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Synthetic dyes: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in synthetic dyes totaled $13 billion (1.8 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (21%), India (20%) and Germany (8%); the top importers were China (7%), South Korea (6%) and Germany (6%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 12%.

Summary

World trade
$13billion
Tonnes
1.8million tonnes
Price per tonne
$7,345
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$2.7 billion · 20.7%
  2. India$2.6 billion · 19.8%
  3. Germany$1.1 billion · 8.1%
  4. United States$1 billion · 7.8%
  5. South Korea$659 million · 5.1%
  6. Japan$646 million · 5%
  7. France$471 million · 3.6%
  8. Switzerland$394 million · 3%
  9. Netherlands$390 million · 3%
    re-exports
  10. Taiwan$320 million · 2.5%
  11. Spain$284 million · 2.2%
  12. Belgium$267 million · 2.1%
    re-exports
  13. Italy$247 million · 1.9%
  14. Singapore$220 million · 1.7%
    re-exports
  15. Indonesia$202 million · 1.6%
  16. Thailand$182 million · 1.4%
  17. United Kingdom$169 million · 1.3%
  18. Turkey$163 million · 1.3%
  19. Mexico$138 million · 1.1%
  20. Poland$81 million · 0.62%

Top importers

  1. China$940 million · 7.2%
  2. South Korea$787 million · 6.1%
  3. Germany$779 million · 6%
  4. United States$762 million · 5.9%
  5. Turkey$549 million · 4.2%
  6. Netherlands$515 million · 4%
    re-exports
  7. Bangladesh$477 million · 3.7%
  8. Vietnam$455 million · 3.5%
  9. Indonesia$453 million · 3.5%
  10. Italy$436 million · 3.4%
  11. Japan$402 million · 3.1%
  12. France$363 million · 2.8%
  13. Brazil$362 million · 2.8%
  14. Mexico$351 million · 2.7%
  15. Belgium$309 million · 2.4%
    re-exports
  16. India$298 million · 2.3%
  17. Pakistan$295 million · 2.3%
  18. Spain$269 million · 2.1%
  19. Taiwan$264 million · 2%
  20. Thailand$263 million · 2%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2008

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

  • China 2.7
  • India 2.6
  • Germany 1.1
  • United States 1
  • South Korea 0.66

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.452.7
India0.372.6
Germany2.71.1
United States0.691
South Korea0.220.66

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 29% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $7,345

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$10,408
1996$9,022
1997$8,162
1998$7,750
1999$6,953
2000$6,491
2001$6,016
2002$6,016
2003$6,455
2004$5,989
2005$6,108
2006$6,070
2007$6,359
2008$6,950
2009$6,473
2010$6,715
2011$7,480
2012$7,190
2013$7,287
2014$7,907
2015$7,287
2016$7,357
2017$7,161
2018$7,524
2019$7,869
2020$7,562
2021$7,848
2022$8,284
2023$7,649
2024$7,345

What it includes

  • 3204 · Synthetic dyes

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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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