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Diesel and other locomotives: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in diesel and other locomotives totaled $1.8 billion (89 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were the United States (32%), Spain (18%) and South Korea (11%); the top importers were Tanzania (11%), Mexico (9%) and Slovakia (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 82%.

Summary

World trade
$1.8billion
Tonnes
89thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$20,647
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. United States$591 million · 32.2%
  2. Spain$332 million · 18.1%
  3. South Korea$204 million · 11.1%
  4. Germany$160 million · 8.7%
  5. France$145 million · 7.9%
  6. China$129 million · 7.1%
  7. Czechia$57 million · 3.1%
  8. India$43 million · 2.4%
  9. Canada$21 million · 1.2%
  10. South Africa$17 million · 0.91%
  11. United Kingdom$16 million · 0.85%
  12. Slovakia$15 million · 0.79%
  13. Kazakhstan$12 million · 0.66%
  14. Belgium$10 million · 0.56%
    re-exports
  15. Tanzania$9 million · 0.48%
  16. Russia$7 million · 0.41%
  17. Italy$7 million · 0.38%
  18. Latvia$7 million · 0.38%
  19. Netherlands$5 million · 0.27%
    re-exports
  20. Ireland$5 million · 0.26%

Top importers

  1. Tanzania$207 million · 11.3%
  2. Mexico$164 million · 9%
  3. Slovakia$124 million · 6.8%
  4. Australia$122 million · 6.7%
  5. Canada$111 million · 6.1%
  6. Spain$93 million · 5.1%
  7. Taiwan$91 million · 5%
  8. Portugal$73 million · 4%
  9. Switzerland$70 million · 3.8%
  10. Finland$63 million · 3.5%
  11. Kenya$56 million · 3.1%
  12. Egypt$48 million · 2.6%
  13. Hong Kong$42 million · 2.3%
    re-exports
  14. Italy$39 million · 2.1%
  15. Mongolia$36 million · 2%
  16. Germany$35 million · 1.9%
  17. Brazil$35 million · 1.9%
  18. Liberia$28 million · 1.6%
  19. Guinea$28 million · 1.5%
  20. Sierra Leone$26 million · 1.4%

Trend

Who sells it

The United States has been the top exporter since 2011

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

  • United States 0.59
  • Spain 0.33
  • South Korea 0.2
  • Germany 0.16
  • France 0.14

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
United States0.270.59
Spain< 0.010.33
South Korea00.2
Germany0.050.16
France0.010.14

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 473% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $20,647

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$3,606
1996$3,843
1997$3,750
1998$6,316
1999$5,354
2000$5,394
2001$3,297
2002$3,825
2003$4,115
2004$5,157
2005$5,887
2006$4,912
2007$10,717
2008$12,653
2009$10,290
2010$12,739
2011$10,619
2012$12,520
2013$15,686
2014$12,801
2015$10,263
2016$7,045
2017$8,975
2018$7,712
2019$12,421
2020$16,049
2021$11,486
2022$15,103
2023$15,285
2024$20,647

What it includes

  • 8602 · Diesel and other locomotives

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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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