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Prepared explosives: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in prepared explosives totaled $1.6 billion (445 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were the United States (18%), India (10%) and Poland (6%); the top importers were the United States (10%), Peru (6%) and Canada (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 55%.

Summary

World trade
$1.6billion
Tonnes
445thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$3,581
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. United States$282 million · 17.5%
  2. India$158 million · 9.8%
  3. Poland$99 million · 6.1%
  4. Australia$75 million · 4.7%
  5. South Africa$72 million · 4.5%
  6. Russia$67 million · 4.1%
  7. Norway$61 million · 3.8%
  8. Sweden$60 million · 3.7%
  9. Germany$56 million · 3.5%
  10. Mexico$55 million · 3.4%
  11. Chile$50 million · 3.1%
  12. France$35 million · 2.2%
  13. Peru$35 million · 2.2%
  14. Spain$35 million · 2.1%
  15. Philippines$34 million · 2.1%
  16. Czechia$32 million · 2%
  17. China$31 million · 1.9%
  18. Zambia$29 million · 1.8%
  19. South Korea$25 million · 1.6%
  20. Costa Rica$22 million · 1.3%

Top importers

  1. United States$161 million · 10%
  2. Peru$104 million · 6.5%
  3. Canada$104 million · 6.4%
  4. Poland$83 million · 5.2%
  5. Australia$79 million · 4.9%
  6. Germany$54 million · 3.4%
  7. Mexico$50 million · 3.1%
  8. Ukraine$36 million · 2.2%
  9. Spain$32 million · 2%
  10. Bulgaria$30 million · 1.9%
  11. Indonesia$29 million · 1.8%
  12. France$29 million · 1.8%
  13. Zimbabwe$28 million · 1.7%
  14. Italy$27 million · 1.7%
  15. Norway$27 million · 1.7%
  16. United Kingdom$26 million · 1.6%
  17. Burkina Faso$24 million · 1.5%
  18. Slovakia$24 million · 1.5%
  19. Guyana$22 million · 1.4%
  20. South Africa$22 million · 1.4%

Trend

Who sells it

The United States was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • United States 282
  • India 158
  • Poland 98.8
  • Australia 75.2
  • South Africa 72.3

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
United States94.7282
India0.47158
Poland6.998.8
Australia4.475.2
South Africa8.172.3

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 80% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $3,581

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$1,986
1996$1,952
1997$1,680
1998$1,915
1999$1,855
2000$1,616
2001$1,621
2002$1,718
2003$2,096
2004$1,985
2005$2,373
2006$2,855
2007$2,780
2008$2,907
2009$2,227
2010$3,184
2011$3,053
2012$3,272
2013$511
2014$3,221
2015$2,915
2016$2,760
2017$3,055
2018$2,924
2019$2,755
2020$2,354
2021$1,135
2022$2,452
2023$1,226
2024$3,581

What it includes

  • 3602 · Prepared explosives

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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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