# HS 290321 Vinyl Chloride (Chloroethylene) global trade data...

Reported global trade in vinyl chloride (chloroethylene) reached $3.0B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of -0.1%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $2.9B | +7.7% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | $3.1B | +4.9% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | $2.4B | -22.5% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | $2.4B | -0.2% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | $2.7B | +13.6% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | $3.0B | +9.9% | +7.6% |
| 2019 | $3.0B | +0.9% | +8% |
| 2020 | $2.8B | -6.6% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | $4.8B | +72.9% | +17.7% |
| 2022 | $4.3B | -10.6% | +13% |
| 2023 | $2.9B | -32.2% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | $3.0B | +1.9% | -14.9% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mexico | $496.5M | +5.4% | 21 |
| China | $424.4M | -7.6% | 5 |
| India | $321.6M | -2.7% | 8 |
| Colombia | $285.8M | -0.1% | 1 |
| France | $240.9M | +0.2% | 4 |
| Viet Nam | $238.7M | -0.3% | 8 |
| Canada | $218.9M | +13.3% | 1 |
| Netherlands | $137.3M | -1.6% | 18 |
| Portugal | $132.6M | +9.4% | 6 |
| Indonesia | $87.6M | -0.5% | 4 |
| Philippines | $79.9M | -3.4% | 2 |
| United Kingdom | $78.2M | -7.2% | 16 |

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