers were the United States (23%), Germany (20%) and Canada (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 53%.

Summary

World trade
$30.9billion
Tonnes
473thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$64,671
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Ireland$5.3 billion · 17.2%
  2. China$5.2 billion · 16.8%
  3. Switzerland$3.7 billion · 12%
  4. Singapore$2.8 billion · 9.1%
    re-exports
  5. India$2.2 billion · 7.1%
  6. United States$1.9 billion · 6%
  7. Germany$1.6 billion · 5.3%
  8. United Kingdom$1.3 billion · 4.2%
  9. Belgium$1.2 billion · 4%
    re-exports
  10. Japan$1.2 billion · 3.8%
  11. Netherlands$810 million · 2.6%
    re-exports
  12. Spain$639 million · 2.1%
  13. Italy$549 million · 1.8%
  14. South Korea$500 million · 1.6%
  15. France$462 million · 1.5%
  16. Portugal$323 million · 1.1%
  17. Austria$237 million · 0.77%
  18. Finland$144 million · 0.46%
  19. Mexico$135 million · 0.44%
  20. Slovenia$99 million · 0.32%

Top importers

  1. United States$7 billion · 22.5%
  2. Germany$6 billion · 19.5%
  3. Canada$1.7 billion · 5.6%
  4. Ireland$1.6 billion · 5.2%
  5. Japan$1.3 billion · 4.2%
  6. Italy$1.1 billion · 3.7%
  7. Brazil$1.1 billion · 3.6%
  8. Switzerland$1.1 billion · 3.6%
  9. Austria$859 million · 2.8%
  10. India$782 million · 2.5%
  11. France$771 million · 2.5%
  12. Belgium$600 million · 1.9%
    re-exports
  13. Spain$567 million · 1.8%
  14. South Korea$530 million · 1.7%
  15. China$483 million · 1.6%
  16. United Kingdom$467 million · 1.5%
  17. Portugal$464 million · 1.5%
  18. Russia$449 million · 1.5%
  19. Netherlands$429 million · 1.4%
    re-exports
  20. Singapore$254 million · 0.82%
    re-exports

Trend

Who sells it

Ireland has been the top exporter since 2024

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

  • Ireland 5.3
  • China 5.2
  • Switzerland 3.7
  • Singapore 2.8
  • India 2.2

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Ireland0.745.3
China0.15.2
Switzerland0.893.7
Singapore0.032.8
India0.032.2

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 177% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $64,671

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$23,324
1996$31,488
1997$32,417
1998$35,175
1999$41,586
2000$44,599
2001$47,185
2002$52,813
2003$53,903
2004$67,140
2005$66,478
2006$69,856
2007$71,554
2008$77,652
2009$64,778
2010$59,774
2011$67,175
2012$56,686
2013$54,659
2014$55,221
2015$55,599
2016$49,422
2017$43,633
2018$43,460
2019$45,452
2020$59,783
2021$55,629
2022$67,278
2023$61,093
2024$64,671

What it includes

  • 2934 · Nucleic acids and other heterocycles

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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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