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Gas masks and breathing apparatus: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in gas masks and breathing apparatus totaled $2.2 billion (33 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were the United States (26%), Germany (15%) and the United Kingdom (11%); the top importers were the United States (12%), Germany (11%) and Canada (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 22%.

Summary

World trade
$2.2billion
Tonnes
33thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$58,933
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. United States$562 million · 25.9%
  2. Germany$319 million · 14.7%
  3. United Kingdom$229 million · 10.6%
  4. France$173 million · 8%
  5. China$135 million · 6.2%
  6. Poland$126 million · 5.8%
  7. Czechia$71 million · 3.3%
  8. Taiwan$49 million · 2.3%
  9. Canada$46 million · 2.1%
  10. Mexico$38 million · 1.8%
  11. South Korea$37 million · 1.7%
  12. Sweden$35 million · 1.6%
  13. Singapore$34 million · 1.6%
    re-exports
  14. Italy$31 million · 1.5%
  15. Denmark$26 million · 1.2%
  16. Latvia$20 million · 0.94%
  17. Netherlands$20 million · 0.91%
    re-exports
  18. Turkey$19 million · 0.88%
  19. Philippines$19 million · 0.85%
  20. Japan$17 million · 0.8%

Top importers

  1. United States$250 million · 11.5%
  2. Germany$237 million · 10.9%
  3. Canada$150 million · 6.9%
  4. United Kingdom$118 million · 5.4%
  5. France$108 million · 5%
  6. Singapore$93 million · 4.3%
    re-exports
  7. China$90 million · 4.2%
  8. Denmark$76 million · 3.5%
  9. Netherlands$70 million · 3.2%
    re-exports
  10. Australia$62 million · 2.9%
  11. United Arab Emirates$58 million · 2.7%
  12. South Korea$43 million · 2%
  13. Mexico$40 million · 1.9%
  14. Spain$37 million · 1.7%
  15. Poland$31 million · 1.5%
  16. Japan$30 million · 1.4%
  17. Italy$28 million · 1.3%
  18. Turkey$28 million · 1.3%
  19. Peru$27 million · 1.2%
  20. Brazil$26 million · 1.2%

Trend

Who sells it

The United States has been the top exporter since 2021

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

  • United States 562
  • Germany 319
  • United Kingdom 229
  • France 173
  • China 135

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
United States103562
Germany50.5319
United Kingdom82.8229
France29.3173
China1.1135

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 122% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $58,933

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$26,595
1996$41,210
1997$36,692
1998$38,529
1999$22,511
2000$39,857
2001$33,992
2002$35,700
2003$40,832
2004$41,971
2005$35,481
2006$18,340
2007$27,168
2008$42,917
2009$33,251
2010$42,936
2011$45,863
2012$49,089
2013$50,831
2014$55,536
2015$52,321
2016$54,646
2017$56,676
2018$61,455
2019$55,045
2020$56,058
2021$57,686
2022$62,239
2023$69,592
2024$58,933

What it includes

  • 9020 · Gas masks and breathing apparatus

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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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