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Pencils, crayons and chalk: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in pencils, crayons and chalk totaled $1.7 billion (317 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (49%), Germany (8%) and Brazil (5%); the top importers were the United States (19%), Germany (7%) and France (4%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 9%.

Summary

World trade
$1.7billion
Tonnes
317thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$5,460
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$857 million · 49.5%
  2. Germany$132 million · 7.6%
  3. Brazil$81 million · 4.7%
  4. Vietnam$73 million · 4.2%
  5. India$60 million · 3.5%
  6. Mexico$53 million · 3%
  7. Indonesia$52 million · 3%
  8. Czechia$49 million · 2.8%
  9. France$45 million · 2.6%
  10. United States$34 million · 2%
  11. Netherlands$27 million · 1.6%
    re-exports
  12. Thailand$26 million · 1.5%
  13. Japan$25 million · 1.5%
  14. Russia$21 million · 1.2%
  15. Philippines$16 million · 0.92%
  16. South Korea$15 million · 0.85%
  17. Switzerland$14 million · 0.82%
  18. Poland$13 million · 0.77%
  19. United Kingdom$13 million · 0.73%
  20. Spain$12 million · 0.7%

Top importers

  1. United States$324 million · 18.7%
  2. Germany$114 million · 6.6%
  3. France$62 million · 3.6%
  4. United Kingdom$51 million · 3%
  5. Mexico$48 million · 2.8%
  6. Brazil$46 million · 2.7%
  7. Italy$42 million · 2.4%
  8. Netherlands$40 million · 2.3%
    re-exports
  9. Poland$39 million · 2.3%
  10. Russia$37 million · 2.1%
  11. Canada$35 million · 2%
  12. Thailand$34 million · 2%
  13. Indonesia$31 million · 1.8%
  14. Spain$30 million · 1.7%
  15. United Arab Emirates$29 million · 1.7%
  16. Japan$29 million · 1.7%
  17. Australia$26 million · 1.5%
  18. Vietnam$25 million · 1.5%
  19. Saudi Arabia$25 million · 1.4%
  20. Peru$24 million · 1.4%

Trend

Who sells it

China was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • China 857
  • Germany 132
  • Brazil 81.4
  • Vietnam 73.4
  • India 60

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China132857
Germany83.1132
Brazil29.781.4
Vietnam0.2273.4
India1.560

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 15% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $5,460

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$4,752
1996$5,243
1997$5,163
1998$5,336
1999$4,598
2000$3,438
2001$3,616
2002$4,219
2003$3,860
2004$4,205
2005$4,485
2006$4,698
2007$4,916
2008$4,887
2009$5,030
2010$4,889
2011$5,556
2012$5,720
2013$5,616
2014$5,974
2015$6,006
2016$7,199
2017$6,091
2018$6,394
2019$5,796
2020$6,119
2021$6,727
2022$6,408
2023$5,688
2024$5,460

What it includes

  • 9609 · Pencils, crayons and chalk

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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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