globaltraffic.earth

Flashlights and portable lamps: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in flashlights and portable lamps totaled $3.7 billion (253 thousand tonnes). China accounted for 82% of exports, followed by Germany (3%) and the United States (2%); the top importers were the United States (28%), Germany (5%) and Japan (5%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 21%.

Summary

World trade
$3.7billion
Tonnes
253thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$14,440
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$3 billion · 81.7%
  2. Germany$93 million · 2.6%
  3. United States$91 million · 2.5%
  4. France$46 million · 1.3%
  5. Vietnam$43 million · 1.2%
  6. Netherlands$34 million · 0.94%
    re-exports
  7. United Kingdom$28 million · 0.76%
  8. Czechia$25 million · 0.67%
  9. Italy$24 million · 0.66%
  10. Poland$23 million · 0.64%
  11. Spain$23 million · 0.62%
  12. Malaysia$18 million · 0.5%
  13. Cambodia$18 million · 0.5%
  14. South Korea$15 million · 0.41%
  15. Hong Kong$13 million · 0.37%
    re-exports
  16. Hungary$11 million · 0.31%
  17. Belgium$11 million · 0.3%
    re-exports
  18. Mexico$10 million · 0.27%
  19. Denmark$10 million · 0.27%
  20. Taiwan$9 million · 0.26%

Top importers

  1. United States$1 billion · 28.3%
  2. Germany$201 million · 5.5%
  3. Japan$169 million · 4.6%
  4. France$133 million · 3.6%
  5. Canada$113 million · 3.1%
  6. India$110 million · 3%
  7. Burkina Faso$94 million · 2.6%
  8. United Kingdom$87 million · 2.4%
  9. Netherlands$74 million · 2%
    re-exports
  10. United Arab Emirates$72 million · 2%
  11. Australia$71 million · 2%
  12. Poland$69 million · 1.9%
  13. Spain$57 million · 1.6%
  14. Italy$56 million · 1.6%
  15. Kenya$54 million · 1.5%
  16. Vietnam$49 million · 1.3%
  17. Indonesia$45 million · 1.2%
  18. Mexico$45 million · 1.2%
  19. Russia$37 million · 1%
  20. Saudi Arabia$36 million · 1%

Trend

Who sells it

China was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • China 3
  • Germany 0.09
  • United States 0.09
  • France 0.05
  • Vietnam 0.04

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
Country19952024
China0.53
Germany0.030.09
United States0.130.09
France0.020.05
Vietnam00.04

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 194% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $14,440

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearUSD per tonne
1995$4,913
1996$5,830
1997$6,033
1998$6,181
1999$6,064
2000$8,279
2001$8,248
2002$5,341
2003$8,773
2004$4,793
2005$10,007
2006$10,828
2007$7,326
2008$13,341
2009$10,430
2010$13,048
2011$15,485
2012$6,531
2013$8,227
2014$12,370
2015$13,087
2016$12,973
2017$14,077
2018$15,494
2019$15,063
2020$13,736
2021$15,832
2022$15,631
2023$14,446
2024$14,440

What it includes

  • 8513 · Flashlights and portable lamps

Products in the same chapter

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

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.

See all products