Top Salt Importers 2016 This list reveals the top 10 salt importers based on their percentage of global import purchases (shown within parenthesis). In 2016, world salt imports totaled US$3.2 billion.

Fastest-Growing Salt Import Countries Overall, the 5-year percentage decline for globally imported salt was -9.8%.

Research Note:  Import numbers rarely match the source exporters’ stats. Reasons for import-export statistical discrepancies include re-exports, time lags, misallocations, distinct trade reporting systems, different quantity measurements and country confidentiality rules. Also, transportation and insurance costs are sometimes added to import totals.

Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis