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Candles: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in candles totaled $4.5 billion (1.3 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (24%), Poland (18%) and Vietnam (17%); the top importers were the United States (26%), Germany (11%) and the United Kingdom (8%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 44%.

Summary

World trade
$4.5billion
Tonnes
1.3million tonnes
Price per tonne
$3,426
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$1.1 billion · 23.6%
  2. Poland$798 million · 17.7%
  3. Vietnam$776 million · 17.3%
  4. United States$216 million · 4.8%
  5. Canada$174 million · 3.9%
  6. Germany$159 million · 3.5%
  7. France$139 million · 3.1%
  8. Belgium$125 million · 2.8%
    re-exports
  9. India$114 million · 2.5%
  10. Netherlands$112 million · 2.5%
    re-exports
  11. Czechia$100 million · 2.2%
  12. Italy$69 million · 1.5%
  13. United Kingdom$63 million · 1.4%
  14. Mexico$60 million · 1.3%
  15. Spain$53 million · 1.2%
  16. Hungary$47 million · 1.1%
  17. Dominican Republic$46 million · 1%
  18. Latvia$41 million · 0.9%
  19. Sweden$35 million · 0.78%
  20. Denmark$34 million · 0.76%

Top importers

  1. United States$1.2 billion · 25.8%
  2. Germany$487 million · 10.8%
  3. United Kingdom$351 million · 7.8%
  4. Netherlands$256 million · 5.7%
    re-exports
  5. France$179 million · 4%
  6. Belgium$149 million · 3.3%
    re-exports
  7. Canada$129 million · 2.9%
  8. Poland$120 million · 2.7%
  9. Austria$109 million · 2.4%
  10. Italy$100 million · 2.2%
  11. Czechia$94 million · 2.1%
  12. Sweden$85 million · 1.9%
  13. Australia$83 million · 1.9%
  14. Romania$78 million · 1.7%
  15. Switzerland$75 million · 1.7%
  16. Denmark$62 million · 1.4%
  17. Spain$55 million · 1.2%
  18. Slovakia$54 million · 1.2%
  19. Hungary$53 million · 1.2%
  20. Norway$53 million · 1.2%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2021

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

  • China 1.1
  • Poland 0.8
  • Vietnam 0.78
  • United States 0.22
  • Canada 0.17

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.191.1
Poland0.010.8
Vietnam< 0.010.78
United States0.030.22
Canada0.010.17

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 47% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $3,426

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$2,337
1996$2,366
1997$2,165
1998$2,068
1999$1,804
2000$1,908
2001$1,896
2002$1,919
2003$2,096
2004$2,223
2005$2,190
2006$2,183
2007$2,557
2008$3,015
2009$2,827
2010$2,773
2011$2,948
2012$2,979
2013$2,971
2014$2,884
2015$2,787
2016$2,828
2017$2,807
2018$2,742
2019$2,764
2020$2,933
2021$3,227
2022$3,583
2023$3,647
2024$3,426

What it includes

  • 3406 · Candles

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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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