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Electricity: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in electricity totaled $62.9 billion. The top exporters were France (14%), Germany (7%) and Switzerland (6%); the top importers were Germany (11%), Italy (9%) and Hungary (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 72%.

Summary

World trade
$62.9billion
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. France$8.8 billion · 14%
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  2. Germany$4.3 billion · 6.8%
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  3. Switzerland$3.8 billion · 6.1%
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  4. Austria$3.4 billion · 5.5%
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  5. Norway$2.4 billion · 3.8%
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  6. Laos$2.4 billion · 3.7%
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  7. Canada$2.2 billion · 3.6%
  8. Sweden$2.1 billion · 3.4%
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  9. Netherlands$2 billion · 3.2%
    re-exports · see destinations
  10. Czechia$1.9 billion · 3%
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  11. Slovakia$1.8 billion · 2.8%
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  12. Denmark$1.8 billion · 2.8%
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  13. Spain$1.7 billion · 2.8%
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  14. China$1.7 billion · 2.7%
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  15. Hungary$1.6 billion · 2.6%
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  16. Belgium$1.4 billion · 2.3%
    re-exports · see destinations
  17. Slovenia$1.3 billion · 2.1%
  18. Bulgaria$1.2 billion · 1.9%
  19. Paraguay$1.2 billion · 1.9%
  20. India$1.2 billion · 1.9%

Top importers

  1. Germany$7.1 billion · 11.3%
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  2. Italy$5.3 billion · 8.5%
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  3. Hungary$3.9 billion · 6.3%
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  4. United Kingdom$3.8 billion · 6%
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  5. Switzerland$2.6 billion · 4.2%
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  6. United States$2.4 billion · 3.7%
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  7. Thailand$2.1 billion · 3.4%
  8. Belgium$1.9 billion · 3%
    re-exports · see sources
  9. Netherlands$1.8 billion · 2.9%
    re-exports · see sources
  10. Romania$1.6 billion · 2.6%
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  11. Austria$1.6 billion · 2.5%
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  12. Spain$1.4 billion · 2.3%
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  13. Denmark$1.4 billion · 2.2%
  14. Poland$1.3 billion · 2%
  15. Croatia$1.2 billion · 1.9%
  16. Slovakia$1.2 billion · 1.9%
  17. Portugal$1.1 billion · 1.7%
  18. Bangladesh$1.1 billion · 1.7%
  19. Brazil$1.1 billion · 1.7%
  20. Canada$1 billion · 1.6%

Trend

Who sells it

France has been the top exporter since 2023

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

  • France 8.8
  • Germany 4.3
  • Switzerland 3.8
  • Austria 3.4
  • Norway 2.4

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
France3.48.8
Germany0.474.3
Switzerland0.463.8
Austria0.343.4
Norway0.212.4

Price

Implied price

Implied price per tonne

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

    Source: CEPII BACI

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    What it includes

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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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