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Aluminum bars and profiles: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in aluminum bars and profiles totaled $19.8 billion (4.2 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (16%), Germany (10%) and Turkey (9%); the top importers were Germany (13%), the United States (8%) and France (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 24%.

Summary

World trade
$19.8billion
Tonnes
4.2million tonnes
Price per tonne
$4,712
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$3.3 billion · 16.5%
  2. Germany$2 billion · 10.2%
  3. Turkey$1.7 billion · 8.6%
  4. Spain$1.4 billion · 7.1%
  5. United States$993 million · 5%
  6. Italy$992 million · 5%
  7. Poland$633 million · 3.2%
  8. Austria$550 million · 2.8%
  9. Belgium$515 million · 2.6%
    re-exports
  10. Canada$503 million · 2.5%
  11. Greece$465 million · 2.4%
  12. Netherlands$462 million · 2.3%
    re-exports
  13. Romania$418 million · 2.1%
  14. Slovenia$328 million · 1.7%
  15. Czechia$320 million · 1.6%
  16. Vietnam$315 million · 1.6%
  17. France$311 million · 1.6%
  18. Sweden$278 million · 1.4%
  19. South Korea$265 million · 1.3%
  20. Slovakia$215 million · 1.1%

Top importers

  1. Germany$2.6 billion · 13.4%
  2. United States$1.5 billion · 7.7%
  3. France$1.3 billion · 6.4%
  4. Poland$702 million · 3.6%
  5. Netherlands$691 million · 3.5%
    re-exports
  6. United Kingdom$686 million · 3.5%
  7. Mexico$676 million · 3.4%
  8. Czechia$592 million · 3%
  9. Belgium$548 million · 2.8%
    re-exports
  10. Canada$507 million · 2.6%
  11. Austria$451 million · 2.3%
  12. Switzerland$427 million · 2.2%
  13. Vietnam$400 million · 2%
  14. Italy$395 million · 2%
  15. Spain$375 million · 1.9%
  16. Australia$343 million · 1.7%
  17. Iraq$275 million · 1.4%
  18. Malaysia$270 million · 1.4%
  19. Romania$265 million · 1.3%
  20. Thailand$257 million · 1.3%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2009

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

  • China 3.3
  • Germany 2
  • Turkey 1.7
  • Spain 1.4
  • United States 0.99

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.083.3
Germany0.552
Turkey0.051.7
Spain0.091.4
United States0.240.99

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 32% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $4,712

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$3,581
1996$3,438
1997$3,355
1998$3,374
1999$1,928
2000$2,966
2001$2,960
2002$2,605
2003$3,181
2004$3,247
2005$3,587
2006$3,747
2007$4,358
2008$4,693
2009$4,066
2010$3,996
2011$4,203
2012$4,205
2013$4,392
2014$4,230
2015$3,452
2016$3,550
2017$3,919
2018$4,011
2019$4,065
2020$3,924
2021$4,479
2022$5,370
2023$5,028
2024$4,712

What it includes

  • 7604 · Aluminum bars and profiles

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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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