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Other paints and varnishes: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in other paints and varnishes totaled $887 million (188 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were Germany (18%), the United States (8%) and Italy (7%); the top importers were China (9%), France (5%) and the United Kingdom (5%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 8%.

Summary

World trade
$887million
Tonnes
188thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$4,722
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Germany$158 million · 17.9%
  2. United States$73 million · 8.3%
  3. Italy$62 million · 7%
  4. China$60 million · 6.7%
  5. Netherlands$45 million · 5%
    re-exports
  6. Switzerland$38 million · 4.3%
  7. Vietnam$36 million · 4.1%
  8. Japan$36 million · 4%
  9. Taiwan$35 million · 4%
  10. South Korea$32 million · 3.6%
  11. United Kingdom$27 million · 3.1%
  12. Poland$27 million · 3%
  13. Sweden$27 million · 3%
  14. France$25 million · 2.8%
  15. Turkey$24 million · 2.7%
  16. Spain$22 million · 2.5%
  17. Belgium$21 million · 2.4%
    re-exports
  18. Norway$11 million · 1.2%
  19. Portugal$7 million · 0.84%
  20. Singapore$7 million · 0.84%
    re-exports

Top importers

  1. China$76 million · 8.5%
  2. France$42 million · 4.8%
  3. United Kingdom$41 million · 4.7%
  4. Turkey$37 million · 4.2%
  5. Poland$34 million · 3.8%
  6. Belgium$34 million · 3.8%
    re-exports
  7. Spain$28 million · 3.1%
  8. Thailand$27 million · 3.1%
  9. Singapore$26 million · 2.9%
    re-exports
  10. Vietnam$25 million · 2.8%
  11. Germany$21 million · 2.4%
  12. Italy$21 million · 2.3%
  13. Canada$20 million · 2.3%
  14. Mexico$20 million · 2.2%
  15. Taiwan$19 million · 2.2%
  16. United States$18 million · 2.1%
  17. Netherlands$17 million · 1.9%
    re-exports
  18. India$16 million · 1.8%
  19. Austria$16 million · 1.8%
  20. Indonesia$14 million · 1.6%

Trend

Who sells it

Germany has been the top exporter since 2004

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

  • Germany 158
  • United States 73.2
  • Italy 61.7
  • China 59.8
  • Netherlands 44.8

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Germany59.9158
United States47.473.2
Italy31.661.7
China4.759.8
Netherlands28.344.8

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 52% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $4,722

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$3,101
1996$2,996
1997$3,166
1998$2,840
1999$2,955
2000$2,862
2001$2,900
2002$2,820
2003$2,568
2004$3,376
2005$3,195
2006$3,340
2007$3,655
2008$4,001
2009$4,139
2010$4,039
2011$4,389
2012$4,167
2013$4,200
2014$4,190
2015$2,556
2016$3,891
2017$2,541
2018$2,389
2019$3,626
2020$3,941
2021$4,732
2022$4,904
2023$4,771
2024$4,722

What it includes

  • 3210 · Other paints and varnishes

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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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