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Sulfuric acid: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in sulfuric acid totaled $2.6 billion (23.7 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (15%), Canada (9%) and Japan (8%); the top importers were Chile (19%), Morocco (17%) and the United States (16%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 41%.

Summary

World trade
$2.6billion
Tonnes
23.7million tonnes
Price per tonne
$109
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$377 million · 14.5%
  2. Canada$221 million · 8.5%
  3. Japan$211 million · 8.1%
  4. South Korea$209 million · 8.1%
  5. Peru$143 million · 5.5%
  6. Germany$139 million · 5.4%
  7. Mexico$133 million · 5.2%
  8. Bulgaria$132 million · 5.1%
  9. Spain$116 million · 4.5%
  10. Taiwan$99 million · 3.8%
  11. Belgium$97 million · 3.7%
    re-exports
  12. Russia$82 million · 3.2%
  13. Italy$81 million · 3.1%
  14. Zambia$58 million · 2.3%
  15. India$58 million · 2.3%
  16. Sweden$53 million · 2.1%
  17. Turkey$50 million · 1.9%
  18. Finland$46 million · 1.8%
  19. Poland$45 million · 1.7%
  20. United States$32 million · 1.3%

Top importers

  1. Chile$485 million · 18.7%
  2. Morocco$429 million · 16.5%
  3. United States$413 million · 15.9%
  4. India$132 million · 5.1%
  5. Kazakhstan$86 million · 3.3%
  6. Turkey$79 million · 3.1%
  7. Brazil$74 million · 2.8%
  8. Saudi Arabia$64 million · 2.5%
  9. Indonesia$64 million · 2.5%
  10. Democratic Republic of the Congo$58 million · 2.3%
  11. France$57 million · 2.2%
  12. United Kingdom$46 million · 1.8%
  13. Philippines$42 million · 1.6%
  14. Germany$39 million · 1.5%
  15. Thailand$39 million · 1.5%
  16. Netherlands$32 million · 1.2%
    re-exports
  17. Peru$30 million · 1.2%
  18. Belgium$29 million · 1.1%
    re-exports
  19. Malaysia$26 million · 0.98%
  20. Argentina$25 million · 0.96%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2024

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

  • China 377
  • Canada 221
  • Japan 211
  • South Korea 209
  • Peru 143

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China1.2377
Canada73.6221
Japan54.9211
South Korea2.3209
Peru4.2143

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 107% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $109

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$53
1996$45
1997$49
1998$45
1999$38
2000$41
2001$39
2002$33
2003$41
2004$52
2005$63
2006$57
2007$67
2008$148
2009$82
2010$77
2011$118
2012$101
2013$88
2014$81
2015$70
2016$50
2017$52
2018$82
2019$89
2020$62
2021$100
2022$178
2023$108
2024$109

What it includes

  • 2807 · Sulfuric acid

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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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