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Worked slate: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in worked slate totaled $667 million (778 thousand tonnes). Spain accounted for 61% of exports, followed by China (14%) and Brazil (6%); the top importers were France (35%), the United Kingdom (24%) and the United States (8%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 16%.

Summary

World trade
$667million
Tonnes
778thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$857
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Spain$405 million · 60.8%
  2. China$92 million · 13.8%
  3. Brazil$40 million · 6%
  4. India$27 million · 4.1%
  5. Germany$21 million · 3.2%
  6. Canada$17 million · 2.6%
  7. Saudi Arabia$12 million · 1.8%
  8. United Kingdom$7 million · 1%
  9. Portugal$7 million · 0.98%
  10. France$5 million · 0.68%
  11. Ireland$4 million · 0.61%
  12. Greece$4 million · 0.6%
  13. Italy$4 million · 0.59%
  14. United States$4 million · 0.55%
  15. Norway$3 million · 0.51%
  16. Belgium$3 million · 0.41%
    re-exports
  17. Argentina$1 million · 0.17%
  18. Netherlands$1 million · 0.17%
    re-exports
  19. Vietnam$1 million · 0.15%
  20. Luxembourg$895 thousand · 0.13%

Top importers

  1. France$231 million · 34.6%
  2. United Kingdom$160 million · 23.9%
  3. United States$52 million · 7.8%
  4. Germany$39 million · 5.9%
  5. Belgium$23 million · 3.5%
    re-exports
  6. Ireland$13 million · 2%
  7. Australia$13 million · 1.9%
  8. Kuwait$12 million · 1.8%
  9. Vietnam$10 million · 1.5%
  10. Spain$10 million · 1.5%
  11. Denmark$8 million · 1.1%
  12. Netherlands$6 million · 0.84%
    re-exports
  13. Luxembourg$5 million · 0.8%
  14. Italy$5 million · 0.68%
  15. Switzerland$4 million · 0.64%
  16. United Arab Emirates$4 million · 0.57%
  17. Poland$4 million · 0.57%
  18. Russia$4 million · 0.54%
  19. Canada$4 million · 0.53%
  20. Thailand$3 million · 0.49%

Trend

Who sells it

Spain was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • Spain 405
  • China 91.9
  • Brazil 40
  • India 27.1
  • Germany 21.2

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Spain258405
China10.591.9
Brazil10.140
India10.827.1
Germany8.521.2

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 48% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $857

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$577
1996$593
1997$543
1998$519
1999$501
2000$477
2001$470
2002$461
2003$541
2004$563
2005$564
2006$571
2007$614
2008$627
2009$641
2010$611
2011$665
2012$639
2013$654
2014$626
2015$559
2016$565
2017$561
2018$594
2019$594
2020$618
2021$673
2022$774
2023$783
2024$857

What it includes

  • 6803 · Worked slate

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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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