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Drawing and length-measuring instruments: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in drawing and length-measuring instruments totaled $2.6 billion (226 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (40%), Japan (11%) and Germany (8%); the top importers were the United States (15%), Germany (7%) and China (4%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 12%.

Summary

World trade
$2.6billion
Tonnes
226thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$11,295
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$1 billion · 40%
  2. Japan$280 million · 11%
  3. Germany$191 million · 7.5%
  4. United States$183 million · 7.2%
  5. Thailand$125 million · 4.9%
  6. Vietnam$111 million · 4.4%
  7. United Kingdom$64 million · 2.5%
  8. Indonesia$44 million · 1.7%
  9. Switzerland$42 million · 1.6%
  10. Taiwan$38 million · 1.5%
  11. France$37 million · 1.5%
  12. Czechia$35 million · 1.4%
  13. Netherlands$32 million · 1.3%
    re-exports
  14. India$31 million · 1.2%
  15. Italy$30 million · 1.2%
  16. Sweden$26 million · 1%
  17. South Korea$25 million · 0.99%
  18. Spain$21 million · 0.82%
  19. Poland$21 million · 0.81%
  20. Belgium$20 million · 0.77%
    re-exports

Top importers

  1. United States$391 million · 15.3%
  2. Germany$180 million · 7%
  3. China$93 million · 3.7%
  4. Netherlands$91 million · 3.6%
    re-exports
  5. France$81 million · 3.2%
  6. Malaysia$79 million · 3.1%
  7. Mexico$78 million · 3.1%
  8. Canada$77 million · 3%
  9. Japan$72 million · 2.8%
  10. Vietnam$68 million · 2.7%
  11. United Kingdom$67 million · 2.6%
  12. Russia$66 million · 2.6%
  13. United Arab Emirates$61 million · 2.4%
  14. Italy$53 million · 2.1%
  15. Poland$51 million · 2%
  16. South Korea$47 million · 1.8%
  17. India$46 million · 1.8%
  18. Spain$44 million · 1.7%
  19. Belgium$43 million · 1.7%
    re-exports
  20. Austria$43 million · 1.7%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2002

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

  • China 1
  • Japan 0.28
  • Germany 0.19
  • United States 0.18
  • Thailand 0.13

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.131
Japan0.260.28
Germany0.190.19
United States0.20.18
Thailand< 0.010.13

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 15% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $11,295

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$13,328
1996$15,191
1997$14,088
1998$14,534
1999$11,750
2000$16,043
2001$15,481
2002$14,600
2003$13,451
2004$14,359
2005$14,859
2006$17,290
2007$9,998
2008$8,099
2009$6,292
2010$6,481
2011$11,040
2012$7,691
2013$8,614
2014$8,097
2015$12,994
2016$12,886
2017$12,271
2018$8,919
2019$8,728
2020$11,036
2021$13,112
2022$12,763
2023$12,147
2024$11,295

What it includes

  • 9017 · Drawing and length-measuring 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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