RankCountryExports of Alginic acid, its salts & esters, in primary forms in USD (2010)
1France$38,971,485
2United Kingdom$28,605,973
3Japan$26,317,057
4Chile$24,981,199
5Germany$16,073,777
6United States$12,749,293
7Netherlands$10,195,376
8Belgium$7,776,718
9Spain$2,802,767
10Switzerland$2,628,551
11Denmark$2,304,040
12Hong Kong$2,050,903
13Ireland$1,673,871
14Sweden$1,557,761
15Italy$1,437,691
16Singapore$883,220
17Thailand$836,779
18Korea, South$450,865
19Austria$369,324
20China$307,116
21Australia$288,005
22Czech Republic$253,282
23Turkey$194,662
24Mexico$191,368
25Brazil$175,189
26Canada$173,619
27Ukraine$112,921
28India$86,503
29Greece$77,309
30Malaysia$75,697
31Estonia$52,009
32Egypt$50,901
33Poland$43,160
34Argentina$32,045
35Hungary$30,000
36Lithuania$13,980
37Colombia$11,526
38Israel$10,000
39Russia$8,047
40Uganda$7,446
41Bulgaria$6,308
42Morocco$4,339
43New Zealand$2,521
44Croatia$2,191
45South Africa$2,133
46Indonesia$1,503
47Slovenia$1,367
48Serbia$1,229
49Panama$644
50Portugal$448
51Belarus$300
52Philippines$233
53Romania$12
Country2005200620072008200920102011
Argentina$55,333$42,291$77,475$54,849$52,820$32,045$45,640
Australia$159,452$137,287$50,974$86,031$72,972$288,005$132,556
Austria$287,361$241,778$788,944$657,040$750,399$369,324 
Belarus   $100 $300$2,300
Belgium$12,045,726$5,840,346$5,742,432$6,366,946$6,182,584$7,776,718$8,490,764
Brazil$396,023$752,918$44,623$58,665$173,123$175,189$200,885
Bulgaria $296  $7,635$6,308$5,027
Canada$109,307$67,623$76,113$102,296$121,953$173,619$240,872
Chile$7,565,950$12,258,360$12,271,404$21,064,296$19,050,589$24,981,199$20,633,259
China$43,879,449$46,270,145$56,392,253$17,335,013$584,268$307,116$166,771
Colombia$3,759$9,356$14,433$11,052$25,913$11,526$16,791
Croatia  $1,773$6,080$393$2,191$61,484
Czech Republic$2,659$2,330$10,185$24,750$40,935$253,282$207,180
Denmark$2,684,353$2,394,122$3,523,611$2,799,793$2,553,011$2,304,040$2,022,251
Egypt     $50,901 
El Salvador  $368    
Estonia$453$260 $158,357$1,584$52,009$138,013
Finland$7,357$13,659$25,862$23,906$4,277 $2,277
France$16,249,804$24,140,199$31,037,769$32,778,558$35,145,755$38,971,485$37,108,887
Germany$13,363,000$13,343,000$15,020,000$16,160,000$18,727,000$16,073,777$14,616,754
Greece$53,827$72,342$87,657$95,852$110,290$77,309$96,798
Guatemala   $15,059$22,702 $11,685
Honduras  $786    
Hong Kong$1,497,187$1,795,383$1,253,956$1,374,803$923,082$2,050,903$733,679
Hungary  $24,000 $14,000$30,000$49,000
India$72,793$135,779$113,795$508,695$225,126$86,503$115,658
Indonesia$58,447$10,999 $1,141$22$1,503$13,052
Ireland$1,565,522$1,745,280$960,588$1,619,970$1,153,473$1,673,871$2,011,459
Israel     $10,000 
Italy$4,289,773$4,536,424$5,490,940$6,493,525$4,987,605$1,437,691$7,232,146
Japan$13,674,855$15,158,356$17,044,149$21,140,852$27,456,750$26,317,057$25,068,606
Kazakhstan  $421 $1,082  
Kenya$45,991$35,373$27,001    
Korea, South$304,290$395,664$299,771$212,511$229,665$450,865$512,448
Kuwait $18,422     
Latvia $320  $382  
Lebanon$2,000      
Lithuania$61,995  $13$3,977$13,980$11,936
Luxembourg $84     
Macau$1,174      
Malaysia$1,785$19,081$407,910$43,288$67,631$75,697$1,203,272
Mauritius      $43
Mexico$45,676$83,679$1,073,031$217,201$119,175$191,368$873,026
Morocco   $732 $4,339 
Namibia   $12,062   
Netherlands$2,570,661$3,786,614$5,436,387$7,504,943$8,434,482$10,195,376 
New Zealand$146$669 $720$545$2,521 
Nicaragua      $522
Oman $38,039     
Pakistan$2,274$21,691     
Panama $27,426$4,619 $9,600$644$18,617
Peru $24,181 $1,275$117  
Philippines  $1,075  $233 
Poland$14,953$5,178$5,678$8,717$39,916$43,160$101,810
Portugal$256$14,635$3,564$2,194 $448$19,297
Qatar$23,827      
Romania$1,010 $3,274$2,646$5,680$12 
Russia$18,750$4,233$1,131$7,509$6,840$8,047$1,297
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $5     
Saudi Arabia  $36,083    
Serbia  $6,390  $1,229$4,905
Singapore$630,110$1,338,762$1,529,481$1,444,039$1,308,571$883,220$424,275
Slovakia      $554
Slovenia$268$330$530$4,098$17,802$1,367$3,954
South Africa$17,605$26,890$13,502$6,817$42,853$2,133$212,906
Spain$271,723$46,907$389,235$182,669$452,509$2,802,767 
Sri Lanka$3,645$1,229     
Swaziland$146      
Sweden$16,748,899$19,731,492$25,669,097$33,745,823$30,940,260$1,557,761$59,672
Switzerland$1,267,783$1,987,806$2,213,841$2,076,224$2,510,618$2,628,551$3,789,964
Thailand$898,289$1,363,760$2,172,522$764,998$766,001$836,779$573,510
Trinidad and Tobago   $19   
Tunisia    $1,346  
Turkey$336,201$350,174$338,080$211,219$148,997$194,662$129,081
Uganda     $7,446 
Ukraine$104,936$106,431$126,892$149,220$105,833$112,921$63,153
United Arab Emirates$9,231 $142,513    
United Kingdom   $10,169,663$18,647,983$28,605,973$40,590,791
United States$10,051,136$10,662,208$8,551,189$10,182,484$11,361,472$12,749,293$9,558,736
Uruguay$6,584$573     
Venezuela$250      
Vietnam$6,224   $22,630