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

In 2024, Germany exported $23.6 billion of aircraft and helicopters (18 thousand tonnes), 15.2% of the world total. Its main destinations were the United States (23%), India (9%) and Hungary (8%). Germany was the world’s 3rd-largest exporter of aircraft and helicopters.

Summary

Value
$23.6billion
Tonnes
18thousand tonnes
Share of world total
15.2%
World rank
3rd
Routes to the main destinations. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Destinations

The 20 main destinations in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
United States5.3Tonnes: 4,521USD per tonne: $1,177,30022.6%Air
India2.2Tonnes: 2,034USD per tonne: $1,067,1449.2%Air
Hungary2Tonnes: 1,163USD per tonne: $1,721,3758.5%Air
China1.7Tonnes: 1,029USD per tonne: $1,608,6347%Air
Ireland1.4Tonnes: 1,397USD per tonne: $1,037,1936.1%Air
United Kingdom1.2Tonnes: 1,236USD per tonne: $932,4194.9%Air
Netherlands re-exports0.98Tonnes: 566USD per tonne: $1,736,7414.2%Land
Mexico0.84Tonnes: 465USD per tonne: $1,803,4343.6%Air
Turkey0.77Tonnes: 621USD per tonne: $1,236,7423.3%Air
Chile0.75Tonnes: 418USD per tonne: $1,785,5843.2%Air
Vietnam0.73Tonnes: 418USD per tonne: $1,732,6573.1%Air
Italy0.55Tonnes: 304USD per tonne: $1,804,7862.3%Air
Hong Kong re-exports0.53Tonnes: 485USD per tonne: $1,101,9502.3%Air
Australia0.49Tonnes: 353USD per tonne: $1,402,5992.1%Air
Canada0.37Tonnes: 231USD per tonne: $1,595,6371.6%Air
Saudi Arabia0.34Tonnes: 167USD per tonne: $2,040,0841.4%Air
South Korea0.3Tonnes: 190USD per tonne: $1,562,3801.3%Air
Malaysia0.29Tonnes: 254USD per tonne: $1,140,4441.2%Air
Taiwan0.28Tonnes: 203USD per tonne: $1,354,9081.2%Air
France0.26Tonnes: 109USD per tonne: $2,406,9011.1%Land

Trend

Who it sells to

The United States has been its main destination since 2023

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

  • United States 5.3
  • India 2.2
  • Hungary 2
  • China 1.7
  • Ireland 1.4

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
United States0.715.3
India0.022.2
Hungary< 0.012
China01.7
Ireland01.4

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

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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