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Who buys Japan’s solar panels and cells? Export destinations 2024

In 2024, Japan exported $4.7 billion of solar panels and cells (183 thousand tonnes), 6% of the world total. Its main destinations were South Korea (27%), China (26%) and Hong Kong (12%). Japan was the world’s 4th-largest exporter of solar panels and cells.

Summary

Value
$4.7billion
Tonnes
183thousand tonnes
Share of world total
6%
World rank
4th
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
South Korea1.2Tonnes: 78USD per tonne: $16,031,91426.8%Air
China1.2Tonnes: 164USD per tonne: $7,355,61325.9%Air
Hong Kong re-exports0.58Tonnes: 42USD per tonne: $13,759,42012.5%Air
United States0.45Tonnes: 2,688USD per tonne: $166,4409.6%Air
Thailand0.2Tonnes: 914USD per tonne: $223,0914.4%Air
Mexico0.17Tonnes: 170,385USD per tonne: $9863.6%Sea
Germany0.13Tonnes: 143USD per tonne: $894,8472.7%Air
Malaysia0.1Tonnes: 6USD per tonne: $15,871,4482.1%Air
Taiwan0.07Tonnes: 30USD per tonne: $2,394,4311.5%Air
Netherlands re-exports0.06Tonnes: 84USD per tonne: $672,6531.2%Air
Indonesia0.04Tonnes: 43USD per tonne: $967,8260.89%Air
Philippines0.04Tonnes: 2,908USD per tonne: $14,0560.88%Sea
India0.03Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0.7%Sea
Vietnam0.03Tonnes: 3USD per tonne: $11,522,1430.66%Air
Austria0.03Tonnes: 16USD per tonne: $1,814,4440.61%Air
France0.03Tonnes: 2,372USD per tonne: $11,7190.6%Sea
Singapore re-exports0.02Tonnes: 3USD per tonne: $6,977,5640.5%Air
Switzerland0.02Tonnes: 45USD per tonne: $489,8030.47%Air
Canada0.02Tonnes: 4USD per tonne: $5,528,0420.46%Air
Hungary0.02Tonnes: 65USD per tonne: $288,3410.4%Air

Trend

Who it sells to

South Korea has been its main destination since 2023

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

  • South Korea 1.2
  • China 1.2
  • Hong Kong 0.58
  • United States 0.45
  • Thailand 0.2

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
South Korea0.071.2
China0.031.2
Hong Kong0.050.58
United States0.260.45
Thailand0.010.2

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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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