Citric acid | Imports and Exports | 2017

In 2017, the world exports of "Citric acid" exceeded $1.12 billion (according to external trade statistics of 102 countries). It was $957 million in the previous year (according to merchandise trade statistics of 98 countries).

Top exporters of Citric acid in 2017

The world's largest exporters of this commodity group in 2017:

• China - 68% of the world exports ($775 million)
• Thailand - 8.35% ($94 million)
• Netherlands - 3.82% ($43 million)
• USA - 3.26% ($36 million)
• Germany - 3.03% ($34 million)

«Citric acid» accounted for a substantial share of total exports of

• Swaziland - 0.378% of Swaziland's total exports in 2017 ($6.81 million of $1.8 billion)
• Lebanon - 0.089% ($2.53 million of $2.84 billion)
• Colombia - 0.068% ($25 million of $37 billion)
• Panama - 0.044% ($4.96 million of $11 billion)
• Thailand - 0.039% ($94 million of $236 billion)

According to statistics provided by the major exporters, the largest flows of exports of «Citric acid» in 2017:

• Exports from China to India: (5.91% of the world exports, $66 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Exports from China to Indonesia: (2.67% of the world exports, $30 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Exports from China to Japan: (4.01% of the world exports, $45 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Exports from China to Korea: (2.22% of the world exports, $25 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Exports from China to Mexico: (3.68% of the world exports, $41 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Exports from China to Poland: (2.52% of the world exports, $28 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Exports from China to Russia: (2.83% of the world exports, $31 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Exports from China to Spain: (2.08% of the world exports, $23 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Exports from China to Turkey: (4.63% of the world exports, $52 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Exports from Thailand to USA: (5.61% of the world exports, $63 million according to external trade statistics of Thailand)

In 2017, the world imports of "Citric acid" exceeded $1.5 billion (according to external trade statistics of 161 countries). It was $1.29 billion in the previous year (according to merchandise trade statistics of 162 countries).

There are no trade data (2017) for such importers as Guinea (0.013% of the world imports in 2016)

Top importers of Citric acid in 2017

The world's largest importers of this commodity group in 2017:

• USA - 12.3% of the world imports ($185 million)
• Germany - 8.51% ($128 million)
• Mexico - 4.64% ($69 million)
• India - 4.47% ($67 million)
• Turkey - 3.99% ($60 million)

«Citric acid» accounted for a substantial share of total imports of

• Swaziland - 0.333% of Swaziland's total imports in 2017 ($5.37 million of $1.61 billion)
• Argentina - 0.049% ($32 million of $66 billion)
• Ireland - 0.041% ($36 million of $88 billion)
• Pakistan - 0.037% ($21 million of $57 billion)
• Costa Rica - 0.035% ($5.75 million of $16.3 billion)

According to statistics provided by the major importers, the largest flows of imports of «Citric acid» in 2017:

• Imports to Germany from Austria (4.14% of the world imports, $62 million according to external trade statistics of Germany)
• Imports to Germany from Belgium (2.03% of the world imports, $30 million according to external trade statistics of Germany)
• Imports to India from China (4.41% of the world imports, $66 million according to external trade statistics of India)
• Imports to Indonesia from China (2.07% of the world imports, $31 million according to external trade statistics of Indonesia)
• Imports to Japan from China (3.09% of the world imports, $46 million according to external trade statistics of Japan)
• Imports to Mexico from China (3.12% of the world imports, $46 million according to external trade statistics of Mexico)
• Imports to Russia from China (2.36% of the world imports, $35 million according to external trade statistics of Russia)
• Imports to Turkey from China (3.27% of the world imports, $49 million according to external trade statistics of Turkey)
• Imports to USA from Canada (5.02% of the world imports, $75 million according to external trade statistics of USA)
• Imports to USA from Thailand (4.94% of the world imports, $74 million according to external trade statistics of USA)