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Aluminum sheet: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in aluminum sheet totaled $40 billion (10.7 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (26%), Germany (13%) and the United States (7%); the top importers were the United States (9%), Germany (8%) and Mexico (8%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 21%.

Summary

World trade
$40billion
Tonnes
10.7million tonnes
Price per tonne
$3,728
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$10.4 billion · 26%
  2. Germany$5.2 billion · 12.9%
  3. United States$2.9 billion · 7.3%
  4. South Korea$2.6 billion · 6.5%
  5. France$2.1 billion · 5.3%
  6. Italy$1.3 billion · 3.2%
  7. Greece$1.2 billion · 3.1%
  8. Turkey$1 billion · 2.6%
  9. Austria$1 billion · 2.5%
  10. Belgium$948 million · 2.4%
    re-exports
  11. Saudi Arabia$851 million · 2.1%
  12. Spain$831 million · 2.1%
  13. Thailand$816 million · 2%
  14. Norway$806 million · 2%
  15. Switzerland$768 million · 1.9%
  16. United Kingdom$545 million · 1.4%
  17. Canada$526 million · 1.3%
  18. Japan$477 million · 1.2%
  19. Poland$427 million · 1.1%
  20. Bahrain$407 million · 1%

Top importers

  1. United States$3.7 billion · 9.2%
  2. Germany$3.2 billion · 8%
  3. Mexico$3.2 billion · 7.9%
  4. United Kingdom$2 billion · 5%
  5. Canada$1.9 billion · 4.7%
  6. Poland$1.6 billion · 4%
  7. France$1.5 billion · 3.7%
  8. South Korea$1.4 billion · 3.6%
  9. Italy$1.3 billion · 3.3%
  10. Vietnam$1.1 billion · 2.9%
  11. Spain$1.1 billion · 2.8%
  12. China$1.1 billion · 2.8%
  13. Netherlands$946 million · 2.4%
    re-exports
  14. Turkey$880 million · 2.2%
  15. Austria$803 million · 2%
  16. Czechia$689 million · 1.7%
  17. Australia$687 million · 1.7%
  18. Thailand$606 million · 1.5%
  19. Japan$588 million · 1.5%
  20. India$571 million · 1.4%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2017

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

  • China 10.4
  • Germany 5.2
  • United States 2.9
  • South Korea 2.6
  • France 2.1

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.0410.4
Germany1.85.2
United States2.32.9
South Korea0.132.6
France1.22.1

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 19% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $3,728

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$3,144
1996$2,922
1997$2,844
1998$2,774
1999$2,237
2000$2,516
2001$2,675
2002$1,794
2003$2,732
2004$2,970
2005$3,133
2006$3,051
2007$4,029
2008$4,189
2009$3,401
2010$3,542
2011$3,857
2012$3,611
2013$3,592
2014$3,503
2015$3,250
2016$3,019
2017$3,218
2018$3,384
2019$3,124
2020$3,006
2021$3,651
2022$4,358
2023$3,908
2024$3,728

What it includes

  • 7606 · Aluminum sheet

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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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