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Fishing gear: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in fishing gear totaled $3.7 billion (148 thousand tonnes). China accounted for 51% of exports, followed by Japan (10%) and Malaysia (6%); the top importers were the United States (25%), Japan (10%) and China (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 12%.

Summary

World trade
$3.7billion
Tonnes
148thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$24,817
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$1.9 billion · 50.9%
  2. Japan$355 million · 9.7%
  3. Malaysia$205 million · 5.6%
  4. Vietnam$177 million · 4.8%
  5. South Korea$87 million · 2.4%
  6. United States$82 million · 2.2%
  7. France$63 million · 1.7%
  8. Belgium$61 million · 1.7%
    re-exports
  9. Thailand$57 million · 1.6%
  10. Singapore$54 million · 1.5%
    re-exports
  11. Indonesia$52 million · 1.4%
  12. Poland$52 million · 1.4%
  13. Taiwan$46 million · 1.3%
  14. Netherlands$43 million · 1.2%
    re-exports
  15. Hong Kong$38 million · 1%
    re-exports
  16. Estonia$37 million · 1%
  17. Spain$35 million · 0.95%
  18. Philippines$30 million · 0.83%
  19. Germany$25 million · 0.68%
  20. United Kingdom$25 million · 0.67%

Top importers

  1. United States$917 million · 25%
  2. Japan$356 million · 9.7%
  3. China$220 million · 6%
  4. France$143 million · 3.9%
  5. Australia$120 million · 3.3%
  6. South Korea$119 million · 3.2%
  7. Russia$110 million · 3%
  8. Germany$110 million · 3%
  9. Canada$99 million · 2.7%
  10. United Kingdom$98 million · 2.7%
  11. Vietnam$83 million · 2.3%
  12. Netherlands$83 million · 2.3%
    re-exports
  13. Singapore$78 million · 2.1%
    re-exports
  14. Poland$75 million · 2%
  15. Hong Kong$69 million · 1.9%
    re-exports
  16. Spain$60 million · 1.6%
  17. Italy$52 million · 1.4%
  18. Belgium$47 million · 1.3%
    re-exports
  19. Indonesia$46 million · 1.2%
  20. Malaysia$42 million · 1.2%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 1998

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

  • China 1.9
  • Japan 0.35
  • Malaysia 0.2
  • Vietnam 0.18
  • South Korea 0.09

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.241.9
Japan0.210.35
Malaysia0.070.2
Vietnam< 0.010.18
South Korea0.390.09

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 12% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $24,817

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$22,133
1996$20,696
1997$19,196
1998$15,693
1999$17,784
2000$18,142
2001$16,005
2002$14,508
2003$16,245
2004$18,237
2005$19,707
2006$19,582
2007$20,265
2008$20,615
2009$25,015
2010$21,727
2011$21,607
2012$21,558
2013$24,169
2014$21,572
2015$22,252
2016$29,285
2017$26,010
2018$27,134
2019$25,852
2020$28,140
2021$29,147
2022$30,799
2023$27,470
2024$24,817

What it includes

  • 9507 · Fishing gear

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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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