# HS 292242 Glutamic Acid And Its Esters global trade data...

Reported global trade in glutamic acid and its esters: salts thereof reached $1.9B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +6.7%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $1.3B | +1.1% | +8.8% |
| 2014 | $1.3B | -5.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | $1.2B | -4.2% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | $1.2B | +0.3% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | $1.2B | -2.1% | -2% |
| 2018 | $1.2B | +0.2% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | $1.4B | +15.6% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | $1.4B | -0.1% | +5% |
| 2021 | $1.5B | +12% | +9% |
| 2022 | $2.1B | +36.7% | +15.2% |
| 2023 | $1.8B | -11.8% | +10.5% |
| 2024 | $1.9B | +2.4% | +7.3% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | $178.4M | +2.5% | 19 |
| Viet Nam | $142.6M | +2.4% | 15 |
| Nigeria | $142.1M | +9.1% | 14 |
| Indonesia | $130.7M | +22.7% | 24 |
| Thailand | $126.6M | +4.7% | 21 |
| Malaysia | $95.0M | +15.1% | 19 |
| Philippines | $84.3M | +5.5% | 16 |
| Republic of Korea | $77.9M | +6.4% | 19 |
| Myanmar | $66.6M | -6.1% | 5 |
| India | $64.6M | +7.6% | 24 |
| USA | $48.2M | +4.8% | 30 |
| Cambodia | $47.5M | +2.3% | 7 |

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