Export value of nitric acid worldwide in 2020, by country
South Korea is the world's leading exporter country of nitric and sulphonitric acid. In 2020, the East Asian country exported nearly 555 thousand metric tons of the compound, with a value of 73.7 million U.S. dollars. Ranking second was Belgium, which exported some 40.5 million U.S. dollars. That year, Malaysia was the top importing country of nitric and sulphonitric acid worldwide, with an import value that amounted to over 25 million U.S. dollars.
