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Reported global trade in whether or not containing small quantities of other oxides added before sintering, other magnesium oxide, whether or not pure, (not natural magnesium carbonate) reached $2.0B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +0.4%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $1.7B | -5.6% | -3% |
| 2014 | $1.8B | +6.8% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | $1.6B | -12.2% | -4% |
| 2016 | $1.4B | -11% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | $1.7B | +16.5% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | $2.4B | +42.9% | +14% |
| 2019 | $2.0B | -18.3% | +10.8% |
| 2020 | $1.6B | -19.8% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | $2.2B | +38.5% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | $2.5B | +16.8% | +9% |
| 2023 | $2.0B | -19.6% | +9.1% |
| 2024 | $2.0B | -2.3% | -2.9% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | $236.4M | +35.2% | 23 |
| USA | $204.7M | -4% | 33 |
| India | $164.3M | +7.3% | 34 |
| Germany | $145.6M | -4.6% | 50 |
| Japan | $106.3M | -7.3% | 26 |
| Austria | $76.4M | -6.2% | 27 |
| Republic of Korea | $70.4M | -3.4% | 26 |
| France | $68.9M | +6.3% | 43 |
| Netherlands | $66.7M | -6.8% | 49 |
| Poland | $54.1M | +2.1% | 31 |
| Turkey | $43.7M | -1.3% | 27 |
| Taiwan | $42.9M | -4.4% | 20 |

_Source: reported merchandise trade data. Updated 2026-08-14._