Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone | Imports and Exports | 2023

In 2023, the world imports of "Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape" exceeded $1.81 billion (according to external trade statistics of 131 countries). It was $2.12 billion in the previous year (according to merchandise trade statistics of 136 countries).

There are no trade data (2023) for such importers as Vietnam (0.879% of the world imports in 2022), Nepal (0.208%), Korea (0.164%), Albania (0.071%), Rwanda (0.025%), Angola (0.012%), Lesotho (0.01%), French Polynesia (0.002%), State of Palestine (0.002%), Trinidad and Tobago (0.002%)

Top importers of Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape in 2023

The world's largest importers of this commodity group in 2023:

• China - 49% of the world imports ($898 million)
• United Kingdom - 9.28% ($168 million)
• Italy - 8.75% ($158 million)
• Maldives - 3.59% ($65 million)
• Spain - 2.85% ($51 million)

«Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape» accounted for a substantial share of total imports of

• Maldives - 1.86% of Maldives's total imports in 2023 ($65 million of $3.48 billion)
• Montserrat - 0.331% ($157 thousand of $47 million)
• Gambia - 0.11% ($2.69 million of $2.44 billion)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina - 0.069% ($10.6 million of $15.3 billion)

According to statistics provided by the major importers, the largest flows of imports of «Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape» in 2023:

• Imports to China from Angola (2.56% of the world imports, $46 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to China from Brazil (7.22% of the world imports, $130 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to China from Cambodia (2.28% of the world imports, $41 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to China from India (27% of the world imports, $497 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to China from Norway (1.7% of the world imports, $30 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to China from Portugal (2.37% of the world imports, $42 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to Maldives from India (2.44% of the world imports, $44 million according to external trade statistics of Maldives)
• Imports to Other Asia, nes from China (1.96% of the world imports, $35 million according to external trade statistics of Other Asia, nes)
• Imports to United Kingdom from India (4.07% of the world imports, $73 million according to external trade statistics of United Kingdom)
• Imports to United Kingdom from Norway (3.84% of the world imports, $69 million according to external trade statistics of United Kingdom)

In 2023, the world exports of "Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape" exceeded $1.28 billion (according to external trade statistics of 103 countries). It was $1.47 billion in the previous year (according to merchandise trade statistics of 110 countries).

There are no trade data (2023) for such exporters as Angola (4.68% of the world exports in 2022), Suriname (0.132%), Cambodia (0.1%), Vietnam (0.099%), State of Palestine (0.093%), Lesotho (0.085%), Albania (0.043%), Korea (0.004%)

Top exporters of Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape in 2023

The world's largest exporters of this commodity group in 2023:

• India - 47% of the world exports ($616 million)
• Brazil - 10.4% ($134 million)
• Norway - 5.06% ($65 million)
• Spain - 4.81% ($62 million)
• South Africa - 4.03% ($51 million)

«Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape» accounted for a substantial share of total exports of

• Zimbabwe - 0.425% of Zimbabwe's total exports in 2023 ($30 million of $7.22 billion)
• Madagascar - 0.276% ($9.06 million of $3.28 billion)
• India - 0.142% ($616 million of $431 billion)
• Portugal - 0.059% ($49 million of $83 billion)
• Barbados - 0.053% ($255 thousand of $475 million)
• South Africa - 0.046% ($51 million of $110 billion)
• Jordan - 0.044% ($5.63 million of $12.5 billion)

According to statistics provided by the major exporters, the largest flows of exports of «Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone and other monumental or building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape» in 2023:

• Exports from Brazil to China: (8.01% of the world exports, $103 million according to external trade statistics of Brazil)
• Exports from Brazil to Italy: (1.41% of the world exports, $18.2 million according to external trade statistics of Brazil)
• Exports from India to Algeria: (1.53% of the world exports, $19.7 million according to external trade statistics of India)
• Exports from India to Bangladesh: (2.35% of the world exports, $30 million according to external trade statistics of India)
• Exports from India to China: (30% of the world exports, $387 million according to external trade statistics of India)
• Exports from India to Other Asia, nes: (1.49% of the world exports, $19.2 million according to external trade statistics of India)
• Exports from India to United Kingdom: (3.11% of the world exports, $40 million according to external trade statistics of India)
• Exports from India to USA: (1.96% of the world exports, $25 million according to external trade statistics of India)
• Exports from Norway to China: (2.23% of the world exports, $28 million according to external trade statistics of Norway)
• Exports from Spain to Portugal: (1.73% of the world exports, $22 million according to external trade statistics of Spain)