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Who buys the United States’ electric cables? Export destinations 2024

In 2024, the United States exported $10.1 billion of electric cables (704 thousand tonnes), 6% of the world total. Its main destinations were Mexico (34%), Canada (16%) and China (5%). The United States was the world’s 3rd-largest exporter of electric cables.

Summary

Value
$10.1billion
Tonnes
704thousand tonnes
Share of world total
6%
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
Mexico3.5Tonnes: 364,928USD per tonne: $9,50234.2%Land
Canada1.6Tonnes: 114,906USD per tonne: $13,14516%Land
China0.46Tonnes: 7,654USD per tonne: $60,7294.6%Air
Germany0.32Tonnes: 4,421USD per tonne: $72,2603.2%Air
United Kingdom0.29Tonnes: 3,248USD per tonne: $88,5652.8%Air
Netherlands re-exports0.25Tonnes: 3,703USD per tonne: $68,5512.5%Air
France0.21Tonnes: 2,063USD per tonne: $103,9042.1%Air
Thailand0.21Tonnes: 72,510USD per tonne: $2,9542.1%Sea
Singapore re-exports0.21Tonnes: 13,074USD per tonne: $15,9752.1%Air
Japan0.17Tonnes: 1,008USD per tonne: $170,3741.7%Air
Australia0.15Tonnes: 3,781USD per tonne: $35,1301.5%Sea
Malaysia0.14Tonnes: 1,818USD per tonne: $76,4501.4%Air
Brazil0.14Tonnes: 2,112USD per tonne: $65,4021.4%Air
South Korea0.13Tonnes: 6,563USD per tonne: $20,4951.3%Air
Morocco0.13Tonnes: 1,906USD per tonne: $68,7161.3%Air
United Arab Emirates0.12Tonnes: 3,790USD per tonne: $30,1261.2%Sea
Hong Kong re-exports0.12Tonnes: 1,806USD per tonne: $60,9331.2%Air
Taiwan0.11Tonnes: 2,801USD per tonne: $40,3541.1%Air
India0.11Tonnes: 4,543USD per tonne: $22,3451%Sea
Costa Rica0.09Tonnes: 1,680USD per tonne: $56,0780.93%Air

Trend

Who it sells to

Mexico was its main destination throughout the period

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

  • Mexico 3.5
  • Canada 1.6
  • China 0.46
  • Germany 0.32
  • United Kingdom 0.29

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Mexico1.73.5
Canada0.951.6
China0.060.46
Germany0.130.32
United Kingdom0.210.29

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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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