| Rank | Country | Exports of Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda), in aqueous solution (sida lye/liquid soda) ... in USD (2010) |
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| 1 | United States | $530,631,479 |  | | 2 | China | $212,869,182 | | | 3 | Belgium | $181,626,909 | | | 4 | Saudi Arabia | $172,136,215 | | | 5 | Japan | $143,746,443 | | | 6 | Netherlands | $137,319,926 | | | 7 | Korea, South | $91,410,426 | | | 8 | Hungary | $40,873,000 | | | 9 | Romania | $39,080,213 | | | 10 | Canada | $38,311,490 | | | 11 | Russia | $35,139,687 | | | 12 | Spain | $25,626,584 | | | 13 | Egypt | $24,615,217 | | | 14 | India | $20,378,119 | | | 15 | Peru | $17,706,305 | | | 16 | Czech Republic | $12,360,152 | | | 17 | Poland | $11,788,062 | | | 18 | Slovakia | $11,623,900 | | | 19 | Indonesia | $9,986,794 | | | 20 | Brazil | $9,330,577 | | | 21 | Iran | $5,420,278 | | | 22 | Turkey | $5,090,416 | | | 23 | Switzerland | $4,309,136 | | | 24 | Australia | $4,009,105 | | | 25 | Thailand | $3,433,755 | | | 26 | Oman | $3,390,330 | | | 27 | Mexico | $3,250,018 | | | 28 | Ukraine | $3,011,101 | | | 29 | South Africa | $2,638,309 | | | 30 | Finland | $2,569,228 | | | 31 | Morocco | $2,345,132 | | | 32 | Jordan | $2,313,651 | | | 33 | Slovenia | $2,274,194 | | | 34 | Denmark | $1,981,267 | | | 35 | Singapore | $1,822,588 | | | 36 | Italy | $1,783,951 | | | 37 | Azerbaijan | $1,679,018 | | | 38 | Argentina | $1,320,984 | | | 39 | Hong Kong | $1,059,066 | | | 40 | Estonia | $1,044,585 | | | 41 | Portugal | $1,023,465 | | | 42 | Sweden | $910,410 | | | 43 | Malaysia | $848,018 | | | 44 | Israel | $548,000 | | | 45 | Lithuania | $295,422 | | | 46 | Guatemala | $292,358 | | | 47 | Uganda | $208,022 | | | 48 | Ireland | $193,985 | | | 49 | Serbia | $183,524 | | | 50 | Croatia | $183,034 | | | 51 | Greece | $179,222 | | | 52 | Costa Rica | $169,290 | | | 53 | Dominican Republic | $147,060 | | | 54 | Tunisia | $128,617 | | | 55 | Kenya | $106,489 | | | 56 | Armenia | $83,327 | | | 57 | Ghana | $78,902 | | | 58 | Bulgaria | $54,006 | | | 59 | Vietnam | $50,719 | | | 60 | Trinidad and Tobago | $39,555 | | | 61 | Senegal | $38,681 | | | 62 | Pakistan | $37,216 | | | 63 | El Salvador | $35,549 | | | 64 | New Zealand | $19,096 | | | 65 | Latvia | $12,578 | | | 66 | Jamaica | $11,580 | | | 67 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $10,826 | | | 68 | Colombia | $6,170 | | | 69 | Barbados | $4,821 | | | 70 | Zambia | $4,581 | | | 71 | Nicaragua | $4,259 | | | 72 | Burundi | $3,213 | | | 73 | Panama | $2,040 | | | 74 | Philippines | $2,008 | | | 75 | Luxembourg | $1,825 | | | 76 | Mauritius | $225 | | | 77 | Sri Lanka | $84 | | | 78 | Chile | $55 | |
| Country | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| Albania | $311,065 | | | | | | |
| Algeria | | | | $3,152 | | | |
