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Other inorganic salts: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in other inorganic salts totaled $1.9 billion (504 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (35%), Germany (13%) and Japan (10%); the top importers were the United States (10%), the Netherlands (8%) and Germany (8%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 39%.

Summary

World trade
$1.9billion
Tonnes
504thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$3,704
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$647 million · 34.7%
  2. Germany$237 million · 12.7%
  3. Japan$183 million · 9.8%
  4. United States$147 million · 7.9%
  5. Netherlands$127 million · 6.8%
    re-exports
  6. South Korea$84 million · 4.5%
  7. Hong Kong$57 million · 3%
    re-exports
  8. Canada$40 million · 2.2%
  9. Saudi Arabia$36 million · 1.9%
  10. Bosnia and Herzegovina$32 million · 1.7%
  11. Malaysia$28 million · 1.5%
  12. India$27 million · 1.5%
  13. France$26 million · 1.4%
  14. United Kingdom$25 million · 1.4%
  15. Spain$24 million · 1.3%
  16. Italy$23 million · 1.3%
  17. Belgium$21 million · 1.1%
    re-exports
  18. Poland$18 million · 0.95%
  19. Denmark$15 million · 0.82%
  20. Thailand$9 million · 0.5%

Top importers

  1. United States$182 million · 9.8%
  2. Netherlands$151 million · 8.1%
    re-exports
  3. Germany$148 million · 7.9%
  4. Indonesia$137 million · 7.4%
  5. China$134 million · 7.2%
  6. Poland$108 million · 5.8%
  7. Vietnam$102 million · 5.5%
  8. India$89 million · 4.7%
  9. Hong Kong$82 million · 4.4%
    re-exports
  10. Italy$76 million · 4.1%
  11. Mexico$73 million · 3.9%
  12. North Macedonia$61 million · 3.3%
  13. France$52 million · 2.8%
  14. Japan$37 million · 2%
  15. United Kingdom$31 million · 1.7%
  16. South Korea$30 million · 1.6%
  17. Belgium$28 million · 1.5%
    re-exports
  18. Brazil$27 million · 1.4%
  19. South Africa$26 million · 1.4%
  20. Turkey$23 million · 1.2%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2018

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

  • China 647
  • Germany 237
  • Japan 183
  • United States 147
  • Netherlands 127

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China1.2647
Germany30.7237
Japan18.3183
United States31.3147
Netherlands2.3127

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 475% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $3,704

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$645
1996$657
1997$692
1998$634
1999$620
2000$602
2001$552
2002$684
2003$827
2004$1,012
2005$1,123
2006$1,205
2007$1,376
2008$1,438
2009$1,294
2010$1,479
2011$1,758
2012$3,018
2013$2,139
2014$2,710
2015$3,160
2016$2,818
2017$2,049
2018$2,204
2019$2,430
2020$2,477
2021$3,777
2022$3,241
2023$3,726
2024$3,704

What it includes

  • 2842 · Other inorganic salts

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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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