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Binoculars and telescopes: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in binoculars and telescopes totaled $1.9 billion (26 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (39%), the United States (10%) and Austria (5%); the top importers were the United States (23%), Germany (9%) and Indonesia (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 30%.

Summary

World trade
$1.9billion
Tonnes
26thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$70,440
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$733 million · 39.1%
  2. United States$187 million · 10%
  3. Austria$99 million · 5.3%
  4. Germany$94 million · 5%
  5. Greece$90 million · 4.8%
  6. Hong Kong$81 million · 4.3%
    re-exports
  7. Lithuania$50 million · 2.7%
  8. Japan$50 million · 2.7%
  9. France$49 million · 2.6%
  10. Switzerland$42 million · 2.3%
  11. Singapore$36 million · 1.9%
    re-exports
  12. Israel$33 million · 1.8%
  13. Portugal$32 million · 1.7%
  14. United Kingdom$31 million · 1.7%
  15. Taiwan$24 million · 1.3%
  16. Latvia$22 million · 1.2%
  17. Luxembourg$21 million · 1.1%
  18. Netherlands$20 million · 1.1%
    re-exports
  19. Turkey$19 million · 1%
  20. Italy$18 million · 0.94%

Top importers

  1. United States$425 million · 22.7%
  2. Germany$171 million · 9.1%
  3. Indonesia$110 million · 5.9%
  4. United Kingdom$87 million · 4.7%
  5. Russia$65 million · 3.5%
  6. Japan$59 million · 3.2%
  7. Hong Kong$59 million · 3.1%
    re-exports
  8. France$50 million · 2.7%
  9. Canada$48 million · 2.6%
  10. Ukraine$46 million · 2.4%
  11. Netherlands$44 million · 2.4%
    re-exports
  12. Spain$42 million · 2.2%
  13. Australia$39 million · 2.1%
  14. Sweden$38 million · 2%
  15. Austria$36 million · 1.9%
  16. Israel$35 million · 1.9%
  17. Poland$34 million · 1.8%
  18. Switzerland$30 million · 1.6%
  19. United Arab Emirates$28 million · 1.5%
  20. Italy$23 million · 1.2%

Trend

Who sells it

China was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • China 733
  • United States 187
  • Austria 98.7
  • Germany 94.3
  • Greece 89.6

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China184733
United States56.7187
Austria1698.7
Germany60.494.3
Greece0.189.6

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 135% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $70,440

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$29,951
1996$26,351
1997$27,441
1998$23,501
1999$22,782
2000$41,500
2001$34,320
2002$29,886
2003$41,501
2004$29,967
2005$31,916
2006$40,946
2007$24,897
2008$28,574
2009$33,682
2010$24,559
2011$34,831
2012$31,338
2013$36,304
2014$42,403
2015$47,727
2016$48,620
2017$57,162
2018$33,589
2019$57,522
2020$56,146
2021$54,064
2022$55,765
2023$73,519
2024$70,440

What it includes

  • 9005 · Binoculars and telescopes

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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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