| Argentina | $13,590,542 | $13,282,406 | $6,724,329 | $6,525,477 | $14,129,086 | $1,320,984 | $11,366,632 |
| Armenia | $64,068 | $104,948 | $1,388,319 | $2,833,363 | $177,398 | $83,327 | |
| Australia | $953,157 | $1,879,716 | $1,881,513 | $2,209,085 | $4,617,908 | $4,009,105 | $3,300,733 |
| Azerbaijan | $196,329 | $1,010,163 | $828,423 | $758,312 | $1,273,542 | $1,679,018 | $993,214 |
| Bahrain | $6,649 | | | | | | $1,287 |
| Bangladesh | $45,725 | $34,094 | $62,909 | | | | |
| Barbados | | $1,289 | $3,444 | $3,571 | | $4,821 | $5,029 |
| Belarus | | | | $13,700 | | | $1,700 |
| Belgium | $161,821,690 | $197,207,063 | $246,116,340 | $304,449,561 | $200,098,070 | $181,626,909 | $225,809,397 |
| Bhutan | $769 | $21,753 | | | | | |
| Bolivia | | | | | | | $155 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | $78,453 | $78,467 | $1,551 | | $28,380 | $10,826 | $34,266 |
| Botswana | $1,275,413 | $9,138 | $7,107 | $122 | $1,214 | | |
| Brazil | $20,122,178 | $15,116,358 | $12,610,305 | $14,611,361 | $24,363,082 | $9,330,577 | $9,802,052 |
| Bulgaria | $7,414,867 | $10,092,664 | $12,171,507 | $13,535,231 | $3,053,208 | $54,006 | $96,525 |
| Burkina Faso | | | | $21,554 | | | |
| Burundi | | | | | | $3,213 | |
| Cambodia | | $34 | | | | | |
| Cameroon | | | $37,556 | $92 | | | |
| Canada | $124,137,376 | $120,403,940 | $71,509,900 | $83,512,595 | $71,421,866 | $38,311,490 | $77,203,637 |
| Chile | $19,277 | $229 | $1,068 | $97 | | $55 | |
| China | $80,936,539 | $142,963,390 | $189,992,089 | $512,078,440 | $241,395,963 | $212,869,182 | $517,650,638 |
| Colombia | $16,539 | | $8,675 | $14,800 | $1,366 | $6,170 | $1,785 |
| Costa Rica | $36,713 | $9,845 | $9,007 | $15,806 | $5,698 | $169,290 | $52,446 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | | $5,062 | | $1,148 | | | $51 |
| Croatia | $104,983 | $127,556 | $155,572 | $253,148 | $300,045 | $183,034 | $229,192 |
| Cuba | $40,733 | $29,187 | | | | | |
| Czech Republic | $14,453,741 | $13,199,552 | $15,895,095 | $21,208,433 | $19,737,690 | $12,360,152 | $9,633,264 |
| Denmark | $1,129,507 | $1,389,033 | $1,501,639 | $3,356,535 | $1,985,590 | $1,981,267 | $4,346,900 |
| Dominican Republic | $31,900 | $10,057 | $106,945 | $30,859 | $68,918 | $147,060 | $30,760 |
| Ecuador | | | $1,000 | | $3,159 | | |
| Egypt | $3,239,493 | $6,949,229 | $10,381,174 | $43,415,688 | $22,730,239 | $24,615,217 | $35,187,750 |
| El Salvador | | $270,670 | $353,589 | $558,747 | $872,082 | $35,549 | |
| Estonia | $15,630 | $11,990 | $23,985 | $54,936 | $145,394 | $1,044,585 | $780,702 |
| Ethiopia | | | | | | | $239 |
| Faroe Islands | | $320 | | | | | |
| Finland | $81,400 | $138,211 | $299,951 | $1,809,316 | $1,284,623 | $2,569,228 | $2,445,638 |
| Gabon | | | | $41 | $1,311 | | |
| Germany | $334,029,000 | $341,291,000 | $374,343,000 | $476,840,000 | | | |
| Ghana | | | | $1,767 | | $78,902 | $417,324 |
