Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of chemicals during 2019 encompassing both organic and inorganic chemicals:

1. China: US$73.7 billion (13.5% of total exported chemicals)
2. United States: $50.8 billion (9.3%)
3. Ireland: $36.5 billion (6.7%)
4. Germany: $35.7 billion (6.6%)
5. Belgium: $34.6 billion (6.4%)
6. Netherlands: $26.3 billion (4.8%)
7. South Korea: $26.1 billion (4.8%)
8. Japan: $24.1 billion (4.4%)
9. Switzerland: $22.5 billion (4.1%)
10. India: $20.1 billion (3.7%)
11. Saudi Arabia: $15 billion (2.8%)
12. United Kingdom: $14.9 billion (2.7%)
13. France: $14.8 billion (2.7%)
14. Singapore: $13.5 billion (2.5%)
15. Taiwan: $10.6 billion (2%)

By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 77.1% of global chemicals exports in 2019.

Among the above countries, the fastest-growing chemicals exporters since 2015 were: India (up 61.1%), Ireland (up 39.2%), China (up 31.3%) and Saudi Arabia (up 28.1%).

Three countries posted declines in their exported chemicals sales: Singapore (down -16%), United Kingdom (down -10.4%) and the United States (down -0.5%).

The following list showcases the top 15 exporters of organic chemicals in 2019.

1. China: US$56.8 billion (13.6% of exported organic chemicals)
2. United States: $39.3 billion (9.4%)
3. Ireland: $35.5 billion (8.5%)
4. Belgium: $31.1 billion (7.4%)
5. Germany: $25.9 billion (6.2%)
6. Switzerland: $22 billion (5.3%)
7. South Korea: $21 billion (5.0%)
8. Netherlands: $20.7 billion (4.9%)
9. India: $18.3 billion (4.4%)
10. Japan: $17.9 billion (4.3%)
11. Singapore: $12.9 billion (3.1%)
12. Saudi Arabia: $12.7 billion (3%)
13. United Kingdom: $12.6 billion (3%)
14. France: $11.2 billion (2.7%)
15. Taiwan: $9 billion (2.1%)

By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 82.7% of global organic chemicals exports in 2019.

Among the above countries, the fastest-growing organic chemicals exporters since 2015 were: India (up 62.8%), Ireland (up 39.7%), China (up 33.1%) and Saudi Arabia (up 23.7%).

Three major suppliers posted declines in their sales of exported organic chemicals: Singapore (down -17.5%), United Kingdom (down -9.4%) and Japan (down -0.3%).

The following list highlights the leading 15 exporters of inorganic chemicals in 2019.

1. China: US$16.9 billion (13.5% of total inorganic chemicals exports)
2. United States: $11.5 billion (9.2%)
3. Germany: $9.8 billion (7.9%)
4. Australia: $6.29 billion (5%)
5. Japan: $6.25 billion (5%)
6. Netherlands: $5.6 billion (4.5%)
7. South Korea: $5.1 billion (4.1%)
8. Brazil: $3.8 billion (3.1%)
9. France: $3.6 billion (2.9%)
10. Canada: $3.55 billion (2.8%)
11. Belgium: $3.52 billion (2.8%)
12. Russia: $3.5 billion (2.8%)
13. Saudi Arabia: $2.4 billion (1.9%)
14. United Kingdom: $2.22 billion (1.8%)
15. Kazakhstan: $2.21 billion (1.8%)

By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 69% of global inorganic chemicals exports in 2019.

Among the above countries, the fastest-growing inorganic chemicals exporters since 2015 were: Japan (up 78.0%), Saudi Arabia (up 58%), South Korea (up 45.3%) and China (up 25.6%).

Five countries posted declines in their sales of exported inorganic chemicals: Kazakhstan (down -28.7%), United Kingdom (down -15.4%), Canada (down -12.9%), Russia (down -7.4%) and the United States (down -7.2%).

According to Chemical & Engineering News, the following companies are major players in global chemical sales.

1. BASF (Germany)
2. Dow Chemical (United States)
3. Sinopec (China)
4. SABIC (Saudi Arabia)
5. ExxonMobil (United States)
6. Formosa Plastics (Taiwan)
7. LyondellBasell Industries (United States)
8. DuPont (United States)
9. Ineos (Switzerland)
10. Bayer (Germany)