RankCountryExports of Lactic acid, its salts & esters in USD (2010)
1Thailand$99,951,554
2Netherlands$79,706,170
3China$63,229,867
4United States$30,330,685
5Brazil$24,231,230
6Germany$20,067,377
7Japan$10,638,710
8India$8,062,400
9United Kingdom$7,843,492
10Singapore$4,465,777
11France$2,831,398
12Switzerland$2,705,027
13Israel$1,467,000
14Italy$1,426,094
15Hong Kong$1,393,857
16Denmark$1,104,753
17Poland$1,045,433
18South Africa$771,846
19Peru$575,846
20Malaysia$526,471
21Austria$444,207
22Czech Republic$340,418
23Canada$286,822
24Mexico$270,741
25Australia$222,621
26Guatemala$166,128
27Ireland$164,639
28Serbia$155,290
29Korea, South$146,848
30Panama$130,943
31Algeria$128,166
32Slovenia$122,914
33Argentina$111,333
34Russia$99,038
35Norway$76,797
36Estonia$74,119
37Sweden$69,453
38Lithuania$66,169
39Colombia$51,302
40Greece$40,331
41Hungary$37,000
42Turkey$36,840
43El Salvador$35,930
44Latvia$35,090
45Croatia$34,931
46Costa Rica$33,102
47Portugal$28,479
48Romania$28,418
49Indonesia$23,202
50Vietnam$20,424
51Ukraine$17,575
52Kenya$8,841
53Chile$4,500
54Philippines$2,474
55Bulgaria$2,423
56Lebanon$2,364
57Venezuela$2,056
58Finland$1,784
59New Zealand$1,607
60Belarus$700
61Syria$606
62Slovakia$378
63Spain$231
64Albania$187
65Pakistan$13
66Ecuador$5
Country2005200620072008200920102011
Albania $1,538$2,432$485 $187 
Algeria     $128,166 
Argentina$56,152$110,985$159,134$49,933$130,680$111,333$85,863
Armenia $700     
Australia$48,397$141,825$74,422$64,254$52,198$222,621$115,711
Austria$697,275$1,007,191$336,214$493,190$563,458$444,207 
Bahrain$83,681      
Belarus $2,900   $700$1,000
Bosnia and Herzegovina    $12,320  
Botswana   $38   
Brazil$14,266,494$12,258,056$21,646,301$27,773,311$14,348,358$24,231,230$13,056,326
Bulgaria$372$9,089$12,558$12,489$28,180$2,423$9,496
Canada$834,162$812,735$166,164$83,264$228,909$286,822$145,837
Chile$2,885$2,655$580$7,936$2,808$4,500$12,396
China$19,154,451$26,456,424$31,631,045$40,401,509$48,565,381$63,229,867$69,278,077
Colombia$15,345$29,928$50,781$64,027$91,264$51,302$64,080
Costa Rica$139,913$174,700$160,807$96,646$52,339$33,102$23,529
Cote d'Ivoire $21     
Croatia$140,399$112,964$25,041$51,030$41,963$34,931$35,416
Cyprus      $64,004
Czech Republic$349,020$345,447$181,202$117,000$360,947$340,418$358,627
Denmark$362,976$331,079$395,124$1,494,555$966,717$1,104,753$1,739,609
Ecuador $159 $1,368 $5 
Egypt      $11,808
El Salvador  $6,768$14,809$12,354$35,930 
Estonia$38,918$61,333$117,487$37,388$71,696$74,119$82,279
Finland$27,319$20,775$6,769$5,034$1,772$1,784$1,624
France$5,195,956$7,509,447$5,899,084$4,592,037$2,875,903$2,831,398$5,072,698
Germany$14,200,000$14,564,000$20,619,000$18,192,000$15,635,000$20,067,377$26,501,552
Greece$22,497$66,973$271,632$297,923$99,545$40,331$32,179
Guatemala$159,668$245,218$284,849$359,909$257,308$166,128$247,569
Honduras  $5,000 $33,834  