| Greece | $73,250 | $167,961 | $155,276 | $148,947 | $270,751 | $179,222 | $180,040 |
| Guatemala | $1,052,989 | $678,836 | $519,412 | $743,817 | $742,637 | $292,358 | $694,512 |
| Honduras | $92,000 | $158,348 | $45,231 | | $876 | | |
| Hong Kong | $2,395,963 | $2,148,711 | $2,829,514 | $1,390,821 | $1,183,058 | $1,059,066 | $926,456 |
| Hungary | $16,900,000 | $24,446,000 | $46,640,000 | $52,639,000 | $42,194,000 | $40,873,000 | $56,761,000 |
| India | $57,794 | $68,789 | $1,914,253 | $9,290,072 | $3,324,110 | $20,378,119 | $1,180,673 |
| Indonesia | $16,864,566 | $22,375,014 | $22,026,317 | $41,406,510 | $25,664,128 | $9,986,794 | $5,946,318 |
| Iran | $181,010 | $1,441,237 | | | | $5,420,278 | |
| Ireland | $162,203 | $421,837 | $80,543 | $172,854 | $217,161 | $193,985 | $108,730 |
| Israel | $715,000 | $156,000 | $1,031,000 | $1,134,000 | $447,000 | $548,000 | $706,000 |
| Italy | $14,797,650 | $11,444,886 | $4,015,468 | $4,267,822 | $3,804,729 | $1,783,951 | $2,905,810 |
| Jamaica | $22,935 | $76,392 | $5,387 | $25,210 | $874,123 | $11,580 | |
| Japan | $160,220,019 | $155,289,299 | $160,175,047 | $225,972,381 | $189,451,384 | $143,746,443 | $193,771,062 |
| Jordan | $985,144 | $1,164,872 | $1,768,628 | $3,607,521 | $2,038,937 | $2,313,651 | $3,939,328 |
| Kazakhstan | | | $144 | $2,823 | | | |
| Kenya | $76,629 | $45,938 | $64,773 | $84,636 | $46,816 | $106,489 | |
| Korea, South | $53,048,947 | $71,341,151 | $77,221,561 | $116,000,010 | $84,837,841 | $91,410,426 | $128,964,804 |
| Kuwait | | $56,505 | | $221,605 | | | |
| Latvia | $1,814 | $14,925 | $18,255 | $62,682 | $7,408 | $12,578 | $31,030 |
| Lithuania | $186,431 | $288,638 | $344,133 | $422,864 | $227,318 | $295,422 | $316,478 |
| Luxembourg | $285 | $7,748 | $3,950 | $411 | $1,037 | $1,825 | $2,856 |
| Macedonia | $728 | $1,161 | $1,441 | | $1,456 | | $2,651 |
| Madagascar | | | $1,569 | $4,389 | | | |
| Malaysia | $1,312,684 | $1,021,041 | $2,021,568 | $823,335 | $2,310,185 | $848,018 | $665,550 |
| Mauritius | | | | | | $225 | $5,369 |
| Mexico | $9,112,127 | $15,477,525 | $9,010,749 | $13,821,502 | $6,123,987 | $3,250,018 | $16,137,655 |
| Moldova | $2,701 | | | | | | $2,594 |
| Montenegro | | $5,803 | | | | | $3,474 |
| Morocco | $921,268 | $436,489 | $469,187 | $688,504 | $2,357,186 | $2,345,132 | |
| Namibia | $3 | | $1,783 | $187 | | | |
| Netherlands | $99,146,423 | $115,540,710 | $174,572,549 | $263,604,300 | $142,533,683 | $137,319,926 | |
| New Caledonia | $75 | $135 | | | $49 | | $31,273 |
| New Zealand | $81,340 | $73,938 | $42,862 | $75,852 | $26,557 | $19,096 | $65,561 |
| Nicaragua | | | $985 | | $25,506 | $4,259 | $50,000 |
| Oman | $2,969,565 | $2,957,891 | $5,147,576 | $5,483,406 | $3,266,889 | $3,390,330 | |
| Pakistan | | | $796 | $16,717 | $493,477 | $37,216 | $487,049 |
| Panama | | | | | | $2,040 | $6,921 |
| Peru | $25,345,343 | $19,806,538 | $24,773,119 | $46,225,801 | $18,023,275 | $17,706,305 | $26,920,540 |
