# HS 291521 Saturated Acyclic Monocarboxylic Aci global trade...

Reported global trade in saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids: acetic acid reached $1.8B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +2.2%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $1.5B | +1.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | $1.7B | +15% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | $1.4B | -17.6% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | $1.2B | -16.9% | -7.7% |
| 2017 | $1.5B | +26.8% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | $2.2B | +49.5% | +16.3% |
| 2019 | $1.6B | -29.3% | +10.2% |
| 2020 | $1.4B | -10.4% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | $3.2B | +123.3% | +12.2% |
| 2022 | $2.8B | -13.1% | +20.2% |
| 2023 | $1.8B | -33.7% | +8.7% |
| 2024 | $1.8B | -3% | -17.6% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| India | $465.8M | +6.2% | 23 |
| Belgium | $174.9M | +0.7% | 33 |
| Germany | $164.7M | +3.9% | 36 |
| Mexico | $131.3M | -6% | 23 |
| Japan | $92.1M | +6.5% | 12 |
| Brazil | $75.2M | +4.2% | 18 |
| Singapore | $59.2M | +4.6% | 21 |
| Thailand | $55.2M | +4.2% | 17 |
| Netherlands | $51.8M | -9.6% | 38 |
| Turkey | $48.7M | +7.4% | 28 |
| Republic of Korea | $40.2M | +6% | 19 |
| Indonesia | $29.8M | +1.3% | 16 |

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