# HS 292249 Salts Thereof global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in salts thereof, excluding lysine, glutamic acid, anthranalic acid and tilidine, their esters and salts thereof reached $3.8B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of -6.6%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $6.7B | -8.7% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | $6.5B | -2.1% | +1% |
| 2015 | $6.6B | +1% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | $6.6B | +0% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | $6.6B | +0.2% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | $6.9B | +5.1% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | $5.4B | -22% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | $4.3B | -21% | -13.5% |
| 2021 | $4.6B | +7.3% | -12.9% |
| 2022 | $4.9B | +6.7% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | $4.2B | -15.1% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | $3.8B | -7.5% | -5.7% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $501.3M | -5.6% | 45 |
| Germany | $458.1M | -23.6% | 56 |
| Japan | $245.8M | -2.9% | 33 |
| Netherlands | $199.4M | +2.2% | 51 |
| Italy | $157.4M | +0.8% | 39 |
| India | $133.5M | +1.5% | 48 |
| France | $128.9M | +2.8% | 46 |
| Spain | $128.0M | +5.4% | 41 |
| Brazil | $113.2M | +12.8% | 37 |
| China | $110.8M | +7% | 49 |
| Canada | $95.4M | +5.8% | 46 |
| Mexico | $92.0M | +10.6% | 41 |

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