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Unwrought aluminum: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in unwrought aluminum totaled $77.4 billion (30.5 million tonnes). The top exporters were Canada (11%), the United Arab Emirates (10%) and Russia (9%); the top importers were the United States (15%), China (10%) and Germany (8%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 43%.

Summary

World trade
$77.4billion
Tonnes
30.5million tonnes
Price per tonne
$2,536
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Canada$8.4 billion · 10.9%
    see destinations
  2. United Arab Emirates$7.4 billion · 9.5%
    see destinations
  3. Russia$7.3 billion · 9.4%
    see destinations
  4. India$4.7 billion · 6%
    see destinations
  5. Malaysia$4.4 billion · 5.7%
    see destinations
  6. Norway$4.1 billion · 5.3%
    see destinations
  7. Australia$3.8 billion · 4.9%
    see destinations
  8. Netherlands$3.5 billion · 4.6%
    re-exports · see destinations
  9. Bahrain$3.5 billion · 4.5%
    see destinations
  10. South Africa$2.2 billion · 2.8%
    see destinations
  11. Iceland$2 billion · 2.6%
    see destinations
  12. Mozambique$1.9 billion · 2.4%
    see destinations
  13. Qatar$1.6 billion · 2.1%
    see destinations
  14. United States$1.5 billion · 2%
    see destinations
  15. Italy$1.2 billion · 1.6%
  16. Germany$1.2 billion · 1.6%
  17. Brazil$1 billion · 1.3%
  18. Indonesia$969 million · 1.3%
  19. Argentina$936 million · 1.2%
  20. France$932 million · 1.2%

Top importers

  1. United States$11.3 billion · 14.6%
    see sources
  2. China$7.8 billion · 10.1%
    see sources
  3. Germany$5.8 billion · 7.5%
    see sources
  4. Japan$5.1 billion · 6.5%
    see sources
  5. South Korea$4 billion · 5.2%
    see sources
  6. Turkey$3.8 billion · 4.9%
    see sources
  7. Italy$3.4 billion · 4.4%
    see sources
  8. Mexico$3 billion · 3.9%
    see sources
  9. Netherlands$2.9 billion · 3.8%
    re-exports · see sources
  10. Malaysia$2.6 billion · 3.3%
    see sources
  11. Spain$1.9 billion · 2.4%
    see sources
  12. Poland$1.8 billion · 2.4%
    see sources
  13. Thailand$1.6 billion · 2.1%
    see sources
  14. Vietnam$1.6 billion · 2%
    see sources
  15. Taiwan$1.5 billion · 1.9%
    see sources
  16. France$1.4 billion · 1.8%
  17. Austria$1.3 billion · 1.7%
  18. Greece$1.2 billion · 1.6%
  19. India$1 billion · 1.3%
  20. United Kingdom$842 million · 1.1%

Trend

Who sells it

Canada has been the top exporter since 2021

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

  • Canada 8.4
  • United Arab Emirates 7.4
  • Russia 7.3
  • India 4.7
  • Malaysia 4.4

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Canada3.68.4
United Arab Emirates0.437.4
Russia4.67.3
India0.174.7
Malaysia0.064.4

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 31% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $2,536

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$1,943
1996$1,743
1997$1,696
1998$1,570
1999$1,426
2000$1,650
2001$1,570
2002$1,449
2003$1,569
2004$1,842
2005$1,954
2006$2,446
2007$2,719
2008$2,692
2009$1,881
2010$2,282
2011$2,540
2012$2,277
2013$2,218
2014$2,279
2015$2,112
2016$1,824
2017$2,136
2018$2,359
2019$2,050
2020$1,897
2021$2,480
2022$3,049
2023$2,543
2024$2,536

What it includes

  • 7601 · Unwrought aluminum

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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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