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Plasterboard and plaster articles: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in plasterboard and plaster articles totaled $2.8 billion (8.6 million tonnes). The top exporters were Mexico (14%), Germany (11%) and China (9%); the top importers were the United States (13%), France (6%) and Canada (5%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 28%.

Summary

World trade
$2.8billion
Tonnes
8.6million tonnes
Price per tonne
$325
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Mexico$402 million · 14.3%
  2. Germany$318 million · 11.3%
  3. China$247 million · 8.8%
  4. United States$208 million · 7.4%
  5. Spain$198 million · 7.1%
  6. Belgium$119 million · 4.2%
    re-exports
  7. Turkey$112 million · 4%
  8. Thailand$90 million · 3.2%
  9. Bulgaria$72 million · 2.6%
  10. Netherlands$66 million · 2.3%
    re-exports
  11. Poland$57 million · 2%
  12. Canada$55 million · 1.9%
  13. Saudi Arabia$50 million · 1.8%
  14. France$49 million · 1.7%
  15. Austria$48 million · 1.7%
  16. Italy$44 million · 1.6%
  17. Norway$40 million · 1.4%
  18. Czechia$40 million · 1.4%
  19. Denmark$37 million · 1.3%
  20. United Kingdom$34 million · 1.2%

Top importers

  1. United States$368 million · 13.1%
  2. France$164 million · 5.8%
  3. Canada$149 million · 5.3%
  4. Switzerland$119 million · 4.2%
  5. United Kingdom$110 million · 3.9%
  6. Netherlands$91 million · 3.2%
    re-exports
  7. Denmark$62 million · 2.2%
  8. Iraq$47 million · 1.7%
  9. Sweden$47 million · 1.7%
  10. Belgium$46 million · 1.6%
    re-exports
  11. Germany$45 million · 1.6%
  12. Italy$44 million · 1.6%
  13. Portugal$44 million · 1.6%
  14. India$44 million · 1.6%
  15. Hong Kong$42 million · 1.5%
    re-exports
  16. Romania$40 million · 1.4%
  17. Serbia$38 million · 1.3%
  18. United Arab Emirates$33 million · 1.2%
  19. Spain$33 million · 1.2%
  20. Singapore$33 million · 1.2%
    re-exports

Trend

Who sells it

Mexico has been the top exporter since 2022

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

  • Mexico 402
  • Germany 318
  • China 247
  • United States 208
  • Spain 198

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Mexico15.3402
Germany85.8318
China13.6247
United States73.9208
Spain48.9198

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 41% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $325

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$231
1996$217
1997$203
1998$207
1999$200
2000$199
2001$192
2002$201
2003$211
2004$221
2005$220
2006$237
2007$252
2008$272
2009$273
2010$272
2011$282
2012$284
2013$284
2014$284
2015$250
2016$243
2017$245
2018$253
2019$252
2020$249
2021$271
2022$302
2023$329
2024$325

What it includes

  • 6809 · Plasterboard and plaster articles

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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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