Dolomite, whether or not calcined or sintered; including dolomite roughly trimmed, or merely cut by sawing or otherwise into blocks or slabs of rectangular (including square) shape; dolomite ramming mix

2518 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Dolomite. In 2022, Dolomite were the world's 1013th most traded product, with a total trade of $650M. Between 2021 and 2022 the exports of Dolomite grew by 8.84%, from $597M to $650M. Trade in Dolomite represent 0.0027% of total world trade.

Dolomite are a part of Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster. They include Dolomite not calcined, Calcined dolomite, and Agglomerated dolomite.

Exports In 2022 the top exporters of Dolomite  were Belgium ($87.5M), Greece ($47.1M), Bhutan ($46.6M), China ($42.3M), and Vietnam ($36M).

Imports In 2022 the top importers of Dolomite were India ($74M), Netherlands ($67.3M), China ($59.2M), Japan ($58.7M), and United States ($53.1M).

Ranking Dolomite ranks 761st in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

Description Dolomite is used in the production of Portland cement, and as a filler in paper. It is also used as a soil conditioner, to make concrete, and as a filler in paint.

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* Trade values are converted to USD using each month's exchange rate. For December 2023 data, the exchange rate from December 30, 2023 is used.

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Historical Data

Exporters and Importers

Top Origin (2022)Belgium$87.5M
Top Destination (2022)India$74M

In 2022 Dolomite were the world's 1013th most traded product (out of 1,218).

In 2022, the top exporters of Dolomite were Belgium ($87.5M), Greece ($47.1M), Bhutan ($46.6M), China ($42.3M), and Vietnam ($36M).

In 2022, the top importers of Dolomite were India ($74M), Netherlands ($67.3M), China ($59.2M), Japan ($58.7M), and United States ($53.1M).

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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2021 -  2022)Greece$46.5M
Top Destination Growth (2021 -  2022)China$39.4M

Between 2021 and 2022, the exports of Dolomite grew the fastest in Greece ($46.5M), Oman ($15.7M), Australia ($12.3M), Thailand ($12.2M), and Bhutan ($10.4M).

Between 2021 and 2022, the fastest growing importers of Dolomite were China ($39.4M), United States ($26.3M), India ($22.4M), Malaysia ($12.2M), and United Kingdom ($5.26M).

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Exporters of Dolomite (2021 - 2022)

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Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Dolomite.

In 2022, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 4.68. This means that most of the exports of Dolomite are explained by 25 countries.

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Value of Exports in Dolomite

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2022)Belgium$79.4M
TOP NET IMPORTER (2022)India$68.8M

This map shows which countries export or import more of Dolomite. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Dolomite during 2022.

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Dolomite were Belgium ($79.4M), Greece ($47M), Bhutan ($46.5M), Thailand ($34.2M), and Vietnam ($30.1M).

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Dolomite were India ($68.8M), Japan ($58.4M), Netherlands ($56M), United States ($38.1M), and Chinese Taipei ($28.3M).

Net Trade (2022)

Disaggregation

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In 2022, the world most traded Dolomite, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Dolomite not calcined ($419M), Calcined dolomite ($230M), and Agglomerated dolomite ($322k)

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Country Comparison

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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Dolomite.
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Top 10 Exporters Countries of Dolomite by percentage of total exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALGermany+ $1.42M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALGermany+ $251k

Dolomite’s highest export potential is Germany. With an export gap of $1.42M.  Dolomite’s highest import potential is Germany with an import gap of $251k.

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Product Complexity

Diversification Frontier

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The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk and the strategic value of a product's potential export opportunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth potential, lower income inequality, and lower emissions.

Relatedness vs Country Complexity (2022)

Country by Relatedness

The following visualization shows the relatedness of Dolomite to countries. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

Relative Relatedness by Country (2022)

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