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Air guns and other weapons: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in air guns and other weapons totaled $1.7 billion (49 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were Bulgaria (25%), Czechia (12%) and China (11%); the top importers were Czechia (47%), the United States (12%) and Germany (4%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 108%.

Summary

World trade
$1.7billion
Tonnes
49thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$34,803
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Bulgaria$423 million · 24.9%
  2. Czechia$201 million · 11.8%
  3. China$193 million · 11.4%
  4. Taiwan$130 million · 7.7%
  5. Greece$120 million · 7.1%
  6. Turkey$89 million · 5.2%
  7. United States$86 million · 5.1%
  8. Germany$72 million · 4.2%
  9. Spain$57 million · 3.4%
  10. Bosnia and Herzegovina$37 million · 2.2%
  11. India$33 million · 2%
  12. Mexico$26 million · 1.5%
  13. Poland$23 million · 1.4%
  14. Sweden$20 million · 1.2%
  15. Israel$17 million · 1%
  16. South Korea$16 million · 0.94%
  17. Japan$14 million · 0.8%
  18. United Kingdom$13 million · 0.79%
  19. Romania$12 million · 0.73%
  20. Belgium$12 million · 0.72%
    re-exports

Top importers

  1. Czechia$802 million · 47.2%
  2. United States$204 million · 12%
  3. Germany$65 million · 3.8%
  4. France$65 million · 3.8%
  5. United Kingdom$38 million · 2.3%
  6. Poland$32 million · 1.9%
  7. Slovakia$32 million · 1.9%
  8. Saudi Arabia$29 million · 1.7%
  9. Canada$29 million · 1.7%
  10. Netherlands$29 million · 1.7%
    re-exports
  11. Austria$22 million · 1.3%
  12. Brazil$20 million · 1.2%
  13. Luxembourg$18 million · 1%
  14. Russia$17 million · 1%
  15. Sweden$15 million · 0.89%
  16. Dominican Republic$15 million · 0.87%
  17. United Arab Emirates$14 million · 0.82%
  18. Hong Kong$12 million · 0.71%
    re-exports
  19. Nigeria$12 million · 0.7%
  20. Spain$12 million · 0.69%

Trend

Who sells it

Bulgaria has been the top exporter since 2024

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

  • Bulgaria 423
  • Czechia 201
  • China 193
  • Taiwan 130
  • Greece 120

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Bulgaria< 0.01423
Czechia1.3201
China6.7193
Taiwan9.8130
Greece0.1120

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 52% since 1995

Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.

  • 2024: $34,803

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$22,832
1996$14,841
1997$20,636
1998$10,181
1999$22,919
2000$26,645
2001$22,740
2002$27,391
2003$19,293
2004$16,731
2005$13,617
2006$23,404
2007$15,964
2008$15,651
2009$23,743
2010$24,108
2011$28,790
2012$20,525
2013$20,666
2014$23,843
2015$15,121
2016$26,260
2017$29,735
2018$30,655
2019$31,066
2020$32,213
2021$32,324
2022$31,004
2023$36,230
2024$34,803

What it includes

  • 9304 · Air guns and other weapons

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Sources and methodology

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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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