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Flight simulators and aircraft launch gear: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in flight simulators and aircraft launch gear totaled $3 billion (8 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were Canada (40%), the United States (14%) and France (11%); the top importers were Egypt (22%), the United States (18%) and Canada (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 24%.

Summary

World trade
$3billion
Tonnes
8thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$287,896
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Canada$1.2 billion · 39.7%
  2. United States$406 million · 13.7%
  3. France$322 million · 10.9%
  4. United Kingdom$284 million · 9.6%
  5. Germany$264 million · 8.9%
  6. Netherlands$142 million · 4.8%
    re-exports
  7. Italy$47 million · 1.6%
  8. Saudi Arabia$33 million · 1.1%
  9. Poland$23 million · 0.79%
  10. United Arab Emirates$22 million · 0.76%
  11. Spain$21 million · 0.72%
  12. Switzerland$18 million · 0.62%
  13. Australia$18 million · 0.62%
  14. Belgium$18 million · 0.6%
    re-exports
  15. Egypt$17 million · 0.56%
  16. China$16 million · 0.53%
  17. Austria$14 million · 0.48%
  18. Turkey$12 million · 0.41%
  19. Estonia$10 million · 0.33%
  20. Japan$9 million · 0.29%

Top importers

  1. Egypt$656 million · 22.1%
  2. United States$529 million · 17.8%
  3. Canada$183 million · 6.2%
  4. United Kingdom$152 million · 5.1%
  5. China$115 million · 3.9%
  6. United Arab Emirates$112 million · 3.8%
  7. France$98 million · 3.3%
  8. Italy$88 million · 3%
  9. Japan$70 million · 2.4%
  10. India$67 million · 2.3%
  11. Australia$59 million · 2%
  12. Netherlands$59 million · 2%
    re-exports
  13. Saudi Arabia$53 million · 1.8%
  14. Germany$50 million · 1.7%
  15. Malaysia$40 million · 1.3%
  16. Singapore$34 million · 1.1%
    re-exports
  17. Spain$33 million · 1.1%
  18. Fiji$29 million · 0.99%
  19. Taiwan$29 million · 0.99%
  20. Qatar$28 million · 0.95%

Trend

Who sells it

Canada has been the top exporter since 2010

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

  • Canada 1.2
  • United States 0.41
  • France 0.32
  • United Kingdom 0.28
  • Germany 0.26

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Canada0.191.2
United States0.170.41
France0.020.32
United Kingdom0.150.28
Germany0.010.26

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 126% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $287,896

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$127,545
1996$104,492
1997$116,207
1998$116,978
1999$113,110
2000$157,944
2001$203,672
2002$28,515
2003$174,628
2004$161,634
2005$177,045
2006$172,772
2007$195,066
2008$236,392
2009$202,712
2010$213,716
2011$230,322
2012$181,846
2013$180,514
2014$258,197
2015$298,530
2016$158,912
2017$145,294
2018$261,719
2019$260,388
2020$239,930
2021$222,236
2022$321,681
2023$293,231
2024$287,896

What it includes

  • 8805 · Flight simulators and aircraft launch 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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