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Where does Mexico get its solar panels and cells? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Mexico imported $1.4 billion of solar panels and cells (643 thousand tonnes), 1.9% of the world total. China sold 53% of the total, followed by Vietnam (13%) and Japan (12%). Mexico was the world’s 15th-largest importer of solar panels and cells.

Summary

Value
$1.4billion
Tonnes
643thousand tonnes
Share of world total
1.9%
World rank
15th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD millions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
China765Tonnes: 113,135USD per tonne: $6,76153%Sea
Vietnam185Tonnes: 339,020USD per tonne: $54412.8%Sea
Japan168Tonnes: 170,385USD per tonne: $98611.6%Sea
Malaysia114Tonnes: 595USD per tonne: $192,5107.9%Air
United States113Tonnes: 6,727USD per tonne: $16,8097.8%Land
Taiwan24.1Tonnes: 4,557USD per tonne: $5,2791.7%Sea
Thailand23.1Tonnes: 2,059USD per tonne: $11,2071.6%Sea
Germany19.2Tonnes: 1,407USD per tonne: $13,6631.3%Sea
Philippines11.6Tonnes: 3,654USD per tonne: $3,1860.81%Sea
South Korea5.3Tonnes: 157USD per tonne: $33,5890.36%Sea
Indonesia3.7Tonnes: 5USD per tonne: $681,1280.25%Air
Singapore re-exports1.7Tonnes: 209USD per tonne: $8,3750.12%Sea
Denmark1.1Tonnes: 6USD per tonne: $193,5400.08%Air
Hong Kong re-exports1.1Tonnes: 1,026USD per tonne: $1,0530.07%Sea
Czechia1Tonnes: 35USD per tonne: $28,8110.07%Sea
Canada0.91Tonnes: 32USD per tonne: $28,0810.06%Sea
Hungary0.89Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $794,9490.06%Air
Poland0.82Tonnes: 2USD per tonne: $370,6170.06%Air
Italy0.66Tonnes: 2USD per tonne: $321,0920.05%Air
Switzerland0.63Tonnes: 12USD per tonne: $54,6260.04%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

China has been its main source since 2018

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

  • China 765
  • Vietnam 185
  • Japan 168
  • Malaysia 114
  • United States 113

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China0.08765
Vietnam0185
Japan5.8168
Malaysia1.1114
United States48.2113

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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