With almost 2 million tonnes sent overseas every year, The Netherlands leads the way. While they aren’t the largest producer of salt, they are key players in global refining and sale of salt products. Germany, India, Canada and Chile rank high in exports because of production capacity and reserves for large salt exports.

Germany and India each export over 1.7 million metric tonnes on an annual basis. The majority of India's salt output comes from the dry coastal plains of Gujarat, while Germany's Salt exports came from both mining and seawater production. Canada and Chile are also great players in the international trade of salt, exporting over one and a half million tonnes each.