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PVC and other vinyl polymers: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in PVC and other vinyl polymers totaled $21.1 billion (17 million tonnes). The top exporters were the United States (19%), China (16%) and Germany (8%); the top importers were India (15%), the United States (6%) and Germany (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 10%.

Summary

World trade
$21.1billion
Tonnes
17million tonnes
Price per tonne
$1,242
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. United States$3.9 billion · 18.7%
  2. China$3.4 billion · 16.2%
  3. Germany$1.7 billion · 8.1%
  4. France$1.5 billion · 7.2%
  5. Japan$1.5 billion · 6.9%
  6. Taiwan$981 million · 4.7%
  7. Belgium$813 million · 3.9%
    re-exports
  8. Netherlands$799 million · 3.8%
    re-exports
  9. Italy$707 million · 3.4%
  10. South Korea$671 million · 3.2%
  11. Thailand$450 million · 2.1%
  12. Indonesia$371 million · 1.8%
  13. Colombia$326 million · 1.5%
  14. Mexico$315 million · 1.5%
  15. Spain$309 million · 1.5%
  16. India$282 million · 1.3%
  17. Egypt$253 million · 1.2%
  18. Canada$242 million · 1.1%
  19. Sweden$228 million · 1.1%
  20. Hungary$221 million · 1.1%

Top importers

  1. India$3.1 billion · 14.6%
  2. United States$1.2 billion · 5.9%
  3. Germany$1.2 billion · 5.6%
  4. Vietnam$1 billion · 4.8%
  5. China$995 million · 4.7%
  6. Italy$886 million · 4.2%
  7. Turkey$806 million · 3.8%
  8. Mexico$733 million · 3.5%
  9. Brazil$707 million · 3.4%
  10. Canada$678 million · 3.2%
  11. Poland$533 million · 2.5%
  12. United Kingdom$490 million · 2.3%
  13. Belgium$488 million · 2.3%
    re-exports
  14. France$481 million · 2.3%
  15. South Korea$404 million · 1.9%
  16. Japan$307 million · 1.5%
  17. Netherlands$279 million · 1.3%
    re-exports
  18. Malaysia$255 million · 1.2%
  19. Spain$245 million · 1.2%
  20. Egypt$238 million · 1.1%

Trend

Who sells it

The United States has been the top exporter since 2007

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

  • United States 3.9
  • China 3.4
  • Germany 1.7
  • France 1.5
  • Japan 1.5

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
United States1.23.9
China0.093.4
Germany1.11.7
France0.91.5
Japan0.741.5

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne stayed close to $1,242 since 1995

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

  • 2024: $1,242

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$1,227
1996$999
1997$1,017
1998$908
1999$852
2000$986
2001$836
2002$861
2003$947
2004$1,156
2005$1,197
2006$1,274
2007$1,376
2008$1,518
2009$1,160
2010$1,331
2011$1,537
2012$1,426
2013$1,437
2014$1,444
2015$1,253
2016$1,214
2017$1,265
2018$1,331
2019$1,223
2020$1,192
2021$1,802
2022$1,906
2023$1,413
2024$1,242

What it includes

  • 3904 · PVC and other vinyl polymers

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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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