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Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials

$57.8B traded in 2024 in 10,575 flows, sold by 220 nations and bought by 226: 0.3% of all goods trade, ranked 55 of 96.
Traded
$57.8B2024
Share of all trade
0.3%rank 55 of 96
Exporters
220nations
Importers
226nations

World trade by year, 1995 to 2024

In current US dollars, not adjusted for prices.

Largest exporters

In 2024, with each one's share of trade in the category.

NationValueShareSince 2000
China$11.3B
20%
Germany$4.99B
8.6%
United States$4.24B
7.3%
Italy$3.21B
5.6%
Spain$2.25B
3.9%
Japan$2.18B
3.8%
Turkey$2.13B
3.7%
India$2.12B
3.7%
Poland$1.66B
2.9%
Mexico$1.49B
2.6%
France$1.42B
2.5%
Canada$1.37B
2.4%
Brazil$1.26B
2.2%
South Korea$1.08B
1.9%
Belgium$1.06B
1.8%
United Kingdom$1.05B
1.8%
Netherlands$1.04B
1.8%
Malaysia$1.03B
1.8%
Austria$937M
1.6%
Thailand$906M
1.6%

Largest importers

In 2024, with each one's share of trade in the category.

NationValueShareSince 2000
United States$9.89B
17%
Germany$3.45B
6.0%
France$2.42B
4.2%
United Kingdom$2.41B
4.2%
South Korea$2.15B
3.7%
Canada$1.83B
3.2%
China$1.79B
3.1%
Netherlands$1.50B
2.6%
Italy$1.49B
2.6%
Japan$1.21B
2.1%
Vietnam$1.14B
2.0%
Poland$1.06B
1.8%
India$1.05B
1.8%
Singapore$1.02B
1.8%
Switzerland$1.00B
1.7%
Mexico$951M
1.6%
Spain$943M
1.6%
Austria$870M
1.5%
Saudi Arabia$869M
1.5%
United Arab Emirates$855M
1.5%

Largest flows

From one nation to another in 2024.

Largest products

The six-digit codes of the Harmonized System within the chapter, by world trade in 2024.

CodeProductValueShareSince 2000
681599Stone articles and articles of other mineral substances: n.e.s. or included in heading no. 6815$6.40B11%
681099Cement, concrete or artificial stone: articles (other than prefabricated structural components for building or civil engineering), whether or not reinforced, n.e.s. in heading no. 6810$5.00B8.7%
680293Granite: articles thereof, (other than simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface)$3.69B6.4%
680610Slag wool, rock wool and similar mineral wools (including intermixtures thereof), in bulk, sheets or rolls$3.22B5.6%
680291Marble, travertine and alabaster: articles thereof, (other than simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface)$2.99B5.2%
680422Millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like: of other agglomerated abrasives or of ceramics$2.95B5.1%
681091Cement, concrete or artificial stone: prefabricated structural components for building or civil engineering, whether or not reinforced$2.83B4.9%
680530Abrasive powder or grain: natural or artificial, on a base of materials n.e.s. in heading no. 6805, whether or not cut to shape or sewn or otherwise made up$2.27B3.9%
680421Millstones, grindstones, grinding wheels and the like: of agglomerated synthetic or natural diamond$2.18B3.8%
681510Stone articles and other mineral substances, non-electrical articles of graphite or other carbon$2.09B3.6%

Shares are of all trade in this category. The line is each figure’s history from 2000, drawn to its own peak: it shows the shape of the years, and the value shows the size.

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