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Cameras and flashes: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in cameras and flashes totaled $2.9 billion (153 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (33%), Thailand (11%) and Hong Kong (10%); the top importers were the United States (17%), China (15%) and Hong Kong (8%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 15%.

Summary

World trade
$2.9billion
Tonnes
153thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$18,694
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$940 million · 32.8%
  2. Thailand$309 million · 10.8%
  3. Hong Kong$293 million · 10.2%
    re-exports
  4. Japan$217 million · 7.6%
  5. Malaysia$139 million · 4.9%
  6. United States$131 million · 4.6%
  7. Netherlands$117 million · 4.1%
    re-exports
  8. Germany$97 million · 3.4%
  9. Philippines$93 million · 3.2%
  10. Poland$50 million · 1.7%
  11. Italy$46 million · 1.6%
  12. United Kingdom$43 million · 1.5%
  13. South Korea$29 million · 1%
  14. Vietnam$29 million · 1%
  15. Sweden$28 million · 0.99%
  16. Singapore$28 million · 0.99%
    re-exports
  17. Taiwan$27 million · 0.95%
  18. Canada$21 million · 0.75%
  19. France$21 million · 0.74%
  20. Australia$19 million · 0.65%

Top importers

  1. United States$498 million · 17.4%
  2. China$427 million · 14.9%
  3. Hong Kong$239 million · 8.3%
    re-exports
  4. Netherlands$194 million · 6.8%
    re-exports
  5. Germany$132 million · 4.6%
  6. Japan$92 million · 3.2%
  7. Poland$76 million · 2.6%
  8. United Kingdom$76 million · 2.6%
  9. France$71 million · 2.5%
  10. Singapore$67 million · 2.3%
    re-exports
  11. Philippines$55 million · 1.9%
  12. Australia$51 million · 1.8%
  13. Malaysia$51 million · 1.8%
  14. Thailand$49 million · 1.7%
  15. Spain$49 million · 1.7%
  16. Canada$39 million · 1.4%
  17. India$39 million · 1.4%
  18. Vietnam$38 million · 1.3%
  19. South Korea$37 million · 1.3%
  20. Italy$35 million · 1.2%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2000

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

  • China 0.94
  • Thailand 0.31
  • Hong Kong 0.29
  • Japan 0.22
  • Malaysia 0.14

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China1.40.94
Thailand0.210.31
Hong Kong0.480.29
Japan2.30.22
Malaysia0.540.14

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 59% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $18,694

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$45,084
1996$54,596
1997$48,098
1998$41,773
1999$38,408
2000$56,282
2001$62,820
2002$60,184
2003$49,514
2004$37,142
2005$33,417
2006$32,014
2007$13,615
2008$31,377
2009$31,883
2010$27,303
2011$30,257
2012$20,364
2013$39,957
2014$43,212
2015$45,427
2016$52,083
2017$45,153
2018$69,055
2019$71,343
2020$37,703
2021$18,919
2022$18,849
2023$71,903
2024$18,694

What it includes

  • 9006 · Cameras and flashes

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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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