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

25 (Harmonized System 1992 for 2-digit)

2022
World Trade $76BRnk 48 / 96
2022
Top Exporter | Top Importer $9.32B | $14.7BAustralia | China
2022
Product Complexity -1.32Rnk 91 / 96
2021 - 2022
Export Growth (CAGR) 23.9%Rnk 7 / 96
2022
Share of World Trade 0.32%Rnk 48 / 96

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster. In 2022, Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster were the world's 48th most traded product, with a total trade of $76B. Between 2021 and 2022 the exports of Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster grew by 23.9%, from $61.4B to $76B. Trade in Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster represent 0.32% of total world trade.

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

Exports In 2022 the top exporters of Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster  were Australia ($9.32B), China ($4.76B), Turkey ($4.12B), United States ($3.51B), and United Arab Emirates ($3.5B).

Imports In 2022 the top importers of Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster were China ($14.7B), United States ($5.8B), India ($4.81B), Netherlands ($2.17B), and Germany ($2.13B).

Ranking Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster ranks 91st 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 (2022)Australia$9.32B
Top Destination (2022)China$14.7B

In 2022 Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster were the world's 48th most traded product (out of 96).

In 2022, the top exporters of Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster were Australia ($9.32B), China ($4.76B), Turkey ($4.12B), United States ($3.51B), and United Arab Emirates ($3.5B).

In 2022, the top importers of Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster were China ($14.7B), United States ($5.8B), India ($4.81B), Netherlands ($2.17B), and Germany ($2.13B).

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Exporters of Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster (2022)
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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2021 -  2022)Australia$7.21B
Top Destination Growth (2021 -  2022)China$7.21B

Between 2021 and 2022, the exports of Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster grew the fastest in Australia ($7.21B), Jordan ($700M), China ($672M), Qatar ($596M), and United Arab Emirates ($506M).

Between 2021 and 2022, the fastest growing importers of Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster were China ($7.21B), India ($1.17B), United States ($1.14B), Democratic Republic of the Congo ($752M), and Morocco ($657M).

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Exporters of Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster (2021 - 2022)

Importers of Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster (2021 - 2022)

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 2022, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 5.6. This means that most of the exports of Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster are explained by 48 countries.

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

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2022)Australia$8.55B
TOP NET IMPORTER (2022)China$9.95B

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 2022.

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster were Australia ($8.55B), Turkey ($3.38B), United Arab Emirates ($3.1B), Vietnam ($1.63B), and Jordan ($1.35B).

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster were China ($9.95B), United States ($2.29B), India ($2.14B), Democratic Republic of the Congo ($1.35B), and Bangladesh ($1.32B).

Net Trade (2022)

Disaggregation

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In 2022, the world most traded Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, &..., disaggragated by their HS6 level were Cement ($15.1B), Other Mineral ($10.8B), Sulphur ($10.1B), Calcium Phosphates ($6.02B), and Salt ($4.44B)

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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

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

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)

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