Summary
- World trade
- $66.9billion
- Tonnes
- 17.4million tonnes
- Price per tonne
- $3,852
Top exporters
World supply
China went from 8.6% to 19.5% of world exports of plastic packaging
In 2024, China accounted for 19.5% of recorded world exports and the three largest exporters together for 39.4%. HHI: 701 out of 10,000; equivalent to 14 exporters of the same size.
Share of recorded exports, not of production: a country that produces a lot and consumes almost all of it may export little
Trend in supply
Share of world exports of the largest exporter and of the three largest
Share (%)
- Largest exporter each year 19.5%
- Three largest 39.4%
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | 1995 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Largest exporter each year | 13.7% | 19.5% |
| Three largest | 34.2% | 39.4% |
Countries where China sells more than half of what they buy
Countries that buy more than half of this product from its largest exporter, with its share.
- South Korea: 56.7% of its purchases · Dependence of South Korea on China
- Australia: 56.7% of its purchases · Dependence of Australia on China
- Vietnam: 59.1% of its purchases · Dependence of Vietnam on China
- Thailand: 54.2% of its purchases · Dependence of Thailand on China
- Hong Kong: 77.2% of its purchases · Dependence of Hong Kong on China
- Malaysia: 52.2% of its purchases · Dependence of Malaysia on China
- United Arab Emirates: 59.9% of its purchases · Dependence of the United Arab Emirates on China
- Russia: 55.8% of its purchases · Dependence of Russia on China
- Taiwan: 54.2% of its purchases · Dependence of Taiwan on China
- New Zealand: 55.1% of its purchases · Dependence of New Zealand on China
Top importers
Trend
Who sells it
China has been the top exporter since 2004
Value in USD billions. The five largest exporters in 2024.
- China 13.1
- United States 6.8
- Germany 6.5
- France 2.8
- Canada 2.4
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Country | 1995 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| China | 1.1 | 13.1 |
| United States | 1.6 | 6.8 |
| Germany | 1.8 | 6.5 |
| France | 0.96 | 2.8 |
| Canada | 0.45 | 2.4 |
Price
Implied price
The price per tonne rose 23% since 1995
Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.
- 2024: $3,852
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | USD per tonne |
|---|---|
| 1995 | $3,126 |
| 1996 | $2,160 |
| 1997 | $2,221 |
| 1998 | $2,281 |
| 1999 | $1,645 |
| 2000 | $2,552 |
| 2001 | $2,454 |
| 2002 | $2,414 |
| 2003 | $2,787 |
| 2004 | $386 |
| 2005 | $3,056 |
| 2006 | $3,093 |
| 2007 | $3,457 |
| 2008 | $3,832 |
| 2009 | $3,614 |
| 2010 | $3,581 |
| 2011 | $3,911 |
| 2012 | $3,834 |
| 2013 | $3,847 |
| 2014 | $3,899 |
| 2015 | $3,653 |
| 2016 | $3,481 |
| 2017 | $3,514 |
| 2018 | $3,736 |
| 2019 | $3,580 |
| 2020 | $3,560 |
| 2021 | $3,795 |
| 2022 | $4,011 |
| 2023 | $3,969 |
| 2024 | $3,852 |
What it includes
- 3923 · Plastic packaging
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- Natural Earth · Public domain
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.