| Philippines | $99,420 | $725 | $795 | $308 | $54 | $2,008 | $1,602 |
| Poland | $13,732,457 | $26,719,371 | $33,679,726 | $34,458,518 | $19,999,801 | $11,788,062 | $38,808,438 |
| Portugal | $1,214,191 | $1,507,442 | $2,695,557 | $2,705,527 | $1,499,976 | $1,023,465 | $3,893,926 |
| Qatar | | $55,993,983 | $77,988,454 | $122,177,350 | $130,813 | | |
| Romania | $68,518,508 | $67,844,064 | $88,383,256 | $147,830,815 | $38,177,631 | $39,080,213 | $59,029,615 |
| Russia | $34,007,103 | $37,657,169 | $50,808,765 | $83,981,539 | $47,202,068 | $35,139,687 | $29,377,186 |
| Saudi Arabia | $221,322,709 | $217,921,118 | $232,386,041 | $265,031,531 | $208,089,398 | $172,136,215 | |
| Senegal | $22,621 | $5,121 | $67,631 | $69,926 | $15,961 | $38,681 | $4,126 |
| Serbia | $88,235 | $213,002 | $1,121,797 | $528,389 | $212,252 | $183,524 | $337,588 |
| Singapore | $2,002,155 | $1,856,151 | $1,918,191 | $1,796,777 | $1,966,887 | $1,822,588 | $2,131,720 |
| Slovakia | $8,534,844 | $9,214,159 | $11,436,037 | $15,219,867 | $14,922,193 | $11,623,900 | $15,049,988 |
| Slovenia | $1,564,421 | $1,134,459 | $2,008,360 | $3,309,113 | $3,676,594 | $2,274,194 | $2,388,060 |
| South Africa | $2,690,469 | $998,645 | $842,831 | $233,360 | $815,800 | $2,638,309 | $1,237,323 |
| Spain | $43,358,216 | $31,253,939 | $43,116,559 | $57,176,445 | $31,291,686 | $25,626,584 | |
| Sri Lanka | | | $4,288 | $2,089 | | $84 | $99 |
| Suriname | $99 | $496 | $30 | $149 | | | $794 |
| Swaziland | $13 | $36,504 | $24,511 | | | | |
| Sweden | $4,669,263 | $3,618,445 | $3,858,878 | $1,156,062 | $852,277 | $910,410 | $2,533,834 |
| Switzerland | $1,831,525 | $3,432,271 | $2,604,591 | $3,161,921 | $4,130,914 | $4,309,136 | $3,235,861 |
| Syria | $29,190 | | | $277,506 | | | |
| Tanzania | $285 | $11,627 | | $445 | $1,031 | | $164 |
| Thailand | $218,336 | $120,434 | $7,146,116 | $5,079,282 | $13,737,082 | $3,433,755 | $2,879,845 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | $64,274 | $27,311 | $51,430 | $60,505 | $58,567 | $39,555 | |
| Tunisia | | $50 | $9 | $97,023 | $303,413 | $128,617 | |
| Turkey | $2,758,686 | $1,165,228 | $1,897,201 | $7,412,894 | $4,955,114 | $5,090,416 | $5,344,125 |
| Uganda | $3,272 | | $7,936 | $5,677 | $286,270 | $208,022 | |
| Ukraine | $7,990,557 | $5,071,231 | $2,362,939 | $1,435,970 | $1,923,999 | $3,011,101 | $9,935,065 |
| United Arab Emirates | $52,483 | | $148,573 | $157,488 | | | |
| United States | $493,360,859 | $549,130,752 | $601,321,508 | $821,278,386 | $549,763,693 | $530,631,479 | $843,694,275 |
| Uruguay | | | | | $26,320 | | |
| Venezuela | $12,173,534 | $3,567,879 | | $634 | | | |
| Vietnam | $107,016 | $81,893 | $159,764 | $235,124 | $341,003 | $50,719 | |
| Yemen | | | | $7,258 | $5,913 | | |
| Zambia | | $525 | | $12,145 | | $4,581 | |
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