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Starches: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in starches totaled $6.7 billion (10.7 million tonnes). The top exporters were Thailand (25%), Vietnam (12%) and Germany (7%); the top importers were China (29%), the United States (7%) and Indonesia (5%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 30%.

Summary

World trade
$6.7billion
Tonnes
10.7million tonnes
Price per tonne
$629
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Thailand$1.7 billion · 24.7%
  2. Vietnam$835 million · 12.4%
  3. Germany$481 million · 7.2%
  4. Netherlands$413 million · 6.1%
    re-exports
  5. Denmark$348 million · 5.2%
  6. Belgium$341 million · 5.1%
    re-exports
  7. India$298 million · 4.4%
  8. France$208 million · 3.1%
  9. Laos$198 million · 3%
  10. United States$172 million · 2.6%
  11. Austria$148 million · 2.2%
  12. Turkey$134 million · 2%
  13. Poland$131 million · 2%
  14. China$90 million · 1.3%
  15. Spain$80 million · 1.2%
  16. Chile$78 million · 1.2%
  17. Romania$78 million · 1.2%
  18. Brazil$66 million · 0.98%
  19. Australia$65 million · 0.97%
  20. Canada$58 million · 0.86%

Top importers

  1. China$1.9 billion · 28.7%
  2. United States$490 million · 7.3%
  3. Indonesia$344 million · 5.1%
  4. Germany$315 million · 4.7%
  5. Malaysia$261 million · 3.9%
  6. Taiwan$258 million · 3.8%
  7. France$206 million · 3.1%
  8. United Kingdom$191 million · 2.8%
  9. Netherlands$182 million · 2.7%
    re-exports
  10. South Korea$168 million · 2.5%
  11. Mexico$155 million · 2.3%
  12. Italy$153 million · 2.3%
  13. Poland$122 million · 1.8%
  14. Japan$122 million · 1.8%
  15. Philippines$121 million · 1.8%
  16. Spain$101 million · 1.5%
  17. Canada$91 million · 1.4%
  18. Thailand$87 million · 1.3%
  19. Belgium$81 million · 1.2%
    re-exports
  20. Vietnam$64 million · 0.95%

Trend

Who sells it

Thailand has been the top exporter since 2004

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

  • Thailand 1.7
  • Vietnam 0.84
  • Germany 0.48
  • Netherlands 0.41
  • Denmark 0.35

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Thailand0.21.7
Vietnam< 0.010.84
Germany0.180.48
Netherlands0.270.41
Denmark0.040.35

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 36% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $629

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$461
1996$471
1997$442
1998$406
1999$355
2000$287
2001$306
2002$315
2003$321
2004$350
2005$361
2006$366
2007$467
2008$613
2009$492
2010$543
2011$678
2012$616
2013$562
2014$600
2015$512
2016$504
2017$483
2018$574
2019$574
2020$548
2021$559
2022$649
2023$732
2024$629

What it includes

  • 1108 · Starches

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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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