Overall, the 20 countries below exported the highest dollar value worth of paint during 2018.

1. Germany: US$3.9 billion (17.3% of total paint exports)
2. United States: $2.4 billion (10.7%)
3. Japan: $1.9 billion (8.5%)
4. Italy: $1.7 billion (7.6%)
5. Netherlands: $1.2 billion (5.1%)
6. France: $1.1 billion (4.9%)
7. Belgium: $1 billion (4.5%)
8. United Kingdom: $956.3 million (4.3%)
9. Spain: $764 million (3.4%)
10. South Korea: $693.3 million (3.1%)
11. China: $658.1 million (2.9%)
12. Sweden: $558.3 million (2.49%)
13. Poland: $553.7 million (2.47%)
14. Canada: $370.4 million (1.65%)
15. Austria: $343.2 million (1.53%)
16. Switzerland: $325.9 million (1.45%)
17. Singapore: $292.3 million (1.3%)
18. Malaysia: $260.7 million (1.16%)
19. Taiwan: $214.1 million (0.95%)
20. Turkey: $213.9 million (0.95%)

By value, the above top exporters shipped 86.2% of all paint shipped in 2018.

Among the above countries, the fastest-growing paint exporters since 2014 were: Canada (up 23%), Poland (up 17.2%), Japan (up 16.6%) and Italy (up 8.2%).

Those countries that posted declines in their exported paint sales were led by: Turkey (down -23.3%), Sweden (down -20.6%), Singapore (down -19%) and Switzerland (down -16.1%).

Below are the 20 countries that exported in 2018 the highest dollar value worth of paint made from synthetic or chemically modified natural polymers.

1. Germany: US$3.8 billion (17.4% of synthetic paint exports)
2. United States: $2.3 billion (10.9%)
3. Japan: $1.9 billion (8.6%)
4. Italy: $1.6 billion (7.6%)
5. Netherlands: $1.1 billion (5.2%)
6. France: $1.1 billion (5%)
7. Belgium: $987.2 million (4.6%)
8. United Kingdom: $930.5 million (4.3%)
9. Spain: $731.9 million (3.4%)
10. South Korea: $660.4 million (3.1%)
11. China: $630.7 million (2.9%)
12. Poland: $545.1 million (2.5%)
13. Sweden: $536.4 million (2.5%)
14. Canada: $369 million (1.7%)
15. Austria: $341 million (1.6%)
16. Switzerland: $279 million (1.3%)
17. Singapore: $267.9 million (1.2%)
18. Malaysia: $255.6 million (1.2%)
19. Turkey: $193.5 million (0.9%)

The listed 20 countries shipped 86.8% of synthetic or chemically modified paint exported in 2018 by value.

Among the above countries, the fastest-growing synthetic paint exporters since 2014 were: Canada (up 23.7%), Poland (up 16.9%), Japan (up 15.4%) and Italy (up 8.9%).

Those countries that posted declines in their exported synthetic paint sales were led by: United Kingdom (down -12.7%), Belgium (down -7.6%), China (down -4.9%) and Malaysia (down -4.8%).

Below are the 20 countries that exported in 2018 the highest dollar value worth of paint made from materials other than synthetic or chemically modified natural polymers.

1. Belarus: US$117.3 million (13.4% of exported other paint)
2. Germany: $114.1 million (13%)
3. United States: $68.4 million (7.8%)
4. Taiwan: $59.2 million (6.7%)
5. Italy: $56.2 million (6.4%)
6. Switzerland: $47 million (5.4%)
7. Japan: $41.3 million (4.7%)
8. Netherlands: $35.9 million (4.1%)
9. South Korea: $32.9 million (3.7%)
10. Spain: $32.1 million (3.7%)
11. China: $27.4 million (3.1%)
12. United Kingdom: $25.9 million (3%)
13. Singapore: $24.5 million (2.8%)
14. Sweden: $22 million (2.5%)
15. Turkey: $20.4 million (2.3%)
16. France: $15.5 million (1.8%)
17. Belgium: $15.3 million (1.7%)
18. Trinidad/Tobago: $12.5 million (1.4%)
19. Poland: $8.6 million (1%)
20. New Zealand: $8.4 million (1%)

The listed 20 countries shipped 89.5% of paint in 2018 by value, excluding synthetic or chemically modified creations.

Among the above countries, the fastest-growing other paint exporters since 2014 were: Belarus (up 1,825%), Trinidad and Tobago (up 445.8%), New Zealand (up 429.9%) and Japan (up 121.6%).

Those countries that posted declines in their international other paint sales were led by: Turkey (down -42.2%), Singapore (down -41.7%), United Kingdom (down -29.6%) and Netherlands (down -21.8%).

Top Paint Manufacturers

According to the Coatings World’s 2018 Top Companies Report, below are the global leaders in manufacturing paints and coatings. Shown within parentheses is the city and country serving as home to the headquarters for each business.

• Aldera (Turkey)
• Cucku Enterprises Private Limited (India)
• Gervais Henri Florent (France)
• Ghoenert Verwaltungs GMBH (Germany)
• Healthy Food Ltd (Hong Kong)
• Intertransproduct LLC (Ukraine)
• Land Growers Chile Exportaciones Y Asesorias LtdA (Chile)
• Marandi Trading & Marketing SRL (Romania)
• Mave Enterprises Inc (United States)
• Qingdao Sunfine Co, Ltd (China)

The above companies are listed in descending order based on annual sales.