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Glass balls, rods and tubes: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in glass balls, rods and tubes totaled $1.3 billion (299 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were Germany (30%), the United States (18%) and China (17%); the top importers were China (12%), Japan (9%) and the United States (9%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 20%.

Summary

World trade
$1.3billion
Tonnes
299thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$4,392
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Germany$398 million · 30%
  2. United States$232 million · 17.5%
  3. China$220 million · 16.6%
  4. Japan$105 million · 8%
  5. France$67 million · 5.1%
  6. Netherlands$58 million · 4.3%
    re-exports
  7. Malaysia$43 million · 3.2%
  8. Philippines$39 million · 3%
  9. Italy$37 million · 2.8%
  10. India$35 million · 2.6%
  11. Brazil$22 million · 1.6%
  12. Czechia$10 million · 0.73%
  13. Thailand$8 million · 0.6%
  14. South Korea$5 million · 0.41%
  15. Belgium$5 million · 0.38%
    re-exports
  16. United Kingdom$5 million · 0.38%
  17. Turkey$5 million · 0.35%
  18. Austria$5 million · 0.34%
  19. Spain$4 million · 0.31%
  20. Taiwan$4 million · 0.31%

Top importers

  1. China$156 million · 11.7%
  2. Japan$123 million · 9.3%
  3. United States$116 million · 8.8%
  4. India$98 million · 7.4%
  5. Mexico$85 million · 6.4%
  6. South Korea$82 million · 6.2%
  7. Poland$62 million · 4.7%
  8. France$61 million · 4.6%
  9. Italy$50 million · 3.8%
  10. Indonesia$48 million · 3.6%
  11. Germany$46 million · 3.5%
  12. Taiwan$42 million · 3.2%
  13. Netherlands$40 million · 3%
    re-exports
  14. Hungary$36 million · 2.8%
  15. Turkey$18 million · 1.3%
  16. United Kingdom$17 million · 1.3%
  17. Saudi Arabia$17 million · 1.3%
  18. Denmark$16 million · 1.2%
  19. Switzerland$14 million · 1.1%
  20. Egypt$14 million · 1%

Trend

Who sells it

Germany was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • Germany 398
  • United States 232
  • China 220
  • Japan 105
  • France 66.9

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Germany299398
United States127232
China8.3220
Japan96.7105
France8.666.9

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 39% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $4,392

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$3,167
1996$3,481
1997$3,407
1998$3,109
1999$3,110
2000$3,725
2001$4,220
2002$2,962
2003$3,155
2004$3,054
2005$3,601
2006$4,161
2007$4,031
2008$5,092
2009$5,201
2010$4,861
2011$5,139
2012$5,486
2013$2,913
2014$5,556
2015$5,503
2016$5,832
2017$6,395
2018$6,388
2019$5,080
2020$4,562
2021$4,371
2022$4,886
2023$5,671
2024$4,392

What it includes

  • 7002 · Glass balls, rods and tubes

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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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