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Plant extracts, pectin and thickeners: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in plant extracts, pectin and thickeners totaled $8 billion (940 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (20%), India (14%) and France (8%); the top importers were the United States (21%), Germany (8%) and China (5%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 10%.

Summary

World trade
$8billion
Tonnes
940thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$8,538
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$1.6 billion · 20%
  2. India$1.1 billion · 13.9%
  3. France$614 million · 7.7%
  4. Germany$601 million · 7.5%
  5. Spain$578 million · 7.2%
  6. United States$515 million · 6.4%
  7. Italy$346 million · 4.3%
  8. Denmark$289 million · 3.6%
  9. Philippines$202 million · 2.5%
  10. Indonesia$166 million · 2.1%
  11. Brazil$151 million · 1.9%
  12. Mexico$142 million · 1.8%
  13. Chile$141 million · 1.8%
  14. Netherlands$124 million · 1.6%
    re-exports
  15. United Kingdom$108 million · 1.4%
  16. Switzerland$106 million · 1.3%
  17. Czechia$90 million · 1.1%
  18. Belgium$90 million · 1.1%
    re-exports
  19. South Korea$88 million · 1.1%
  20. Vietnam$87 million · 1.1%

Top importers

  1. United States$1.7 billion · 20.7%
  2. Germany$603 million · 7.5%
  3. China$399 million · 5%
  4. France$322 million · 4%
  5. South Korea$301 million · 3.8%
  6. Spain$285 million · 3.6%
  7. Japan$265 million · 3.3%
  8. Italy$256 million · 3.2%
  9. Russia$254 million · 3.2%
  10. Netherlands$243 million · 3%
    re-exports
  11. United Kingdom$217 million · 2.7%
  12. Canada$180 million · 2.2%
  13. Mexico$177 million · 2.2%
  14. Brazil$159 million · 2%
  15. Poland$153 million · 1.9%
  16. Australia$151 million · 1.9%
  17. Thailand$140 million · 1.7%
  18. India$119 million · 1.5%
  19. Denmark$108 million · 1.4%
  20. Belgium$107 million · 1.3%
    re-exports

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2016

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

  • China 1.6
  • India 1.1
  • France 0.61
  • Germany 0.6
  • Spain 0.58

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.061.6
India0.11.1
France0.180.61
Germany0.20.6
Spain0.130.58

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 31% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $8,538

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$6,540
1996$5,599
1997$6,154
1998$6,442
1999$6,337
2000$5,963
2001$5,709
2002$5,891
2003$6,438
2004$6,635
2005$6,843
2006$6,038
2007$6,674
2008$6,689
2009$7,376
2010$8,643
2011$6,370
2012$9,517
2013$7,981
2014$6,600
2015$7,422
2016$7,656
2017$7,397
2018$8,414
2019$8,857
2020$10,157
2021$10,348
2022$10,042
2023$10,977
2024$8,538

What it includes

  • 1302 · Plant extracts, pectin and thickeners

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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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