# Gypsum (HS4 2520) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Gypsum at HS4 2520, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The gypsum subsector recorded $1.8B in reported global trade in 2024, with -2.6% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $1.8B |
| Latest annual change | -2.6% |
| Active exporters | 142 |
| Active importers | 196 |
| Active HS6 products | 2 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $495.9M | 1,527 | 2 |
| 1996 | $534.8M | 1,532 | 2 |
| 1997 | $589.6M | 1,604 | 2 |
| 1998 | $510.8M | 1,626 | 2 |
| 1999 | $581.9M | 1,808 | 2 |
| 2000 | $521.9M | 1,982 | 2 |
| 2001 | $495.2M | 2,026 | 2 |
| 2002 | $567.3M | 2,096 | 2 |
| 2003 | $670.3M | 2,121 | 2 |
| 2004 | $795.6M | 2,238 | 2 |
| 2005 | $863.2M | 2,284 | 2 |
| 2006 | $1.0B | 2,325 | 2 |
| 2007 | $1.1B | 2,434 | 2 |
| 2008 | $1.3B | 2,541 | 2 |
| 2009 | $1.0B | 2,510 | 2 |
| 2010 | $1.0B | 2,465 | 2 |
| 2011 | $1.1B | 2,572 | 2 |
| 2012 | $1.1B | 2,594 | 2 |
| 2013 | $1.2B | 2,594 | 2 |
| 2014 | $1.3B | 2,685 | 2 |
| 2015 | $1.2B | 2,767 | 2 |
| 2016 | $1.2B | 2,764 | 2 |
| 2017 | $1.3B | 2,769 | 2 |
| 2018 | $1.4B | 2,812 | 2 |
| 2019 | $1.4B | 2,812 | 2 |
| 2020 | $1.4B | 2,687 | 2 |
| 2021 | $1.7B | 2,712 | 2 |
| 2022 | $2.0B | 2,823 | 2 |
| 2023 | $1.8B | 2,807 | 2 |
| 2024 | $1.8B | 2,817 | 2 |

## Leading corridors

- Oman to India: $98.1M; growth +19.4%.
- Egypt to Nigeria: $65.2M; growth +67.9%.
- Spain to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $59.6M; growth +16%.
- Mexico to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $57.7M; growth +4.4%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $42.6M; growth -10.3%.
- Thailand to Malaysia: $41.9M; growth +5%.
- France to Belgium: $37.1M; growth +4.1%.
- Spain to Nigeria: $34.7M; growth -9%.
- Thailand to Japan: $34.3M; growth -3.2%.
- Spain to United Kingdom: $33.4M; growth +13.5%.

## HS6 products

- Gypsum: anhydrite (HS6 252010)
- Plasters: (consisting of calcined gypsum or calcium sulphate), whether or not coloured, with or without small quantities of accelerators or retarders (HS6 252020)

## Definitions and coverage

Merchandise trade observations aggregated to HS4. Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons calculated from reported observations. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed.

Reported observations cover 1995-2024.

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## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) · [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) · [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) · [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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