Lactic acid, its salts & esters | Imports and Exports | 2023

In 2023, the world imports of "Lactic acid, its salts & esters" exceeded $681 million (according to external trade statistics of 126 countries). It was $796 million in the previous year (according to merchandise trade statistics of 130 countries).

There are no trade data (2023) for such importers as Korea (7.71% of the world imports in 2022), Vietnam (0.83%), Cambodia (0.023%), Angola (0.019%), Nepal (0.009%), Trinidad and Tobago (0.004%), Lesotho (0.003%), Mongolia (0.001%)

Top importers of Lactic acid, its salts & esters in 2023

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

• Spain - 9.38% of the world imports ($64 million)
• USA - 9.03% ($61 million)
• Germany - 7.79% ($53 million)
• Netherlands - 6.19% ($42 million)
• Japan - 6.14% ($41 million)

«Lactic acid, its salts & esters» accounted for a substantial share of total imports of

• Samoa - 0.033% of Samoa's total imports in 2023 ($156 thousand of $473 million)
• Spain - 0.013% ($64 million of $469 billion)
• Uruguay - 0.009% ($1.19 million of $12.4 billion)
• Cyprus - 0.008% ($1.19 million of $14 billion)
• Argentina - 0.007% ($5.83 million of $73 billion)
• Dominican Republic - 0.007% ($2.43 million of $31 billion)
• Brazil - 0.007% ($19 million of $252 billion)

According to statistics provided by the major importers, the largest flows of imports of «Lactic acid, its salts & esters» in 2023:

• Imports to Belgium from Netherlands (3.02% of the world imports, $20 million according to external trade statistics of Belgium)
• Imports to China from Thailand (2.87% of the world imports, $19.6 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to France from Netherlands (2.52% of the world imports, $17.1 million according to external trade statistics of France)
• Imports to Germany from Belgium (1.93% of the world imports, $13.1 million according to external trade statistics of Germany)
• Imports to Germany from Netherlands (3.4% of the world imports, $23 million according to external trade statistics of Germany)
• Imports to Italy from France (2.69% of the world imports, $18.3 million according to external trade statistics of Italy)
• Imports to Japan from Thailand (2.1% of the world imports, $14.3 million according to external trade statistics of Japan)
• Imports to Netherlands from Belgium (2.47% of the world imports, $16.9 million according to external trade statistics of Netherlands)
• Imports to Spain from Thailand (6.19% of the world imports, $42 million according to external trade statistics of Spain)
• Imports to USA from Netherlands (2.55% of the world imports, $17.4 million according to external trade statistics of USA)

In 2023, the world exports of "Lactic acid, its salts & esters" exceeded $582 million (according to external trade statistics of 75 countries). It was $625 million in the previous year (according to merchandise trade statistics of 78 countries).

There are no trade data (2023) for such exporters as Korea (1.51% of the world exports in 2022), Jordan (0.019%), Vietnam (0.006%), Mozambique (0.002%), Ecuador (0.001%), The Bahamas (0.001%), Paraguay (0.001%)

Top exporters of Lactic acid, its salts & esters in 2023

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

• Thailand - 22% of the world exports ($129 million)
• China - 21% ($127 million)
• Spain - 11.9% ($69 million)
• Belgium - 9.71% ($56 million)
• France - 8.57% ($49 million)
• Germany - 5.71% ($33 million)

«Lactic acid, its salts & esters» accounted for a substantial share of total exports of

• Thailand - 0.045% of Thailand's total exports in 2023 ($129 million of $285 billion)
• Spain - 0.016% ($69 million of $420 billion)
• Belgium - 0.014% ($56 million of $393 billion)
• France - 0.007% ($49 million of $640 billion)

According to statistics provided by the major exporters, the largest flows of exports of «Lactic acid, its salts & esters» in 2023:

• Exports from Belgium to Germany: (2.08% of the world exports, $12.1 million according to external trade statistics of Belgium)
• Exports from China to Japan: (2.09% of the world exports, $12.1 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Exports from China to Korea: (2.46% of the world exports, $14.3 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Exports from France to Italy: (3.04% of the world exports, $17.7 million according to external trade statistics of France)
• Exports from Spain to Italy: (2.53% of the world exports, $14.7 million according to external trade statistics of Spain)
• Exports from Spain to Mexico: (2.42% of the world exports, $14.1 million according to external trade statistics of Spain)
• Exports from Thailand to China: (3.16% of the world exports, $18.4 million according to external trade statistics of Thailand)
• Exports from Thailand to Netherlands: (8.26% of the world exports, $48 million according to external trade statistics of Thailand)
• Exports from Thailand to Spain: (6.79% of the world exports, $39 million according to external trade statistics of Thailand)
• Exports from USA to Canada: (2.61% of the world exports, $15.2 million according to external trade statistics of USA)