# HS 291819 Carboxylic Acids global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in carboxylic acids, (with alcohol function but without other oxygen function), other than lactic, tartaric, citric, and gluconic acids and their salts and esters reached $1.3B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +4.1%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $872.6M | +7.9% | -11.3% |
| 2014 | $894.3M | +2.5% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | $881.7M | -1.4% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | $959.9M | +8.9% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | $1.0B | +7.3% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | $1.1B | +9.2% | +8.4% |
| 2019 | $1.1B | -3.2% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | $1.1B | +4.3% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | $1.2B | +7.6% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | $1.4B | +14.8% | +8.8% |
| 2023 | $1.3B | -8.2% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | $1.3B | +3.5% | +3% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $144.1M | +7.8% | 28 |
| Germany | $143.7M | +0.8% | 43 |
| Italy | $120.1M | +4.3% | 28 |
| Republic of Korea | $115.2M | +9.6% | 29 |
| India | $103.8M | +5.9% | 38 |
| Japan | $75.3M | -5.6% | 26 |
| Russia | $69.5M | +11.4% | 26 |
| Spain | $50.7M | +8.5% | 30 |
| Czechia | $45.1M | +0.2% | 25 |
| United Kingdom | $44.7M | +5.9% | 39 |
| Netherlands | $43.3M | +13.4% | 46 |
| France | $38.8M | -1.8% | 35 |

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