# HS 291531 Saturated Acyclic Monocarboxylic Aci global trade...

Reported global trade in saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids: ethyl acetate reached $1.3B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +2.7%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $1.3B | -4.6% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | $1.2B | -3% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | $1.1B | -8.9% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | $1.0B | -8% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | $1.1B | +12% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | $1.5B | +26.8% | +9.3% |
| 2019 | $1.1B | -22.6% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | $1.1B | -3.4% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | $1.9B | +73.8% | +9.1% |
| 2022 | $1.7B | -9.3% | +15% |
| 2023 | $1.3B | -25% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | $1.3B | -0% | -12.1% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Belgium | $183.9M | +2.4% | 22 |
| Italy | $89.7M | +4.3% | 25 |
| Japan | $82.1M | -0.3% | 13 |
| Indonesia | $77.4M | +4% | 15 |
| Germany | $76.8M | +2.9% | 33 |
| Viet Nam | $66.5M | +4.8% | 21 |
| Thailand | $52.6M | +3.8% | 15 |
| Turkey | $52.1M | +1.7% | 27 |
| Taiwan | $43.3M | -2.4% | 17 |
| France | $41.6M | +4.2% | 30 |
| Malaysia | $35.0M | +2.5% | 20 |
| USA | $33.5M | -2% | 23 |

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