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Aluminum foil: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in aluminum foil totaled $15.6 billion (3.3 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (35%), Germany (11%) and Italy (5%); the top importers were the United States (11%), Germany (6%) and India (5%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 22%.

Summary

World trade
$15.6billion
Tonnes
3.3million tonnes
Price per tonne
$4,778
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$5.4 billion · 35%
  2. Germany$1.7 billion · 10.8%
  3. Italy$729 million · 4.7%
  4. Japan$662 million · 4.3%
  5. Austria$631 million · 4.1%
  6. United States$590 million · 3.8%
  7. Turkey$555 million · 3.6%
  8. Thailand$536 million · 3.4%
  9. South Korea$477 million · 3.1%
  10. France$362 million · 2.3%
  11. Greece$326 million · 2.1%
  12. Spain$244 million · 1.6%
  13. India$239 million · 1.5%
  14. Poland$220 million · 1.4%
  15. Malaysia$204 million · 1.3%
  16. Croatia$180 million · 1.2%
  17. Belgium$176 million · 1.1%
    re-exports
  18. Netherlands$175 million · 1.1%
    re-exports
  19. Slovenia$161 million · 1%
  20. United Kingdom$161 million · 1%

Top importers

  1. United States$1.7 billion · 10.9%
  2. Germany$933 million · 6%
  3. India$804 million · 5.2%
  4. Mexico$764 million · 4.9%
  5. France$596 million · 3.8%
  6. Poland$583 million · 3.7%
  7. Thailand$546 million · 3.5%
  8. China$510 million · 3.3%
  9. Italy$497 million · 3.2%
  10. United Kingdom$476 million · 3.1%
  11. Switzerland$418 million · 2.7%
  12. Japan$397 million · 2.6%
  13. Indonesia$393 million · 2.5%
  14. South Korea$335 million · 2.2%
  15. Spain$329 million · 2.1%
  16. United Arab Emirates$327 million · 2.1%
  17. Canada$278 million · 1.8%
  18. Netherlands$277 million · 1.8%
    re-exports
  19. Saudi Arabia$276 million · 1.8%
  20. Malaysia$275 million · 1.8%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2010

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

  • China 5.4
  • Germany 1.7
  • Italy 0.73
  • Japan 0.66
  • Austria 0.63

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.025.4
Germany11.7
Italy0.420.73
Japan0.450.66
Austria0.160.63

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne stayed close to $4,778 since 1995

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

  • 2024: $4,778

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$4,862
1996$4,478
1997$4,112
1998$4,035
1999$2,997
2000$3,759
2001$3,831
2002$2,663
2003$4,150
2004$4,117
2005$4,456
2006$4,227
2007$5,418
2008$5,554
2009$5,157
2010$5,122
2011$5,522
2012$5,163
2013$5,139
2014$4,919
2015$4,485
2016$4,301
2017$4,255
2018$4,534
2019$4,164
2020$3,953
2021$4,702
2022$5,429
2023$5,220
2024$4,778

What it includes

  • 7607 · Aluminum foil

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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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