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Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement

25 (Harmonized System 1992 for 2-digit)

2023
World Trade $76.4BRnk 47 / 96
2023
Top Exporter | Top Importer $13.2B | $19.4BAustralia | China
2023
Product Complexity -1.53Rnk 92 / 96
2022 - 2023
Export Growth (CAGR) -6.73%Rnk 51 / 96
2023
Share of World Trade 0.34%Rnk 47 / 96

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster. In 2023, Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster were the world's 47th most traded product, with a total trade of $76.4B. Between 2022 and 2023 the exports of Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster decreased by -6.73%, from $81.9B to $76.4B. Trade in Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster represent 0.34% of total world trade.

Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster are a part of Mineral Products. They include Cement, Sulphur, Calcium Phosphates, Salt, Gravel and Crushed Stone, Other Mineral, Granite, Kaolin, Magnesium Carbonate, and Marble, Travertine and Alabaster, among others.

Exports In 2023 the top exporters of Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster  were Australia ($13.2B), China ($4.3B), Turkey ($3.77B), United States ($3.17B), and United Arab Emirates ($2.82B).

Imports In 2023 the top importers of Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster were China ($19.4B), United States ($5.97B), India ($4.35B), Germany ($2.08B), and Netherlands ($2.01B).

Ranking Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster ranks 92nd in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

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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 (2023)Australia$13.2B
Top Destination (2023)China$19.4B

In 2023 Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster were the world's 47th most traded product (out of 96).

In 2023, the top exporters of Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster were Australia ($13.2B), China ($4.3B), Turkey ($3.77B), United States ($3.17B), and United Arab Emirates ($2.82B).

In 2023, the top importers of Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster were China ($19.4B), United States ($5.97B), India ($4.35B), Germany ($2.08B), and Netherlands ($2.01B).

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Exporters of Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster (2023)
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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2022 -  2023)Australia$4.59B
Top Destination Growth (2022 -  2023)China$4.2B

Between 2022 and 2023, the exports of Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster grew the fastest in Australia ($4.59B), Zimbabwe ($624M), Egypt ($384M), Zambia ($280M), and Nigeria ($181M).

Between 2022 and 2023, the fastest growing importers of Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster were China ($4.2B), Zambia ($89M), Mali ($89M), Mozambique ($85M), and Jordan ($70.1M).

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Exporters of Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster (2022 - 2023)

Importers of Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster (2022 - 2023)

Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster.

In 2023, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 5.47. This means that most of the exports of Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster are explained by 44 countries.

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Value of Exports in Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2023)Australia$12.4B
TOP NET IMPORTER (2023)China$15.1B

This map shows which countries export or import more of Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster during 2023.

In 2023, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster were Australia ($12.4B), Turkey ($3.21B), United Arab Emirates ($2.41B), Vietnam ($1.61B), and Egypt ($1.59B).

In 2023, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster were China ($15.1B), United States ($2.8B), India ($1.61B), Bangladesh ($971M), and Chinese Taipei ($928M).

Net Trade (2023)

Disaggregation

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In 2023, the world most traded Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, &..., disaggragated by their HS6 level were Other Mineral ($16B), Cement ($15.6B), Sulphur ($5.05B), Calcium Phosphates ($4.98B), and Salt ($4.76B)

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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 Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster.
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Top 10 Exporters Countries of Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster by percentage of total exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALUnited States+ $13M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALVietnam+ $6.86M

Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster’s highest export potential is United States. With an export gap of $13M.  Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster’s highest import potential is Vietnam with an import gap of $6.86M.

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Product Complexity

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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 (2023)

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