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Cranes: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in cranes totaled $17.5 billion (2.8 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (34%), Germany (12%) and Japan (8%); the top importers were the United States (11%), India (5%) and Saudi Arabia (5%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 20%.

Summary

World trade
$17.5billion
Tonnes
2.8million tonnes
Price per tonne
$6,286
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$6 billion · 34.4%
  2. Germany$2.1 billion · 12.3%
  3. Japan$1.4 billion · 8.2%
  4. Italy$1.3 billion · 7.4%
  5. Austria$999 million · 5.7%
  6. Poland$514 million · 2.9%
  7. Netherlands$483 million · 2.8%
    re-exports
  8. United States$448 million · 2.6%
  9. Ireland$345 million · 2%
  10. Finland$309 million · 1.8%
  11. Spain$304 million · 1.7%
  12. South Korea$304 million · 1.7%
  13. France$286 million · 1.6%
  14. Sweden$204 million · 1.2%
  15. Denmark$192 million · 1.1%
  16. Belgium$176 million · 1%
    re-exports
  17. United Kingdom$173 million · 0.99%
  18. Turkey$148 million · 0.85%
  19. Slovakia$136 million · 0.78%
  20. India$129 million · 0.74%

Top importers

  1. United States$1.9 billion · 10.6%
  2. India$891 million · 5.1%
  3. Saudi Arabia$811 million · 4.6%
  4. Russia$626 million · 3.6%
  5. Singapore$607 million · 3.5%
    re-exports
  6. United Arab Emirates$537 million · 3.1%
  7. United Kingdom$534 million · 3.1%
  8. Turkey$528 million · 3%
  9. Indonesia$515 million · 2.9%
  10. Germany$509 million · 2.9%
  11. Netherlands$497 million · 2.8%
    re-exports
  12. Canada$455 million · 2.6%
  13. France$447 million · 2.6%
  14. South Korea$441 million · 2.5%
  15. Taiwan$398 million · 2.3%
  16. Italy$346 million · 2%
  17. Mexico$321 million · 1.8%
  18. Vietnam$319 million · 1.8%
  19. Australia$301 million · 1.7%
  20. Belgium$241 million · 1.4%
    re-exports

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2013

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

  • China 6
  • Germany 2.1
  • Japan 1.4
  • Italy 1.3
  • Austria 1

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.16
Germany0.682.1
Japan0.731.4
Italy0.371.3
Austria0.251

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 18% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $6,286

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$5,305
1996$4,693
1997$875
1998$3,169
1999$2,380
2000$4,555
2001$4,222
2002$4,194
2003$4,588
2004$4,857
2005$5,134
2006$5,130
2007$5,595
2008$6,514
2009$6,950
2010$6,518
2011$6,627
2012$6,677
2013$6,607
2014$6,450
2015$5,955
2016$5,739
2017$5,680
2018$6,195
2019$5,939
2020$4,969
2021$6,078
2022$5,979
2023$6,461
2024$6,286

What it includes

  • 8426 · Cranes

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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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