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Who buys China’s aircraft and helicopters? Export destinations 2024

In 2024, China exported $2.7 billion of aircraft and helicopters (4 thousand tonnes), 1.8% of the world total. Its main destinations were the Philippines (14%), Ireland (11%) and the United Kingdom (9%). China was the world’s 9th-largest exporter of aircraft and helicopters.

Summary

Value
$2.7billion
Tonnes
4thousand tonnes
Share of world total
1.8%
World rank
9th
Routes to the main destinations. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Destinations

The 20 main destinations in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD millions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Philippines367Tonnes: 510USD per tonne: $718,84313.5%Air
Ireland306Tonnes: 438USD per tonne: $698,81911.3%Air
United Kingdom255Tonnes: 179USD per tonne: $1,426,9809.4%Air
Germany251Tonnes: 137USD per tonne: $1,835,3089.2%Air
Pakistan250Tonnes: 5USD per tonne: $46,510,8699.2%Land
France183Tonnes: 490USD per tonne: $372,6386.7%Air
Mongolia165Tonnes: 123USD per tonne: $1,340,7026.1%Land
Hungary143Tonnes: 142USD per tonne: $1,006,0215.3%Air
Namibia143Tonnes: 84USD per tonne: $1,707,5325.3%Air
Macao83.4Tonnes: 124USD per tonne: $671,7793.1%Air
Iceland81.9Tonnes: 477USD per tonne: $171,7943%Air
Saudi Arabia77.8Tonnes: 130USD per tonne: $597,4982.9%Air
Kazakhstan54.4Tonnes: 64USD per tonne: $854,9862%Land
Slovenia45.8Tonnes: 125USD per tonne: $367,2511.7%Air
Brazil44.6Tonnes: 31USD per tonne: $1,447,6581.6%Air
Spain38.4Tonnes: 117USD per tonne: $327,2281.4%Air
Hong Kong re-exports29.6Tonnes: 78USD per tonne: $377,2441.1%Land
Thailand27.8Tonnes: 62USD per tonne: $448,1601%Air
Netherlands re-exports19.1Tonnes: 115USD per tonne: $166,9800.71%Air
Tanzania17.5Tonnes: 13USD per tonne: $1,316,7510.64%Air

Trend

Who it sells to

The Philippines has been its main destination since 2023

Value in USD millions. The five largest destinations in 2024.

  • Philippines 367
  • Ireland 306
  • United Kingdom 255
  • Germany 251
  • Pakistan 250

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Philippines0367
Ireland0306
United Kingdom0255
Germany0251
Pakistan0250

Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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