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Electron tubes and valves: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in electron tubes and valves totaled $2 billion (26 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were the United States (20%), France (15%) and Japan (15%); the top importers were the United States (13%), Greece (10%) and China (9%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 16%.

Summary

World trade
$2billion
Tonnes
26thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$76,041
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. United States$398 million · 20.2%
  2. France$304 million · 15.5%
  3. Japan$286 million · 14.5%
  4. China$189 million · 9.6%
  5. United Kingdom$187 million · 9.5%
  6. Netherlands$182 million · 9.3%
    re-exports
  7. Germany$170 million · 8.6%
  8. Singapore$34 million · 1.8%
    re-exports
  9. Thailand$31 million · 1.6%
  10. Belgium$14 million · 0.71%
    re-exports
  11. South Korea$14 million · 0.71%
  12. Czechia$14 million · 0.69%
  13. Taiwan$13 million · 0.67%
  14. Serbia$12 million · 0.63%
  15. Slovakia$11 million · 0.55%
  16. Austria$10 million · 0.5%
  17. Australia$9 million · 0.47%
  18. Italy$8 million · 0.42%
  19. Hong Kong$8 million · 0.41%
    re-exports
  20. Sweden$7 million · 0.38%

Top importers

  1. United States$256 million · 13%
  2. Greece$193 million · 9.8%
  3. China$176 million · 9%
  4. France$131 million · 6.7%
  5. Germany$108 million · 5.5%
  6. Japan$105 million · 5.3%
  7. Netherlands$101 million · 5.1%
    re-exports
  8. South Korea$76 million · 3.9%
  9. United Kingdom$64 million · 3.3%
  10. Singapore$55 million · 2.8%
    re-exports
  11. India$54 million · 2.7%
  12. Taiwan$47 million · 2.4%
  13. Brazil$38 million · 1.9%
  14. Philippines$35 million · 1.8%
  15. Canada$32 million · 1.6%
  16. Australia$31 million · 1.6%
  17. Austria$29 million · 1.5%
  18. Poland$28 million · 1.4%
  19. Italy$25 million · 1.3%
  20. Israel$22 million · 1.1%

Trend

Who sells it

The United States has been the top exporter since 2024

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

  • United States 0.4
  • France 0.3
  • Japan 0.29
  • China 0.19
  • United Kingdom 0.19

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
United States2.10.4
France0.610.3
Japan6.30.29
China0.40.19
United Kingdom0.590.19

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 766% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $76,041

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$8,784
1996$9,019
1997$10,087
1998$8,137
1999$7,018
2000$7,307
2001$6,831
2002$6,086
2003$5,888
2004$4,829
2005$5,009
2006$4,664
2007$4,198
2008$4,551
2009$5,282
2010$5,154
2011$4,182
2012$8,723
2013$14,445
2014$18,694
2015$8,530
2016$9,841
2017$15,898
2018$13,311
2019$45,757
2020$35,923
2021$24,186
2022$34,829
2023$44,144
2024$76,041

What it includes

  • 8540 · Electron tubes and valves

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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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