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Gas cylinders: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in gas cylinders totaled $4.2 billion (1.3 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (29%), the United States (8%) and Turkey (6%); the top importers were the United States (14%), Germany (5%) and South Korea (5%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 24%.

Summary

World trade
$4.2billion
Tonnes
1.3million tonnes
Price per tonne
$3,201
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$1.2 billion · 28.9%
  2. United States$331 million · 7.9%
  3. Turkey$249 million · 5.9%
  4. Germany$219 million · 5.2%
  5. Italy$212 million · 5%
  6. Thailand$188 million · 4.5%
  7. Czechia$177 million · 4.2%
  8. India$177 million · 4.2%
  9. Mexico$135 million · 3.2%
  10. Poland$116 million · 2.8%
  11. Austria$106 million · 2.5%
  12. South Korea$98 million · 2.3%
  13. Portugal$91 million · 2.1%
  14. United Arab Emirates$83 million · 2%
  15. United Kingdom$82 million · 1.9%
  16. Japan$72 million · 1.7%
  17. France$64 million · 1.5%
  18. Spain$54 million · 1.3%
  19. Canada$42 million · 1%
  20. Malaysia$34 million · 0.8%

Top importers

  1. United States$578 million · 13.7%
  2. Germany$213 million · 5%
  3. South Korea$192 million · 4.6%
  4. Canada$158 million · 3.8%
  5. United Kingdom$151 million · 3.6%
  6. France$126 million · 3%
  7. Netherlands$126 million · 3%
    re-exports
  8. Japan$118 million · 2.8%
  9. Italy$117 million · 2.8%
  10. Mexico$117 million · 2.8%
  11. Poland$115 million · 2.7%
  12. Saudi Arabia$97 million · 2.3%
  13. Australia$85 million · 2%
  14. China$83 million · 2%
  15. Indonesia$77 million · 1.8%
  16. Spain$77 million · 1.8%
  17. Belgium$71 million · 1.7%
    re-exports
  18. Nigeria$68 million · 1.6%
  19. Norway$63 million · 1.5%
  20. United Arab Emirates$62 million · 1.5%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2008

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

  • China 1.2
  • United States 0.33
  • Turkey 0.25
  • Germany 0.22
  • Italy 0.21

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.031.2
United States0.210.33
Turkey< 0.010.25
Germany0.090.22
Italy0.070.21

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 49% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $3,201

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$2,152
1996$2,600
1997$2,323
1998$2,349
1999$2,148
2000$2,189
2001$2,065
2002$1,963
2003$2,002
2004$2,468
2005$2,682
2006$3,067
2007$3,336
2008$3,811
2009$3,634
2010$3,314
2011$3,540
2012$3,602
2013$3,401
2014$3,297
2015$2,957
2016$2,985
2017$2,870
2018$3,027
2019$3,014
2020$2,874
2021$3,187
2022$3,304
2023$3,499
2024$3,201

What it includes

  • 7311 · Gas cylinders

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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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