Hong Kong$648,677$360,391$450,598$690,603$745,816$1,393,857$1,008,193
Hungary$9,000$34,000 $12,000$18,000$37,000$29,000
Iceland$1,627   $597  
India$2,707,895$3,693,105$5,899,632$5,144,188$7,771,570$8,062,400$10,255,200
Indonesia $180$635$53,945$142,678$23,202$2,977
Ireland$2,812,906$284,487$189,189$219,784$141,677$164,639$75,534
Israel  $1,600,000$2,566,000$1,118,000$1,467,000$1,446,000
Italy$1,612,807$1,968,232$3,095,012$2,240,624$2,445,912$1,426,094$1,490,835
Japan$7,558,403$7,098,875$7,931,924$9,617,721$9,418,493$10,638,710$9,448,008
Jordan$20,701$825$18,822$34,635   
Kazakhstan    $20,107  
Kenya$5,605$3,327$2,853$6,467$585$8,841 
Korea, South$5,668$51,838$22,668$94,939$96,894$146,848$101,858
Latvia$22,563$36,068 $4,160$2,875$35,090$61,513
Lebanon$4,000$2,038$1,515$1,522$2,363$2,364$2,836
Lithuania$65,666$44,950$58,077$50,073$87,497$66,169$125,710
Luxembourg$161$834 $274   
Macedonia$606$651  $2,944 $16,545
Malawi   $1,728   
Malaysia$139,718$82,689$229,889$574,601$437,648$526,471$467,723
Mauritius      $57
Mexico$111,416$122,056$157,098$259,470$189,411$270,741$416,148
Moldova      $2,427
Morocco $1,286  $794  
Namibia $295     
Netherlands$108,164,257$105,973,669$128,438,764$130,715,385$149,208,715$79,706,170 
New Zealand$502,662$30,700$6,882$20,983$10,264$1,607$33,097
Nicaragua$5,450 $7,100    
Niger $38     
Norway$46,041 $7,716$15,654$1,183$76,797 
Oman    $769,964  
Pakistan $302  $208$13 
Panama $24,791$17,952$16,496$18,497$130,943$95,281
Paraguay      $2,750
Peru$82,394$31,879$36,476$428,563$522,619$575,846$493,269
Philippines   $130$11,200$2,474$2,939
Poland$114,301$258,689$533,450$616,586$738,166$1,045,433$976,278
Portugal$128$52$21,275$17,929$19,448$28,479$24,097
Romania$91,173$66,256$4,324$43,516$30,600$28,418$64,989
Russia$110,760$121,050$66,231$64,264$108,589$99,038$57,947
Serbia$76,620$138,659$136,369$140,345$136,343$155,290$136,097
Singapore$2,347,076$2,755,705$3,209,526$3,530,626$5,689,900$4,465,777$3,476,201
Slovakia$17,826  $13,207$5,856$378$2,477
Slovenia$65,761$64,170$93,496$110,542$98,385$122,914$133,830
South Africa$319,844$412,027$400,431$385,010$502,273$771,846$1,440,360
Spain $49,567$63,985$361,211 $231 
Swaziland$84,157$193,126$33,884    
Sweden$99,677$185,777$290,710$116,869$215,567$69,453$144,169
Switzerland$996,515$757,237$1,217,692$2,433,231$2,517,359$2,705,027$2,729,501
Syria $891   $606 
Thailand$36,273$135,328$1,382,719$66,239,644$104,238,511$99,951,554$147,235,466
Turkey$16,334$9,489$20,305$14,365$12,148$36,840$22,293
Ukraine$105,715$29,101$65,560$56,490$24,990$17,575$30,055
United Arab Emirates$39,372 $142,427$452,050   
United Kingdom$2,374,969$2,267,112$2,080,597$6,139,635$5,693,628$7,843,492$12,906,415
United States$15,852,161$17,434,765$17,421,939$23,078,795$19,296,449$30,330,685$30,585,438
Venezuela     $2,056 
Vietnam$3,447  $5,726$6,698$20,424 
Zambia   $30$99