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Where does the United States get its batteries? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the United States imported $33.2 billion of batteries (1.9 million tonnes), 21.6% of the world total. China sold 54% of the total, followed by South Korea (12%) and Japan (7%). The United States was the world’s largest importer of batteries.

Summary

Value
$33.2billion
Tonnes
1.9million tonnes
Share of world total
21.6%
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
China18.1Tonnes: 472,316USD per tonne: $38,24454.5%Air
South Korea3.9Tonnes: 353,197USD per tonne: $11,06111.8%Sea
Japan2.3Tonnes: 77,905USD per tonne: $28,9456.8%Sea
Mexico1.8Tonnes: 426,021USD per tonne: $4,2455.5%Land
Hungary1.2Tonnes: 22,501USD per tonne: $54,3633.7%Air
Germany0.98Tonnes: 69,236USD per tonne: $14,1583%Air
Canada0.92Tonnes: 28,910USD per tonne: $31,6692.8%Land
Vietnam0.85Tonnes: 143,206USD per tonne: $5,9112.6%Sea
Poland0.83Tonnes: 15,868USD per tonne: $52,2242.5%Air
Malaysia0.75Tonnes: 71,175USD per tonne: $10,5302.3%Sea
Taiwan0.35Tonnes: 24,852USD per tonne: $14,0371.1%Air
France0.19Tonnes: 20,838USD per tonne: $8,9950.57%Sea
United Kingdom0.19Tonnes: 12,695USD per tonne: $14,6520.56%Air
Philippines0.13Tonnes: 27,422USD per tonne: $4,8940.4%Sea
Singapore re-exports0.09Tonnes: 1,812USD per tonne: $50,4210.28%Air
Finland0.08Tonnes: 908USD per tonne: $84,6390.23%Air
India0.05Tonnes: 13,939USD per tonne: $3,7120.16%Sea
Colombia0.04Tonnes: 11,374USD per tonne: $3,6170.12%Sea
Italy0.04Tonnes: 5,257USD per tonne: $7,4170.12%Sea
Thailand0.04Tonnes: 9,044USD per tonne: $4,0420.11%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

China has been its main source since 2018

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

  • China 18.1
  • South Korea 3.9
  • Japan 2.3
  • Mexico 1.8
  • Hungary 1.2

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China0.0418.1
South Korea0.043.9
Japan0.682.3
Mexico0.251.8
Hungary01.2

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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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