Gypsum: Movement

India and the US vie as top importers

What this tab covers How it flows between countries: the largest bilateral trade routes drawn on a world map, 2024 UN Comtrade export and import values with the top exporters and importers by share, plus shipping routes, chokepoints and trade restrictions.

Comtrade valued world exports of gypsum and anhydrite (HS 2520) at about $1.3 billion in 2024. Exporters are spread out: Oman (13.3%), Thailand (12.8%), Germany (12.3%) and Spain (11.9%), then France (6.3%) and Egypt (4.9%). The US (12.3%) and India (12.0%) were the top importers, followed by Nigeria (8.3%) and Japan (5.9%). Gypsum is low in value, so it moves by sea only to coastal plants. USGS shows US imports of 6.8 million t in 2025, 15% of consumption. Over 2021-24 these came from Spain (38%), Mexico (30%) and Canada (28%). US tariffs are free.

Main trade routes, 2024

Chart: World map of the largest trade flows

Exporter (size = share of world exports) Importer (share of world imports) Largest bilateral flows (width = value) Shipping chokepoint UN Comtrade 2024, reported exports by the top four exporters of each traded form to their partners (US$). Bubbles: shares of reported world exports and imports for the main traded form. Hover a line or circle for values.

Gypsum · HS 2520

World exports 2024 $1.31 bn sum of 40 reporting countries World imports 2024 $1.68 bn sum of 40 reporting countries Top exporters, share of value Oman 13.3% Thailand 12.8% Germany 12.3% Spain 11.9% France 6.3% Egypt 4.9% Top importers, share of value United States 12.3% India 12% Nigeria 8.3% Japan 5.9% Canada 5.2% United Kingdom 5.2% UN Comtrade, reporter declarations to the world, US$. Exports and imports are reported separately, so totals differ. Re-exporting hubs (Netherlands, Singapore, Switzerland, UAE) can appear large.