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Other inorganic compounds: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in other inorganic compounds totaled $959 million (299 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (16%), the United States (15%) and Japan (13%); the top importers were Japan (15%), Taiwan (14%) and China (10%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 52%.

Summary

World trade
$959million
Tonnes
299thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$2,959
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$151 million · 15.7%
  2. United States$141 million · 14.7%
  3. Japan$127 million · 13.3%
  4. South Korea$83 million · 8.6%
  5. Germany$80 million · 8.4%
  6. Israel$79 million · 8.2%
  7. Canada$72 million · 7.5%
  8. Finland$28 million · 2.9%
  9. Malaysia$26 million · 2.7%
  10. United Kingdom$19 million · 2%
  11. France$19 million · 2%
  12. Belgium$15 million · 1.6%
    re-exports
  13. India$12 million · 1.2%
  14. Netherlands$10 million · 1%
    re-exports
  15. Hong Kong$8 million · 0.8%
    re-exports
  16. Chile$7 million · 0.73%
  17. Austria$6 million · 0.65%
  18. Switzerland$6 million · 0.62%
  19. Thailand$6 million · 0.59%
  20. Ireland$6 million · 0.57%

Top importers

  1. Japan$141 million · 14.7%
  2. Taiwan$135 million · 14.1%
  3. China$92 million · 9.6%
  4. South Korea$75 million · 7.8%
  5. United States$74 million · 7.8%
  6. Malaysia$44 million · 4.5%
  7. Italy$38 million · 4%
  8. Germany$37 million · 3.9%
  9. Belgium$24 million · 2.5%
    re-exports
  10. Morocco$22 million · 2.3%
  11. Canada$21 million · 2.2%
  12. Netherlands$21 million · 2.2%
    re-exports
  13. Australia$17 million · 1.8%
  14. Singapore$15 million · 1.6%
    re-exports
  15. France$13 million · 1.4%
  16. United Kingdom$11 million · 1.1%
  17. Austria$10 million · 1%
  18. Switzerland$10 million · 1%
  19. Greece$9 million · 0.98%
  20. Sweden$9 million · 0.95%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2022

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

  • China 0.15
  • United States 0.14
  • Japan 0.13
  • South Korea 0.08
  • Germany 0.08

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China< 0.010.15
United States0.030.14
Japan0.010.13
South Korea< 0.010.08
Germany0.060.08

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 21% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $2,959

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$2,452
1996$1,425
1997$533
1998$1,271
1999$1,366
2000$1,559
2001$272
2002$1,207
2003$985
2004$871
2005$2,199
2006$1,783
2007$2,311
2008$1,519
2009$1,328
2010$1,471
2011$2,017
2012$1,140
2013$529
2014$473
2015$441
2016$651
2017$1,118
2018$2,577
2019$1,531
2020$1,685
2021$2,106
2022$2,312
2023$2,692
2024$2,959

What it includes

  • 2851 · Other inorganic 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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