# HS 290220 Benzene global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in benzene reached $9.9B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +10.4%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $10.3B | +18.2% | +19% |
| 2014 | $10.3B | +0.9% | +10.2% |
| 2015 | $6.6B | -36.6% | -8.9% |
| 2016 | $5.4B | -17% | -19% |
| 2017 | $7.9B | +45.8% | -8.5% |
| 2018 | $8.1B | +2.3% | +7.4% |
| 2019 | $6.0B | -25.5% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | $4.4B | -27.1% | -17.8% |
| 2021 | $8.9B | +102.3% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | $9.8B | +9.7% | +17.4% |
| 2023 | $8.5B | -12.9% | +24.5% |
| 2024 | $9.9B | +16.7% | +3.7% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $4.1B | +29.4% | 18 |
| USA | $1.4B | +7% | 19 |
| Taiwan | $798.7M | +7.3% | 13 |
| Belgium | $745.6M | +7.8% | 17 |
| Saudi Arabia | $598.2M | +4.4% | 9 |
| Netherlands | $422.7M | -3.4% | 33 |
| Germany | $380.9M | +10% | 23 |
| Portugal | $231.7M | +19.2% | 13 |
| Italy | $197.7M | +4.3% | 15 |
| Kuwait | $175.7M | +12.7% | 3 |
| United Kingdom | $154.8M | +9.3% | 19 |
| France | $127.6M | -5.4% | 14 |

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