# HS 271111 Liquefied global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in liquefied, natural gas reached $209.9B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +8.4%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $176.2B | +4.8% | +20.6% |
| 2014 | $185.1B | +5% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | $117.0B | -36.8% | -11.4% |
| 2016 | $88.2B | -24.6% | -20.6% |
| 2017 | $112.0B | +27% | -15.4% |
| 2018 | $147.8B | +32% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | $140.1B | -5.2% | +16.7% |
| 2020 | $107.0B | -23.6% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | $184.5B | +72.3% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | $349.0B | +89.2% | +35.6% |
| 2023 | $245.2B | -29.7% | +31.8% |
| 2024 | $209.9B | -14.4% | +4.4% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $39.7B | +8.5% | 24 |
| Japan | $36.3B | -0.3% | 21 |
| Republic of Korea | $27.1B | +6.5% | 24 |
| India | $14.1B | +7.8% | 16 |
| Taiwan | $10.2B | +8.9% | 18 |
| France | $9.9B | +20.1% | 24 |
| Netherlands | $6.9B | +38.3% | 41 |
| Thailand | $6.0B | +15.9% | 19 |
| Spain | $5.7B | +6% | 16 |
| Italy | $5.0B | +15.4% | 32 |
| Turkey | $4.3B | +10.4% | 9 |
| Singapore | $4.0B | +12.2% | 15 |

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