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Where does the United States get its solar panels and cells? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the United States imported $18.9 billion of solar panels and cells (4.8 million tonnes), 24.2% of the world total. Its main sources were Vietnam (30%), Thailand (18%) and Malaysia (16%). The United States was the world’s largest importer of solar panels and cells.

Summary

Value
$18.9billion
Tonnes
4.8million tonnes
Share of world total
24.2%
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
Vietnam5.7Tonnes: 1,906,091USD per tonne: $2,96530%Sea
Thailand3.4Tonnes: 882,130USD per tonne: $3,86918.1%Sea
Malaysia2.9Tonnes: 665,136USD per tonne: $4,40215.5%Sea
India1.6Tonnes: 528,786USD per tonne: $3,0818.6%Sea
Cambodia1.4Tonnes: 401,343USD per tonne: $3,5007.5%Sea
South Korea0.7Tonnes: 30,233USD per tonne: $23,0133.7%Sea
Indonesia0.48Tonnes: 147,247USD per tonne: $3,2572.5%Sea
Japan0.45Tonnes: 2,688USD per tonne: $166,4402.4%Air
Laos0.38Tonnes: 95,302USD per tonne: $3,9532%Sea
Taiwan0.28Tonnes: 605USD per tonne: $467,3311.5%Air
Mexico0.27Tonnes: 52,171USD per tonne: $5,1211.4%Land
Italy0.25Tonnes: 172USD per tonne: $1,474,7381.4%Air
China0.24Tonnes: 8,426USD per tonne: $27,9531.3%Sea
Turkey0.2Tonnes: 49,570USD per tonne: $4,1171.1%Sea
Singapore re-exports0.18Tonnes: 50,615USD per tonne: $3,4700.93%Sea
Germany0.11Tonnes: 5,518USD per tonne: $19,4230.57%Sea
Canada0.07Tonnes: 10,226USD per tonne: $6,4850.35%Land
Israel0.05Tonnes: 46USD per tonne: $1,177,7400.29%Air
Netherlands re-exports0.05Tonnes: 1,680USD per tonne: $31,9170.28%Sea
United Kingdom0.03Tonnes: 334USD per tonne: $90,9290.16%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

Vietnam has been its main source since 2022

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

  • Vietnam 5.7
  • Thailand 3.4
  • Malaysia 2.9
  • India 1.6
  • Cambodia 1.4

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Vietnam05.7
Thailand0.013.4
Malaysia0.122.9
India< 0.011.6
Cambodia01.4

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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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