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Plastic floor and wall coverings: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in plastic floor and wall coverings totaled $13.2 billion (6.8 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (46%), Vietnam (14%) and South Korea (7%); the top importers were the United States (36%), Germany (6%) and the United Kingdom (5%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 27%.

Summary

World trade
$13.2billion
Tonnes
6.8million tonnes
Price per tonne
$1,940
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$6.1 billion · 46.5%
  2. Vietnam$1.9 billion · 14.1%
  3. South Korea$873 million · 6.6%
  4. Belgium$631 million · 4.8%
    re-exports
  5. France$435 million · 3.3%
  6. Germany$363 million · 2.7%
  7. United States$255 million · 1.9%
  8. Netherlands$252 million · 1.9%
    re-exports
  9. Luxembourg$225 million · 1.7%
  10. Sweden$211 million · 1.6%
  11. Taiwan$200 million · 1.5%
  12. United Kingdom$181 million · 1.4%
  13. Mexico$172 million · 1.3%
  14. Poland$171 million · 1.3%
  15. Thailand$144 million · 1.1%
  16. India$139 million · 1.1%
  17. Turkey$134 million · 1%
  18. Slovenia$84 million · 0.63%
  19. Canada$83 million · 0.62%
  20. Serbia$54 million · 0.41%

Top importers

  1. United States$4.8 billion · 36%
  2. Germany$787 million · 6%
  3. United Kingdom$603 million · 4.6%
  4. Canada$595 million · 4.5%
  5. France$522 million · 4%
  6. Netherlands$378 million · 2.9%
    re-exports
  7. Australia$330 million · 2.5%
  8. Belgium$274 million · 2.1%
    re-exports
  9. Italy$254 million · 1.9%
  10. Poland$215 million · 1.6%
  11. Spain$210 million · 1.6%
  12. Russia$199 million · 1.5%
  13. Vietnam$161 million · 1.2%
  14. Philippines$139 million · 1.1%
  15. Saudi Arabia$136 million · 1%
  16. Czechia$133 million · 1%
  17. Thailand$133 million · 1%
  18. Mexico$126 million · 0.95%
  19. Japan$125 million · 0.95%
  20. United Arab Emirates$123 million · 0.93%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2004

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

  • China 6.1
  • Vietnam 1.9
  • South Korea 0.87
  • Belgium 0.63
  • France 0.43

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.056.1
Vietnam< 0.011.9
South Korea0.080.87
Belgium0.240.63
France0.170.43

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 12% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $1,940

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$2,203
1996$2,067
1997$1,958
1998$1,937
1999$1,727
2000$1,789
2001$1,763
2002$1,745
2003$1,784
2004$1,927
2005$1,947
2006$1,986
2007$2,033
2008$2,263
2009$2,308
2010$2,190
2011$2,298
2012$2,260
2013$2,267
2014$2,386
2015$2,154
2016$2,183
2017$2,063
2018$2,128
2019$1,976
2020$1,917
2021$2,039
2022$2,116
2023$2,155
2024$1,940

What it includes

  • 3918 · Plastic floor and wall coverings

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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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