# HS 283990 Commercial Alkali Metal Silicates global trade data...

Reported global trade in commercial alkali metal silicates, other than of sodium or potassium reached $301.9M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +5.8%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $279.6M | +0.1% | +8.2% |
| 2014 | $350.8M | +25.5% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | $235.5M | -32.9% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | $212.5M | -9.7% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | $224.4M | +5.6% | -13.8% |
| 2018 | $231.0M | +2.9% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | $228.1M | -1.3% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | $238.1M | +4.4% | +2% |
| 2021 | $284.3M | +19.4% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | $320.2M | +12.6% | +12% |
| 2023 | $286.9M | -10.4% | +6.4% |
| 2024 | $301.9M | +5.2% | +2% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | $24.0M | +6.8% | 35 |
| Saudi Arabia | $21.6M | +55% | 19 |
| USA | $21.6M | -3.4% | 31 |
| China | $17.8M | +10.4% | 34 |
| Mexico | $14.1M | +5.8% | 28 |
| Canada | $12.4M | +10.8% | 21 |
| Netherlands | $10.2M | +11.1% | 35 |
| Republic of Korea | $8.8M | -1.3% | 20 |
| Indonesia | $7.5M | +12% | 24 |
| India | $6.6M | -5.8% | 28 |
| Austria | $6.5M | +24.6% | 31 |
| Poland | $6.2M | +1.4% | 26 |

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