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Control instruments: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in control instruments totaled $36.5 billion (558 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (15%), Germany (13%) and the United States (13%); the top importers were the United States (14%), China (9%) and Germany (8%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 2%.

Summary

World trade
$36.5billion
Tonnes
558thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$65,281
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$5.5 billion · 15%
  2. Germany$4.8 billion · 13.2%
  3. United States$4.6 billion · 12.5%
  4. Japan$3.2 billion · 8.7%
  5. Mexico$2.1 billion · 5.7%
  6. France$1.9 billion · 5.1%
  7. Hungary$1.1 billion · 3.2%
  8. United Kingdom$979 million · 2.7%
  9. South Korea$970 million · 2.7%
  10. Canada$810 million · 2.2%
  11. Italy$769 million · 2.1%
  12. Poland$746 million · 2.1%
  13. Romania$718 million · 2%
  14. Thailand$680 million · 1.9%
  15. Malaysia$663 million · 1.8%
  16. Czechia$650 million · 1.8%
  17. Spain$531 million · 1.5%
  18. Singapore$486 million · 1.3%
    re-exports
  19. India$404 million · 1.1%
  20. Netherlands$349 million · 0.96%
    re-exports

Top importers

  1. United States$5 billion · 13.7%
  2. China$3.3 billion · 9.1%
  3. Germany$2.8 billion · 7.7%
  4. Mexico$1.8 billion · 4.9%
  5. Japan$1.6 billion · 4.4%
  6. Brazil$1.6 billion · 4.4%
  7. South Korea$1.3 billion · 3.6%
  8. Thailand$1.2 billion · 3.3%
  9. France$1.1 billion · 3.1%
  10. India$1.1 billion · 3%
  11. United Kingdom$925 million · 2.5%
  12. Turkey$848 million · 2.3%
  13. Poland$811 million · 2.2%
  14. Canada$806 million · 2.2%
  15. Spain$780 million · 2.1%
  16. Netherlands$738 million · 2%
    re-exports
  17. Italy$716 million · 2%
  18. Singapore$690 million · 1.9%
    re-exports
  19. Czechia$551 million · 1.5%
  20. Hungary$489 million · 1.3%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2022

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

  • China 5.5
  • Germany 4.8
  • United States 4.6
  • Japan 3.2
  • Mexico 2.1

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.15.5
Germany1.74.8
United States2.74.6
Japan1.43.2
Mexico0.512.1

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 62% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $65,281

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$40,257
1996$8,053
1997$22,045
1998$34,215
1999$9,130
2000$53,207
2001$52,594
2002$48,501
2003$63,885
2004$48,330
2005$66,362
2006$63,301
2007$63,971
2008$71,587
2009$69,743
2010$67,051
2011$71,683
2012$58,573
2013$73,724
2014$73,272
2015$73,039
2016$72,313
2017$71,443
2018$75,465
2019$73,726
2020$71,386
2021$72,742
2022$75,665
2023$69,698
2024$65,281

What it includes

  • 9032 · Control instruments

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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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