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Other inorganic acid esters: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in other inorganic acid esters totaled $1.9 billion (801 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (37%), Germany (14%) and the United States (7%); the top importers were the United States (15%), South Korea (6%) and Singapore (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 11%.

Summary

World trade
$1.9billion
Tonnes
801thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$2,348
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$692 million · 36.7%
  2. Germany$268 million · 14.2%
  3. United States$137 million · 7.3%
  4. South Korea$121 million · 6.4%
  5. India$111 million · 5.9%
  6. France$103 million · 5.5%
  7. Taiwan$60 million · 3.2%
  8. Belgium$51 million · 2.7%
    re-exports
  9. Japan$47 million · 2.5%
  10. Singapore$42 million · 2.2%
    re-exports
  11. Switzerland$30 million · 1.6%
  12. Poland$29 million · 1.6%
  13. Italy$29 million · 1.5%
  14. Netherlands$29 million · 1.5%
    re-exports
  15. Mexico$25 million · 1.3%
  16. Indonesia$20 million · 1.1%
  17. Spain$13 million · 0.72%
  18. United Kingdom$10 million · 0.54%
  19. Russia$7 million · 0.35%
  20. Thailand$6 million · 0.29%

Top importers

  1. United States$284 million · 15.1%
  2. South Korea$113 million · 6%
  3. Singapore$111 million · 5.9%
    re-exports
  4. China$98 million · 5.2%
  5. India$93 million · 5%
  6. Germany$89 million · 4.8%
  7. France$73 million · 3.9%
  8. Brazil$73 million · 3.9%
  9. Japan$69 million · 3.6%
  10. Italy$54 million · 2.9%
  11. United Kingdom$50 million · 2.7%
  12. Switzerland$48 million · 2.6%
  13. Poland$47 million · 2.5%
  14. Belgium$39 million · 2.1%
    re-exports
  15. Canada$38 million · 2%
  16. Netherlands$38 million · 2%
    re-exports
  17. Vietnam$37 million · 2%
  18. Spain$37 million · 2%
  19. Thailand$36 million · 1.9%
  20. United Arab Emirates$34 million · 1.8%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2008

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

  • China 692
  • Germany 268
  • United States 137
  • South Korea 121
  • India 111

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China11.9692
Germany148268
United States137137
South Korea13.2121
India16.6111

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 38% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $2,348

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$3,775
1996$3,525
1997$3,214
1998$3,063
1999$2,914
2000$2,594
2001$2,429
2002$2,556
2003$2,776
2004$2,958
2005$2,962
2006$2,808
2007$2,948
2008$3,678
2009$3,059
2010$2,971
2011$3,086
2012$2,832
2013$2,964
2014$3,046
2015$2,543
2016$2,868
2017$2,515
2018$2,891
2019$2,633
2020$2,592
2021$3,050
2022$3,771
2023$3,053
2024$2,348

What it includes

  • 2920 · Other inorganic acid esters

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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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