Global Product Trade Snapshot

Global trade in potassium carbonate

A reported trade view for HS 283640, with available observations through 2024.

HS6 283640Coverage 1995-2024Updated 2026-08-14
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Global trade value

$386.0MLatest year: 2024

5-year growth

+6.9%Annualized change

Buyer countries

170Reported importers

Supplier countries

90Reported exporters

Reported observations

Annual trade evidence

Year-by-year reported product trade.

YearGlobal tradeYear-on-year growth3-year growth
2013$274.7M+10.3%+8.2%
2014$279.3M+1.7%+4.1%
2015$228.5M-18.2%-2.8%
2016$232.6M+1.8%-5.4%
2017$231.8M-0.4%-6%
2018$268.5M+15.9%+5.5%
2019$276.4M+2.9%+5.9%
2020$274.3M-0.8%+5.8%
2021$325.4M+18.6%+6.6%
2022$487.3M+49.8%+20.8%
2023$405.2M-16.9%+13.9%
2024$386.0M-4.7%+5.9%

Market reading

How large is the global market for HS 283640?

Reported global trade in potassium carbonate reached $386.0M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +6.9%.

How to use this view

Start with the leading rows in the first table, then use the chart to compare market scale and annual change for potassium carbonate. The second table adds a related reported comparison.

Coverage extends to 2024. Missing values are shown as not reported.

Further comparison

Leading buyer markets

Largest reported importing countries for this product.

Buyer marketLatest imports5-year growthSuppliers
USA$40.8M+5.2%24
India$26.4M+2.8%17
Spain$22.2M+11.5%23
Germany$17.6M+8%37
Italy$15.7M+13.4%20
Turkey$14.9M+9%18
Poland$14.7M+2.5%18
France$14.7M+10.8%25
Mexico$14.7M+22.6%27
United Kingdom$14.0M+2.2%20
Australia$12.7M+18.8%17
Netherlands$11.7M+8.7%32

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Latest observed year: 2024. Page updated 2026-08-14.

Source and date

Reported merchandise-trade observations for HS6 products. Coverage shown on this page: 1995-2024. Updated 2026-08-14.

Definitions

Trade value is reported in current US dollars. Unit value is trade value divided by reported quantity and is shown per metric ton where available. Growth is an annualized or year-on-year calculation from reported values.

Reading the data

“Not reported” means a value was not available for this view. Values can be revised as reporting is updated. See the methodology for coverage and classification details.