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Silicates: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in silicates totaled $864 million (1.6 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (20%), Poland (9%) and the United States (9%); the top importers were the United States (8%), Germany (7%) and South Korea (5%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 18%.

Summary

World trade
$864million
Tonnes
1.6million tonnes
Price per tonne
$525
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$172 million · 19.9%
  2. Poland$76 million · 8.8%
  3. United States$75 million · 8.7%
  4. Netherlands$66 million · 7.6%
    re-exports
  5. Germany$57 million · 6.6%
  6. Egypt$40 million · 4.6%
  7. Belgium$34 million · 3.9%
    re-exports
  8. Spain$30 million · 3.5%
  9. Malaysia$28 million · 3.2%
  10. Brazil$25 million · 2.9%
  11. Japan$23 million · 2.7%
  12. India$23 million · 2.7%
  13. Taiwan$19 million · 2.2%
  14. Switzerland$15 million · 1.8%
  15. Canada$14 million · 1.7%
  16. Thailand$14 million · 1.6%
  17. Italy$13 million · 1.5%
  18. France$12 million · 1.4%
  19. Indonesia$9 million · 1.1%
  20. Mexico$9 million · 1%

Top importers

  1. United States$68 million · 7.8%
  2. Germany$63 million · 7.3%
  3. South Korea$46 million · 5.4%
  4. Netherlands$43 million · 5%
    re-exports
  5. Japan$34 million · 3.9%
  6. Canada$32 million · 3.7%
  7. France$30 million · 3.5%
  8. China$21 million · 2.4%
  9. Indonesia$21 million · 2.4%
  10. Italy$20 million · 2.3%
  11. Finland$20 million · 2.3%
  12. South Africa$19 million · 2.2%
  13. Belgium$17 million · 2%
    re-exports
  14. Turkey$17 million · 2%
  15. Thailand$16 million · 1.8%
  16. Mexico$16 million · 1.8%
  17. Taiwan$15 million · 1.8%
  18. Guatemala$14 million · 1.6%
  19. Czechia$13 million · 1.5%
  20. Sweden$13 million · 1.5%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2005

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

  • China 172
  • Poland 75.7
  • United States 75.1
  • Netherlands 66
  • Germany 57.4

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China8.8172
Poland9.175.7
United States45.975.1
Netherlands73.466
Germany42.457.4

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 66% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $525

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$316
1996$297
1997$339
1998$376
1999$329
2000$334
2001$320
2002$290
2003$293
2004$370
2005$404
2006$390
2007$421
2008$480
2009$488
2010$453
2011$551
2012$525
2013$409
2014$492
2015$383
2016$419
2017$445
2018$438
2019$449
2020$445
2021$488
2022$525
2023$533
2024$525

What it includes

  • 2839 · Silicates

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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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