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Capacitors: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in capacitors totaled $35.6 billion (569 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were Japan (26%), China (25%) and the Philippines (6%); the top importers were China (18%), Hong Kong (14%) and the United States (10%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 24%.

Summary

World trade
$35.6billion
Tonnes
569thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$62,035
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Japan$9.2 billion · 25.8%
  2. China$8.9 billion · 25%
  3. Philippines$2 billion · 5.6%
  4. South Korea$2 billion · 5.5%
  5. Germany$1.7 billion · 4.9%
  6. Taiwan$1.7 billion · 4.8%
  7. Malaysia$1.4 billion · 4%
  8. Indonesia$1.2 billion · 3.5%
  9. United States$1.1 billion · 3%
  10. Singapore$900 million · 2.5%
    re-exports
  11. Mexico$767 million · 2.2%
  12. Hong Kong$695 million · 2%
    re-exports
  13. Thailand$536 million · 1.5%
  14. Czechia$516 million · 1.5%
  15. Netherlands$414 million · 1.2%
    re-exports
  16. El Salvador$299 million · 0.84%
  17. India$206 million · 0.58%
  18. Switzerland$198 million · 0.56%
  19. Israel$171 million · 0.48%
  20. France$170 million · 0.48%

Top importers

  1. China$6.5 billion · 18.2%
  2. Hong Kong$4.9 billion · 13.8%
    re-exports
  3. United States$3.6 billion · 10%
  4. Germany$2.3 billion · 6.5%
  5. Taiwan$2.2 billion · 6.1%
  6. Mexico$1.8 billion · 5%
  7. Singapore$1.6 billion · 4.4%
    re-exports
  8. Vietnam$1.5 billion · 4.3%
  9. South Korea$1.4 billion · 3.8%
  10. India$1.1 billion · 3%
  11. Thailand$1 billion · 2.9%
  12. Malaysia$917 million · 2.6%
  13. Netherlands$854 million · 2.4%
    re-exports
  14. Czechia$519 million · 1.5%
  15. Philippines$436 million · 1.2%
  16. Hungary$380 million · 1.1%
  17. Indonesia$357 million · 1%
  18. Poland$352 million · 0.99%
  19. Japan$337 million · 0.95%
  20. Brazil$288 million · 0.81%

Trend

Who sells it

Japan was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • Japan 9.2
  • China 8.9
  • Philippines 2
  • South Korea 2
  • Germany 1.7

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Japan3.69.2
China0.48.9
Philippines0.042
South Korea0.342
Germany0.491.7

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 103% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $62,035

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$30,597
1996$19,921
1997$29,708
1998$30,661
1999$15,923
2000$32,278
2001$38,042
2002$25,744
2003$3,219
2004$12,142
2005$48,398
2006$46,022
2007$40,125
2008$26,054
2009$38,717
2010$36,013
2011$53,347
2012$54,716
2013$54,615
2014$29,335
2015$42,631
2016$49,096
2017$52,407
2018$68,736
2019$68,435
2020$75,583
2021$78,162
2022$67,149
2023$64,829
2024$62,035

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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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