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Electric and laser welding machines: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in electric and laser welding machines totaled $12.1 billion (445 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (25%), Germany (17%) and the United States (9%); the top importers were the United States (16%), Mexico (7%) and China (5%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 2%.

Summary

World trade
$12.1billion
Tonnes
445thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$27,201
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$3 billion · 24.7%
  2. Germany$2.1 billion · 17.3%
  3. United States$1 billion · 8.7%
  4. Japan$879 million · 7.3%
  5. Italy$634 million · 5.2%
  6. South Korea$612 million · 5.1%
  7. Switzerland$524 million · 4.3%
  8. Austria$356 million · 2.9%
  9. Canada$311 million · 2.6%
  10. France$272 million · 2.3%
  11. Mexico$220 million · 1.8%
  12. Poland$215 million · 1.8%
  13. Czechia$200 million · 1.7%
  14. Netherlands$175 million · 1.4%
    re-exports
  15. Spain$168 million · 1.4%
  16. United Kingdom$100 million · 0.82%
  17. Finland$97 million · 0.8%
  18. Turkey$94 million · 0.78%
  19. Sweden$91 million · 0.75%
  20. India$75 million · 0.62%

Top importers

  1. United States$1.9 billion · 15.9%
  2. Mexico$804 million · 6.7%
  3. China$662 million · 5.5%
  4. Germany$641 million · 5.3%
  5. India$441 million · 3.6%
  6. Canada$433 million · 3.6%
  7. United Kingdom$355 million · 2.9%
  8. Russia$349 million · 2.9%
  9. France$312 million · 2.6%
  10. Poland$304 million · 2.5%
  11. Italy$256 million · 2.1%
  12. South Korea$238 million · 2%
  13. Vietnam$237 million · 2%
  14. Brazil$237 million · 2%
  15. Netherlands$234 million · 1.9%
    re-exports
  16. Japan$231 million · 1.9%
  17. Turkey$230 million · 1.9%
  18. Thailand$229 million · 1.9%
  19. Czechia$209 million · 1.7%
  20. Spain$178 million · 1.5%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2020

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

  • China 3
  • Germany 2.1
  • United States 1
  • Japan 0.88
  • Italy 0.63

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.083
Germany0.812.1
United States0.771
Japan10.88
Italy0.410.63

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 53% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $27,201

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$17,793
1996$18,078
1997$21,059
1998$19,879
1999$16,883
2000$25,633
2001$22,274
2002$21,680
2003$24,172
2004$24,804
2005$25,406
2006$25,457
2007$23,361
2008$26,334
2009$24,349
2010$24,909
2011$27,673
2012$25,570
2013$27,825
2014$28,533
2015$27,711
2016$27,595
2017$28,323
2018$29,346
2019$28,990
2020$26,378
2021$26,544
2022$28,622
2023$30,015
2024$27,201

What it includes

  • 8515 · Electric and laser welding machines

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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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