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by Daniel Workman

Global sales for chemical exports by country totaled US$703.6 billion in 2025.

The overall dollar value of exported chemicals rose by an average 8.6% for all exporting countries since five years earlier in 2021 when chemical shipments were valued at $647.9 billion.

Year over year, the combined total comprising exported organic plus inorganic chemicals grew by 5.2% compared to $668.7 billion for 2024.

The world’s 5 biggest exporters of organic plus inorganic chemicals combined are mainland China, Ireland, United States of America, Switzerland and Germany. Collectively, these leading countries generated just over half (50.9%) of all international sales for exported chemicals during 2025.

The primary difference between organic and inorganic chemicals is technical. Specifically, a carbon atom is a must-have component of organic chemicals whereas inorganic chemicals contain no carbon atoms.

Exported organic chemicals were valued at $519 billion during 2025 (73.8% of the global total) while worldwide shipments of inorganic chemicals raked in much less cash from global customers at $184.6 billion (26.2% compared to 26.5% prior year).

For research purposes, the respective 2-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefixes are 28 for inorganic chemicals and 29 for organic chemicals.

Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of chemicals during 2025 encompassing both organic and inorganic chemicals:

mainland China: US$109.8 billion (15.6% of total exported chemicals)
Ireland: $82.9 billion (11.8%)
United States: $73.9 billion (10.5%)
Switzerland: $51.5 billion (7.3%)
Germany: $39.8 billion (5.7%)
Belgium: $28.9 billion (4.1%)
South Korea: $27.7 billion (3.9%)
India: $24.7 billion (3.5%)
Netherlands: $24.5 billion (3.5%)
Japan: $20.7 billion (2.9%)
France: $17.4 billion (2.5%)
Singapore: $12.5 billion (1.8%)
Spain: $11.5 billion (1.6%)
Saudi Arabia: $11.3 billion (1.6%)
Italy: $11 billion (1.6%)

By value, the listed 15 countries shipped over three-quarters (77.9%) of globally exported chemicals in 2025.

Among the above countries, the fastest-growing chemicals exporters since 2021 were: Ireland (up 116.7%), Switzerland (up 69%), Spain (up 55%) and the United States of America (up 30.6%).

Those countries that posted declines in their exported chemicals sales over that 5-year period were led by: Saudi Arabia (down -31.1%), Japan (down -25.2%), Belgium (down -15%), Singapore (down -13.8%) and the Netherlands (down -12.1%).

Exports of Organic Chemicals

The following list showcases the top 15 exporters of organic chemicals in 2025.

mainland China: US$84.2 billion (16.2% of exported organic chemicals)
Ireland: $81.6 billion (15.7%)
United States: $59.2 billion (11.4%)
Switzerland: $50.5 billion (9.7%)
Germany: $27.3 billion (5.3%)
Belgium: $23.9 billion (4.6%)
India: $20.2 billion (3.9%)
South Korea: $19 billion (3.7%)
Netherlands: $17.9 billion (3.4%)
Japan: $13 billion (2.5%)
Singapore: $11.7 billion (2.3%)
France: $11.1 billion (2.1%)
Saudi Arabia: $9.6 billion (1.8%)
Spain: $9.5 billion (1.8%)
Italy: $8.6 billion (1.7%)

By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 86.2% of globally exported organic chemicals in 2025. Total export sales for organic chemicals rose by 6.7% from 2021.

Among the above countries, the fastest-growing exporters of organic chemicals since 2021 were: Ireland (up 75.7%), United States of America (up 14.1%), Spain (up 11.6%) and Switzerland (up 7%).

Those countries that posted declines in their sales of exported organic chemicals over that 5-year period were led by: Saudi Arabia (down -14.8%), South Korea (down -14.6%), France (down -13.3%), Japan (down -9.2%) and the Netherlands (down -8.8%).

Exports of Inorganic Chemicals

The following list highlights the leading 15 exporters of inorganic chemicals in 2025.

mainland China: US$25.5 billion (13.8% of exported inorganic chemicals)
United States: $14.7 billion (8%)
Germany: $12.5 billion (6.8%)
South Korea: $8.8 billion (4.7%)
Japan: $7.7 billion (4.2%)
Australia: $7 billion (3.8%)
Netherlands: $6.6 billion (3.6%)
France: $6.3 billion (3.4%)
Canada: $6.1 billion (3.3%)
Russia: $5.7 billion (3.1%)
Brazil: $5.11 billion (2.8%)
Kazakhstan: $5.1 billion (2.8%)
Belgium: $5 billion (2.7%)
Chile: $4.9 billion (2.7%)
Indonesia: $4.6 billion (2.5%)

By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 68.1% of globally exported inorganic chemicals in 2025. Total export sales for inorganic chemicals expanded by 14.2% from 2021.

Among the above countries, the fastest-growing exporters of inorganic chemicals since 2021 were: Indonesia (up 81.1%), Belgium (up 16%), mainland China (up 8.2%) and Germany (up 4.8%).

Those countries that posted declines in their sales of exported inorganic chemicals over that 5-year period were led by: Canada (down -14.8%), Chile (down -9.3%), South Korea (down -8.2%), Australia (down -7.7%) and Kazakhstan (down -7%).

Major Chemicals Companies

According to Chemical & Engineering News, the following companies are major players in global chemical sales. The entries are listed in alphabetical order.