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Sulfides: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in sulfides totaled $762 million (592 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (32%), the Philippines (16%) and Austria (10%); the top importers were Japan (19%), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (7%) and the United States (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 49%.

Summary

World trade
$762million
Tonnes
592thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$1,288
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$241 million · 31.6%
  2. Philippines$120 million · 15.7%
  3. Austria$77 million · 10.1%
  4. United States$71 million · 9.3%
  5. Germany$43 million · 5.6%
  6. Bosnia and Herzegovina$35 million · 4.6%
  7. Italy$29 million · 3.8%
  8. Iran$16 million · 2.1%
  9. Zambia$16 million · 2%
  10. India$15 million · 2%
  11. Mexico$14 million · 1.9%
  12. Japan$13 million · 1.7%
  13. Argentina$13 million · 1.7%
  14. France$9 million · 1.2%
  15. Namibia$5 million · 0.69%
  16. Spain$5 million · 0.59%
  17. South Korea$4 million · 0.57%
  18. United Kingdom$4 million · 0.57%
  19. Panama$3 million · 0.42%
  20. Netherlands$2 million · 0.32%
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Top importers

  1. Japan$143 million · 18.8%
  2. Democratic Republic of the Congo$54 million · 7.1%
  3. United States$43 million · 5.6%
  4. Peru$39 million · 5.2%
  5. Chile$39 million · 5.1%
  6. South Korea$38 million · 5%
  7. Germany$37 million · 4.9%
  8. Italy$29 million · 3.8%
  9. China$27 million · 3.5%
  10. Russia$25 million · 3.3%
  11. Zambia$21 million · 2.8%
  12. Brazil$19 million · 2.5%
  13. Armenia$17 million · 2.2%
  14. Mexico$13 million · 1.7%
  15. Turkey$12 million · 1.5%
  16. Kazakhstan$10 million · 1.3%
  17. Madagascar$10 million · 1.3%
  18. Thailand$9 million · 1.2%
  19. Spain$9 million · 1.2%
  20. Finland$8 million · 1%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2018

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

  • China 241
  • Philippines 120
  • Austria 77
  • United States 70.5
  • Germany 42.6

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China27.5241
Philippines0120
Austria5.577
United States1370.5
Germany26.442.6

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 43% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $1,288

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$901
1996$913
1997$764
1998$602
1999$442
2000$627
2001$586
2002$421
2003$527
2004$692
2005$756
2006$898
2007$1,265
2008$1,189
2009$1,158
2010$1,295
2011$1,707
2012$1,290
2013$1,458
2014$1,444
2015$1,010
2016$1,143
2017$1,239
2018$1,165
2019$993
2020$923
2021$1,052
2022$1,402
2023$1,354
2024$1,288

What it includes

  • 2830 · Sulfides

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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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