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Aircraft and helicopters: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in aircraft and helicopters totaled $155.4 billion (168 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were the United States (25%), France (25%) and Germany (15%); the top importers were the United States (14%), Ireland (11%) and China (7%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 9%.

Summary

World trade
$155.4billion
Tonnes
168thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$914,245
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. United States$39.2 billion · 25.2%
    see destinations
  2. France$38.7 billion · 24.9%
    see destinations
  3. Germany$23.6 billion · 15.2%
    see destinations
  4. Canada$10.3 billion · 6.6%
    see destinations
  5. Ireland$6.8 billion · 4.4%
    see destinations
  6. India$5.9 billion · 3.8%
    see destinations
  7. Brazil$4.1 billion · 2.6%
    see destinations
  8. Spain$3.3 billion · 2.2%
    see destinations
  9. China$2.7 billion · 1.8%
    see destinations
  10. United Arab Emirates$2.1 billion · 1.4%
    see destinations
  11. Switzerland$1.8 billion · 1.2%
    see destinations
  12. United Kingdom$1.7 billion · 1.1%
    see destinations
  13. Italy$1.7 billion · 1.1%
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  14. Saudi Arabia$1.5 billion · 0.98%
    see destinations
  15. Kazakhstan$931 million · 0.6%
  16. Israel$917 million · 0.59%
  17. Turkey$871 million · 0.56%
  18. Thailand$670 million · 0.43%
  19. South Korea$630 million · 0.41%
  20. Poland$618 million · 0.4%

Top importers

  1. United States$21 billion · 13.5%
    see sources
  2. Ireland$17.8 billion · 11.5%
    see sources
  3. China$10.5 billion · 6.7%
    see sources
  4. India$10.2 billion · 6.6%
    see sources
  5. United Kingdom$8.2 billion · 5.3%
    see sources
  6. Germany$6.3 billion · 4%
    see sources
  7. Turkey$4.2 billion · 2.7%
    see sources
  8. Japan$4.1 billion · 2.7%
    see sources
  9. France$3.6 billion · 2.3%
    see sources
  10. Canada$3.3 billion · 2.1%
    see sources
  11. United Arab Emirates$3.2 billion · 2%
    see sources
  12. South Korea$3.1 billion · 2%
    see sources
  13. Australia$3 billion · 2%
    see sources
  14. Singapore$2.9 billion · 1.9%
    re-exports · see sources
  15. Brazil$2.7 billion · 1.8%
    see sources
  16. Saudi Arabia$2.4 billion · 1.6%
    see sources
  17. Hungary$2.3 billion · 1.5%
    see sources
  18. Thailand$2.3 billion · 1.5%
    see sources
  19. Netherlands$2.2 billion · 1.5%
    re-exports · see sources
  20. Spain$2 billion · 1.3%
    see sources

Trend

Who sells it

The United States has been the top exporter since 2022

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

  • United States 39.2
  • France 38.7
  • Germany 23.6
  • Canada 10.3
  • Ireland 6.8

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
Country19952024
United States17.339.2
France13.838.7
Germany3.123.6
Canada210.3
Ireland0.156.8

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 89% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $914,245

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearUSD per tonne
1995$484,956
1996$580,742
1997$108,987
1998$609,966
1999$517,269
2000$474,189
2001$404,388
2002$464,585
2003$490,382
2004$443,246
2005$446,346
2006$426,097
2007$825,917
2008$654,972
2009$625,484
2010$756,314
2011$840,917
2012$815,448
2013$820,894
2014$695,224
2015$813,176
2016$714,701
2017$826,514
2018$756,854
2019$788,932
2020$647,751
2021$919,482
2022$816,419
2023$978,816
2024$914,245

What it includes

  • 8802 · Airplanes and helicopters

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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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