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Aluminum cans, drums and containers: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in aluminum cans, drums and containers totaled $7.5 billion (953 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were Germany (11%), the United States (10%) and Czechia (7%); the top importers were Canada (7%), Germany (7%) and France (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 40%.

Summary

World trade
$7.5billion
Tonnes
953thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$7,850
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Germany$802 million · 10.7%
  2. United States$756 million · 10.1%
  3. Czechia$507 million · 6.8%
  4. China$396 million · 5.3%
  5. France$393 million · 5.3%
  6. Netherlands$357 million · 4.8%
    re-exports
  7. Poland$281 million · 3.8%
  8. Spain$242 million · 3.2%
  9. Slovakia$234 million · 3.1%
  10. Mexico$232 million · 3.1%
  11. Switzerland$219 million · 2.9%
  12. Austria$189 million · 2.5%
  13. United Kingdom$158 million · 2.1%
  14. Italy$149 million · 2%
  15. Serbia$147 million · 2%
  16. Denmark$123 million · 1.6%
  17. Turkey$115 million · 1.5%
  18. Belgium$109 million · 1.5%
    re-exports
  19. Sweden$109 million · 1.5%
  20. Vietnam$97 million · 1.3%

Top importers

  1. Canada$553 million · 7.4%
  2. Germany$551 million · 7.4%
  3. France$425 million · 5.7%
  4. Netherlands$387 million · 5.2%
    re-exports
  5. United States$364 million · 4.9%
  6. United Kingdom$318 million · 4.2%
  7. Italy$273 million · 3.6%
  8. Belgium$265 million · 3.5%
    re-exports
  9. Poland$250 million · 3.4%
  10. Austria$208 million · 2.8%
  11. Switzerland$174 million · 2.3%
  12. Mexico$159 million · 2.1%
  13. Hungary$130 million · 1.7%
  14. Spain$126 million · 1.7%
  15. Cambodia$125 million · 1.7%
  16. Portugal$115 million · 1.5%
  17. Norway$109 million · 1.5%
  18. Algeria$106 million · 1.4%
  19. Czechia$89 million · 1.2%
  20. Denmark$80 million · 1.1%

Trend

Who sells it

Germany has been the top exporter since 2023

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

  • Germany 802
  • United States 756
  • Czechia 507
  • China 396
  • France 393

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Germany274802
United States316756
Czechia4507
China4.8396
France171393

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 54% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $7,850

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$5,097
1996$5,206
1997$5,688
1998$5,537
1999$3,819
2000$4,850
2001$4,880
2002$4,192
2003$5,798
2004$6,191
2005$5,583
2006$5,408
2007$6,830
2008$7,224
2009$7,337
2010$6,612
2011$7,036
2012$6,962
2013$7,030
2014$7,189
2015$6,274
2016$6,153
2017$6,133
2018$6,602
2019$6,334
2020$6,371
2021$6,882
2022$7,626
2023$8,210
2024$7,850

What it includes

  • 7612 · Aluminum cans, drums and containers

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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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