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Where does the United States get its air conditioners? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the United States imported $15.3 billion of air conditioners (1.4 million tonnes), 22.5% of the world total. Its main sources were Mexico (49%), China (20%) and Thailand (9%). The United States was the world’s largest importer of air conditioners.

Summary

Value
$15.3billion
Tonnes
1.4million tonnes
Share of world total
22.5%
World rank
1st
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Mexico7.6Tonnes: 697,076USD per tonne: $10,84849.4%Land
China3.1Tonnes: 337,848USD per tonne: $9,03519.9%Sea
Thailand1.4Tonnes: 118,517USD per tonne: $11,7669.1%Sea
Canada1.3Tonnes: 69,658USD per tonne: $19,1118.7%Land
South Korea0.39Tonnes: 25,224USD per tonne: $15,4272.5%Sea
Japan0.38Tonnes: 18,251USD per tonne: $20,9262.5%Sea
Germany0.16Tonnes: 5,791USD per tonne: $28,3901.1%Sea
Malaysia0.15Tonnes: 10,482USD per tonne: $14,1730.97%Sea
Italy0.12Tonnes: 5,787USD per tonne: $20,9620.79%Sea
Jordan0.1Tonnes: 5,489USD per tonne: $17,4890.63%Sea
Indonesia0.09Tonnes: 11,383USD per tonne: $8,0890.6%Sea
India0.08Tonnes: 5,966USD per tonne: $13,6390.53%Sea
Vietnam0.07Tonnes: 26,446USD per tonne: $2,6330.45%Sea
United Kingdom0.06Tonnes: 2,682USD per tonne: $23,5770.41%Sea
United Arab Emirates0.03Tonnes: 1,601USD per tonne: $20,8050.22%Sea
Taiwan0.03Tonnes: 1,918USD per tonne: $17,2540.22%Sea
France0.03Tonnes: 569USD per tonne: $57,7990.21%Air
Netherlands re-exports0.03Tonnes: 488USD per tonne: $60,2000.19%Air
Czechia0.02Tonnes: 1,047USD per tonne: $23,3380.16%Sea
Poland0.02Tonnes: 824USD per tonne: $29,3070.16%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Mexico has been its main source since 2013

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

  • Mexico 7.6
  • China 3.1
  • Thailand 1.4
  • Canada 1.3
  • South Korea 0.39

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Mexico0.387.6
China< 0.013.1
Thailand0.051.4
Canada0.061.3
South Korea0.060.39

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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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