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Phosphates and polyphosphates: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in phosphates and polyphosphates totaled $4.7 billion (4.1 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (33%), Germany (10%) and the United States (7%); the top importers were the United States (10%), Germany (5%) and the Netherlands (4%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 26%.

Summary

World trade
$4.7billion
Tonnes
4.1million tonnes
Price per tonne
$1,133
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$1.6 billion · 33.3%
  2. Germany$466 million · 9.9%
  3. United States$306 million · 6.5%
  4. Belgium$214 million · 4.6%
    re-exports
  5. France$199 million · 4.3%
  6. Israel$149 million · 3.2%
  7. Thailand$138 million · 3%
  8. Russia$133 million · 2.9%
  9. Spain$130 million · 2.8%
  10. Finland$126 million · 2.7%
  11. Morocco$118 million · 2.5%
  12. Tunisia$115 million · 2.5%
  13. Netherlands$95 million · 2%
    re-exports
  14. Canada$79 million · 1.7%
  15. Turkey$72 million · 1.5%
  16. Japan$72 million · 1.5%
  17. Czechia$62 million · 1.3%
  18. Peru$54 million · 1.2%
  19. Mexico$52 million · 1.1%
  20. India$47 million · 1%

Top importers

  1. United States$470 million · 10%
  2. Germany$215 million · 4.6%
  3. Netherlands$181 million · 3.9%
    re-exports
  4. Brazil$180 million · 3.8%
  5. India$162 million · 3.5%
  6. France$157 million · 3.4%
  7. United Kingdom$141 million · 3%
  8. Indonesia$123 million · 2.6%
  9. Mexico$122 million · 2.6%
  10. Spain$121 million · 2.6%
  11. Vietnam$114 million · 2.4%
  12. Poland$113 million · 2.4%
  13. Italy$112 million · 2.4%
  14. Thailand$107 million · 2.3%
  15. Malaysia$106 million · 2.3%
  16. Canada$104 million · 2.2%
  17. South Korea$97 million · 2.1%
  18. Australia$91 million · 1.9%
  19. Belgium$86 million · 1.8%
    re-exports
  20. Egypt$81 million · 1.7%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2000

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

  • China 1.6
  • Germany 0.47
  • United States 0.31
  • Belgium 0.21
  • France 0.2

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.111.6
Germany0.210.47
United States0.190.31
Belgium0.170.21
France0.070.2

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 75% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $1,133

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$648
1996$579
1997$593
1998$578
1999$423
2000$417
2001$435
2002$432
2003$474
2004$544
2005$576
2006$587
2007$665
2008$1,160
2009$911
2010$813
2011$967
2012$940
2013$953
2014$974
2015$839
2016$769
2017$720
2018$789
2019$805
2020$799
2021$977
2022$1,424
2023$1,282
2024$1,133

What it includes

  • 2835 · Phosphates and polyphosphates

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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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