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Bent or worked flat glass: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in bent or worked flat glass totaled $2.9 billion (616 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (20%), Japan (18%) and South Korea (15%); the top importers were China (24%), South Korea (18%) and the United States (8%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 6%.

Summary

World trade
$2.9billion
Tonnes
616thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$4,711
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$603 million · 20.5%
  2. Japan$516 million · 17.5%
  3. South Korea$445 million · 15.1%
  4. Singapore$326 million · 11.1%
    re-exports
  5. Taiwan$317 million · 10.8%
  6. Germany$179 million · 6.1%
  7. Malaysia$134 million · 4.6%
  8. Vietnam$75 million · 2.5%
  9. France$48 million · 1.6%
  10. United States$31 million · 1.1%
  11. Italy$29 million · 0.97%
  12. Hong Kong$28 million · 0.95%
    re-exports
  13. Belgium$27 million · 0.9%
    re-exports
  14. Canada$25 million · 0.86%
  15. Spain$24 million · 0.82%
  16. Turkey$17 million · 0.59%
  17. United Kingdom$17 million · 0.57%
  18. Poland$12 million · 0.41%
  19. Netherlands$11 million · 0.38%
    re-exports
  20. Czechia$10 million · 0.34%

Top importers

  1. China$697 million · 23.7%
  2. South Korea$520 million · 17.6%
  3. United States$245 million · 8.3%
  4. Japan$232 million · 7.9%
  5. Taiwan$184 million · 6.3%
  6. Singapore$173 million · 5.9%
    re-exports
  7. Vietnam$105 million · 3.6%
  8. Malaysia$82 million · 2.8%
  9. Germany$64 million · 2.2%
  10. Turkey$64 million · 2.2%
  11. Hong Kong$57 million · 1.9%
    re-exports
  12. Italy$54 million · 1.8%
  13. Romania$33 million · 1.1%
  14. Thailand$31 million · 1.1%
  15. Netherlands$25 million · 0.86%
    re-exports
  16. France$25 million · 0.84%
  17. Poland$24 million · 0.83%
  18. Austria$18 million · 0.62%
  19. Czechia$18 million · 0.59%
  20. United Kingdom$17 million · 0.58%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2023

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

  • China 0.6
  • Japan 0.52
  • South Korea 0.44
  • Singapore 0.33
  • Taiwan 0.32

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.040.6
Japan0.170.52
South Korea0.010.44
Singapore< 0.010.33
Taiwan0.040.32

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 48% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $4,711

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$3,175
1996$3,138
1997$2,520
1998$2,585
1999$2,545
2000$2,393
2001$2,561
2002$2,537
2003$2,587
2004$2,715
2005$3,228
2006$3,128
2007$3,226
2008$3,732
2009$3,580
2010$4,389
2011$5,365
2012$5,807
2013$5,566
2014$5,385
2015$4,423
2016$4,794
2017$4,375
2018$4,298
2019$4,606
2020$5,609
2021$4,961
2022$4,556
2023$3,983
2024$4,711

What it includes

  • 7006 · Bent or worked flat glass

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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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