# HS 270710 Benzol (Benzene) global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in benzol (benzene) reached $1.2B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +10.8%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $1.7B | -1.2% | +20.1% |
| 2014 | $1.5B | -12% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | $791.0M | -47.4% | -23% |
| 2016 | $788.1M | -0.4% | -22.8% |
| 2017 | $819.9M | +4% | -18.3% |
| 2018 | $908.6M | +10.8% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | $723.6M | -20.4% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | $486.7M | -32.7% | -16% |
| 2021 | $1.1B | +118.9% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | $1.1B | +5% | +15.6% |
| 2023 | $968.7M | -13.4% | +25.8% |
| 2024 | $1.2B | +24.5% | +4.2% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Netherlands | $432.8M | +18% | 24 |
| Belgium | $227.9M | +31.7% | 23 |
| Germany | $223.9M | +4.1% | 27 |
| China | $117.7M | +66.4% | 7 |
| USA | $63.4M | -2.2% | 3 |
| Czechia | $35.9M | +17.4% | 7 |
| Canada | $33.0M | -12.9% | 5 |
| Republic of Korea | $32.3M | +17.4% | 5 |
| Taiwan | $17.7M | +9.7% | 8 |
| United Kingdom | $5.5M | +31.4% | 5 |
| Italy | $4.1M | +16.1% | 8 |
| Kuwait | $2.9M | +7.4% | 1 |

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