Overall exports for both organic and inorganic chemicals totaled US$559.2 billion during 2014, up 13.8% since 2010. The following countries account for 99.9% of the value of all chemical shipments for 2014.
African Exporters
Africa exported $7.4 billion worth of chemicals representing 1.3% of global shipments led by the following items:
1. Phosphoric/polyphosphoric acid: $1.9 billion
2. Anhydrous ammonia: $637.7 million
3. Natural uranium compounds: $295.6 million
4. Carbon: $232.5 million
5. Sulphuric acid, oleum: $227.6 million
6. Ammonia (aqueous solution): $137.3 million
7. Miscellaneous silicon: $137.1 million
8. Disodium carbonate: $110.8 million
9. Sodium triphosphate: $109.1 million
10. Calcium phosphates: $99.3 million
Asian Exporters
Asia exported $189.4 billion worth of chemicals representing 33.9% of global shipments led by the following items:
1. Silicon: $2.6 billion
2. Natural uranium compounds: $2.2 billion
3. Miscellaneous silicon: $2.2 billion
4. Anhydrous ammonia: $1.9 billion
5. Carbon: $1.7 billion
6. Aluminum oxide: $1.3 billion
7. Silicon dioxide: $1.1 billion
8. Oxymetallic acids, salts: $940.7 million
9. Phosphoric acid: $930.6 million
10. Sodium hydroxide: $918.1 million
European Exporters
Europe exported $210 billion worth of chemicals representing 37.5% of global shipments led by the following items:
1. Precious metal compounds: $2.7 billion
2. Uranium U235/plutonium: $2.4 billion
3. Aluminum oxide: $1.9 billion
4. Carbon: $1.7 billion
5. Silicon: $1.6 billion
6. Silicon dioxide: $1.1 billion
7. Anhydrous ammonia: $928.7 million
8. Sodium hydroxide: $682.9 million
9. Disodium carbonate: $673 million
10. Aluminium hydroxide: $633 million
Latin American and Caribbean Exporters
Latin America exported $16.6 billion worth of chemicals representing 3% of global shipments
led by the following items:
1. Aluminum oxide: $3.4 billion
2. Anhydrous ammonia: $2.5 billion
3. Iodine: $700.5 million
4. Miscellaneous silicon: $340.9 million
5. Potassium nitrate: $327.9 million
6. Lithium carbonates: $280.9 million
7. Carbon: $220.8 million
8. Zinc oxide/peroxide: $212.2 million
9. Hydrofluoric acid: $185.6 million
10. Molybdenum oxides/hydroxides: $142.5 million
Middle Eastern Exporters
The Middle East exported $31.9 billion worth of chemicals representing 5.7% of global shipments led by the following items:
1. Anhydrous ammonia: $1.3 billion
2. Phosphoric acid: $372.3 million
3. Distilled/conductivity water: $305.6 million
4. Carbon: $234.9 million
5. Fluorine, bromine: $156.8 million
6. Sodium hydroxide: $144 million
7. Metal bromides, oxides: $131.1 million
8. Calcium carbonate: $114.4 million
9. Potassium nitrate: $113.5 million
10. Carbon dioxide: $85.4 million
North American Exporters
North America exported $67.4 billion worth of chemicals representing 12.1% of global shipments led by the following items:
1. Silicon: $1.7 billion
2. Natural uranium compounds: $1.5 billion
3. Disodium carbonate: $1.3 billion
4. Aluminum oxide: $914.5 million
5. Sodium hydroxide: $830.4 million
6. Anhydrous ammonia: $690.3 million
7. Carbon: $650.5 million
8. Radioactive elements: $573.2 million
9. Phosphoric acid: $493.4 million
10. Precious metal compounds: $478.2 million
Oceanian Exporters
Oceania exported $6.3 billion worth of chemicals representing 1.1% of global shipments led by the following items:
1. Aluminum oxide: $5.1 billion
2. Anhydrous ammonia: $265.4 million
3. Aluminium hydroxide: $169.3 million
4. Nickel oxides/hydroxides: $130.4 million
5. Miscellaneous silicon: $124.1 million
6. Copper oxides/hydroxides: $51.3 million
7. Metal carbonates/percarbonates: $20.3 million
8. Radioactive elements, isotopes: $18.6 million
9. Inorganic oxygen compounds: $10.3 million
10. Calcium phosphates: $7.5 million
Below are the most valuable chemicals exported during 2014, listed in descending order by dollar value. Also shown is the increase in value for each chemical since 2010.
Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis
Top Exported Chemicals Countries
Most Valuable Chemical Exports 2014
