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Aluminum structures: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in aluminum structures totaled $17.6 billion (2.5 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (30%), Germany (9%) and Poland (5%); the top importers were the United States (17%), Germany (8%) and France (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 31%.

Summary

World trade
$17.6billion
Tonnes
2.5million tonnes
Price per tonne
$6,942
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$5.3 billion · 30.4%
  2. Germany$1.5 billion · 8.6%
  3. Poland$949 million · 5.4%
  4. Italy$790 million · 4.5%
  5. Canada$784 million · 4.5%
  6. Colombia$611 million · 3.5%
  7. Turkey$564 million · 3.2%
  8. United States$461 million · 2.6%
  9. Austria$453 million · 2.6%
  10. Spain$418 million · 2.4%
  11. Netherlands$408 million · 2.3%
    re-exports
  12. Vietnam$372 million · 2.1%
  13. Thailand$308 million · 1.8%
  14. Mexico$305 million · 1.7%
  15. Portugal$267 million · 1.5%
  16. Czechia$266 million · 1.5%
  17. Belgium$262 million · 1.5%
    re-exports
  18. Denmark$240 million · 1.4%
  19. France$221 million · 1.3%
  20. South Korea$220 million · 1.3%

Top importers

  1. United States$2.9 billion · 16.6%
  2. Germany$1.3 billion · 7.7%
  3. France$1.2 billion · 6.9%
  4. United Kingdom$977 million · 5.6%
  5. Japan$710 million · 4%
  6. Australia$660 million · 3.8%
  7. Netherlands$552 million · 3.2%
    re-exports
  8. Switzerland$515 million · 2.9%
  9. Canada$513 million · 2.9%
  10. Austria$447 million · 2.6%
  11. Hong Kong$421 million · 2.4%
    re-exports
  12. India$366 million · 2.1%
  13. Italy$340 million · 1.9%
  14. Singapore$278 million · 1.6%
    re-exports
  15. Saudi Arabia$255 million · 1.5%
  16. Vietnam$252 million · 1.4%
  17. Norway$234 million · 1.3%
  18. Belgium$227 million · 1.3%
    re-exports
  19. Poland$226 million · 1.3%
  20. Czechia$211 million · 1.2%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2009

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

  • China 5.3
  • Germany 1.5
  • Poland 0.95
  • Italy 0.79
  • Canada 0.78

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.075.3
Germany0.531.5
Poland0.030.95
Italy0.250.79
Canada0.060.78

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 8% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $6,942

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$6,445
1996$6,282
1997$5,471
1998$4,979
1999$4,588
2000$4,708
2001$5,038
2002$4,144
2003$5,786
2004$5,542
2005$5,982
2006$5,400
2007$6,779
2008$7,067
2009$6,760
2010$6,327
2011$6,896
2012$6,622
2013$6,327
2014$6,466
2015$5,815
2016$5,451
2017$5,913
2018$6,378
2019$6,057
2020$6,328
2021$6,591
2022$7,208
2023$7,409
2024$6,942

What it includes

  • 7610 · Aluminum structures

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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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