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Sublimed and precipitated sulfur: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in sublimed and precipitated sulfur totaled $578 million (4.8 million tonnes). Saudi Arabia accounted for 73% of exports, followed by Canada (13%) and India (3%); the top importers were China (28%), Indonesia (19%) and Jordan (12%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 124%.

Summary

World trade
$578million
Tonnes
4.8million tonnes
Price per tonne
$119
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Saudi Arabia$419 million · 72.5%
  2. Canada$75 million · 12.9%
  3. India$19 million · 3.3%
  4. Japan$13 million · 2.2%
  5. South Korea$9 million · 1.6%
  6. United Arab Emirates$7 million · 1.2%
  7. Liberia$4 million · 0.68%
  8. Spain$4 million · 0.67%
  9. Poland$3 million · 0.53%
  10. Thailand$3 million · 0.51%
  11. Slovakia$3 million · 0.43%
  12. Zambia$2 million · 0.42%
  13. Germany$2 million · 0.41%
  14. United States$2 million · 0.37%
  15. China$2 million · 0.28%
  16. Turkey$1 million · 0.25%
  17. Austria$1 million · 0.21%
  18. South Africa$1 million · 0.19%
  19. Taiwan$1 million · 0.18%
  20. Malaysia$948 thousand · 0.16%

Top importers

  1. China$161 million · 27.9%
  2. Indonesia$111 million · 19.1%
  3. Jordan$70 million · 12.1%
  4. Morocco$65 million · 11.2%
  5. Brazil$46 million · 7.9%
  6. United States$22 million · 3.9%
  7. Egypt$17 million · 2.9%
  8. Australia$14 million · 2.3%
  9. Taiwan$12 million · 2.2%
  10. Chile$10 million · 1.7%
  11. India$4 million · 0.71%
  12. Netherlands$4 million · 0.67%
    re-exports
  13. Czechia$3 million · 0.54%
  14. Thailand$3 million · 0.49%
  15. Laos$3 million · 0.48%
  16. Democratic Republic of the Congo$3 million · 0.47%
  17. Germany$3 million · 0.46%
  18. Lebanon$3 million · 0.44%
  19. France$2 million · 0.4%
  20. Italy$2 million · 0.36%

Trend

Who sells it

Saudi Arabia has been the top exporter since 2022

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

  • Saudi Arabia 419
  • Canada 74.8
  • India 19.2
  • Japan 13
  • South Korea 9.5

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Saudi Arabia102419
Canada3.774.8
India0.4819.2
Japan6.713
South Korea0.899.5

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 11% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $119

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$134
1996$115
1997$101
1998$97
1999$85
2000$63
2001$82
2002$62
2003$63
2004$99
2005$99
2006$85
2007$120
2008$589
2009$141
2010$179
2011$224
2012$208
2013$156
2014$194
2015$171
2016$128
2017$114
2018$172
2019$123
2020$84
2021$207
2022$192
2023$507
2024$119

What it includes

  • 2802 · Sublimed and precipitated sulfur

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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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