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Salt: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in salt totaled $4.9 billion (71.3 million tonnes). The top exporters were India (13%), Australia (12%) and Germany (8%); the top importers were the United States (11%), China (11%) and Japan (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 21%.

Summary

World trade
$4.9billion
Tonnes
71.3million tonnes
Price per tonne
$66
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. India$642 million · 13.2%
  2. Australia$592 million · 12.2%
  3. Germany$376 million · 7.7%
  4. Netherlands$375 million · 7.7%
    re-exports
  5. Mexico$249 million · 5.1%
  6. United States$232 million · 4.8%
  7. Chile$216 million · 4.4%
  8. Spain$204 million · 4.2%
  9. Egypt$170 million · 3.5%
  10. China$168 million · 3.4%
  11. Canada$118 million · 2.4%
  12. Austria$113 million · 2.3%
  13. United Kingdom$94 million · 1.9%
  14. Pakistan$92 million · 1.9%
  15. France$86 million · 1.8%
  16. Belgium$84 million · 1.7%
    re-exports
  17. Tunisia$84 million · 1.7%
  18. Turkey$77 million · 1.6%
  19. Ireland$67 million · 1.4%
  20. Denmark$65 million · 1.3%

Top importers

  1. United States$560 million · 11.5%
  2. China$532 million · 10.9%
  3. Japan$345 million · 7.1%
  4. South Korea$246 million · 5%
  5. Germany$214 million · 4.4%
  6. Canada$174 million · 3.6%
  7. Belgium$165 million · 3.4%
    re-exports
  8. Taiwan$158 million · 3.3%
  9. France$124 million · 2.5%
  10. Norway$117 million · 2.4%
  11. Indonesia$114 million · 2.4%
  12. Brazil$92 million · 1.9%
  13. Ukraine$91 million · 1.9%
  14. United Kingdom$84 million · 1.7%
  15. Italy$79 million · 1.6%
  16. Netherlands$78 million · 1.6%
    re-exports
  17. Sweden$78 million · 1.6%
  18. Poland$74 million · 1.5%
  19. Denmark$74 million · 1.5%
  20. Czechia$71 million · 1.5%

Trend

Who sells it

India has been the top exporter since 2024

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

  • India 642
  • Australia 592
  • Germany 376
  • Netherlands 375
  • Mexico 249

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
India12.4642
Australia177592
Germany133376
Netherlands153375
Mexico148249

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 85% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $66

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$36
1996$34
1997$34
1998$33
1999$27
2000$34
2001$39
2002$40
2003$38
2004$41
2005$45
2006$44
2007$51
2008$57
2009$54
2010$60
2011$62
2012$63
2013$60
2014$71
2015$50
2016$58
2017$52
2018$52
2019$54
2020$51
2021$58
2022$65
2023$71
2024$66

What it includes

  • 2501 · Salt

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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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