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Writing and printing paper: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in writing and printing paper totaled $12.7 billion (11.7 million tonnes). The top exporters were Indonesia (16%), Portugal (9%) and China (8%); the top importers were the United States (9%), Germany (7%) and the United Kingdom (5%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 12%.

Summary

World trade
$12.7billion
Tonnes
11.7million tonnes
Price per tonne
$1,082
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Indonesia$2 billion · 15.9%
  2. Portugal$1.2 billion · 9.3%
  3. China$1.1 billion · 8.4%
  4. Germany$871 million · 6.9%
  5. Brazil$826 million · 6.5%
  6. Canada$544 million · 4.3%
  7. Sweden$498 million · 3.9%
  8. Slovakia$467 million · 3.7%
  9. Austria$462 million · 3.6%
  10. Thailand$435 million · 3.4%
  11. France$407 million · 3.2%
  12. Poland$387 million · 3.1%
  13. Finland$366 million · 2.9%
  14. United States$358 million · 2.8%
  15. Italy$320 million · 2.5%
  16. India$286 million · 2.3%
  17. Spain$254 million · 2%
  18. Netherlands$236 million · 1.9%
    re-exports
  19. Japan$212 million · 1.7%
  20. United Arab Emirates$206 million · 1.6%

Top importers

  1. United States$1.1 billion · 9%
  2. Germany$907 million · 7.1%
  3. United Kingdom$696 million · 5.5%
  4. France$606 million · 4.8%
  5. Turkey$472 million · 3.7%
  6. Italy$411 million · 3.2%
  7. Japan$402 million · 3.2%
  8. Mexico$301 million · 2.4%
  9. United Arab Emirates$299 million · 2.4%
  10. Egypt$277 million · 2.2%
  11. Vietnam$274 million · 2.2%
  12. Spain$269 million · 2.1%
  13. Malaysia$265 million · 2.1%
  14. Poland$252 million · 2%
  15. Netherlands$241 million · 1.9%
    re-exports
  16. Belgium$227 million · 1.8%
    re-exports
  17. Philippines$226 million · 1.8%
  18. India$224 million · 1.8%
  19. South Korea$207 million · 1.6%
  20. Switzerland$192 million · 1.5%

Trend

Who sells it

Indonesia has been the top exporter since 2011

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

  • Indonesia 2
  • Portugal 1.2
  • China 1.1
  • Germany 0.87
  • Brazil 0.83

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Indonesia0.322
Portugal0.321.2
China0.141.1
Germany1.50.87
Brazil0.490.83

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne stayed close to $1,082 since 1995

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

  • 2024: $1,082

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$1,041
1996$945
1997$834
1998$837
1999$772
2000$781
2001$796
2002$684
2003$816
2004$837
2005$850
2006$890
2007$987
2008$1,071
2009$979
2010$975
2011$1,073
2012$1,010
2013$1,010
2014$1,005
2015$898
2016$892
2017$961
2018$993
2019$983
2020$904
2021$946
2022$1,233
2023$1,202
2024$1,082

What it includes

  • 4802 · Writing and printing paper

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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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