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Glass bottles and jars: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in glass bottles and jars totaled $14.2 billion (14.6 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (18%), Germany (11%) and Italy (7%); the top importers were the United States (13%), France (13%) and Italy (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 33%.

Summary

World trade
$14.2billion
Tonnes
14.6million tonnes
Price per tonne
$969
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$2.5 billion · 17.7%
  2. Germany$1.6 billion · 11.3%
  3. Italy$1 billion · 7.2%
  4. France$996 million · 7%
  5. Mexico$659 million · 4.6%
  6. Spain$511 million · 3.6%
  7. Bulgaria$494 million · 3.5%
  8. Portugal$492 million · 3.5%
  9. Poland$489 million · 3.5%
  10. India$489 million · 3.5%
  11. United States$305 million · 2.2%
  12. Croatia$293 million · 2.1%
  13. Netherlands$277 million · 2%
    re-exports
  14. Austria$259 million · 1.8%
  15. United Kingdom$251 million · 1.8%
  16. Turkey$237 million · 1.7%
  17. Czechia$230 million · 1.6%
  18. Slovenia$211 million · 1.5%
  19. Belgium$197 million · 1.4%
    re-exports
  20. Taiwan$157 million · 1.1%

Top importers

  1. United States$1.9 billion · 13.1%
  2. France$1.8 billion · 12.8%
  3. Italy$897 million · 6.3%
  4. Spain$848 million · 6%
  5. Belgium$629 million · 4.4%
    re-exports
  6. Germany$536 million · 3.8%
  7. United Kingdom$429 million · 3%
  8. Canada$386 million · 2.7%
  9. Poland$295 million · 2.1%
  10. Netherlands$269 million · 1.9%
    re-exports
  11. United Arab Emirates$250 million · 1.8%
  12. Switzerland$233 million · 1.6%
  13. Ireland$221 million · 1.6%
  14. Slovenia$203 million · 1.4%
  15. Greece$197 million · 1.4%
  16. Romania$194 million · 1.4%
  17. Portugal$192 million · 1.4%
  18. Vietnam$183 million · 1.3%
  19. Croatia$182 million · 1.3%
  20. Austria$161 million · 1.1%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2015

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

  • China 2.5
  • Germany 1.6
  • Italy 1
  • France 1
  • Mexico 0.66

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.042.5
Germany0.511.6
Italy0.341
France0.551
Mexico0.130.66

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 55% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $969

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$627
1996$559
1997$532
1998$541
1999$525
2000$515
2001$518
2002$449
2003$549
2004$616
2005$667
2006$704
2007$751
2008$841
2009$837
2010$819
2011$879
2012$734
2013$839
2014$826
2015$757
2016$735
2017$733
2018$736
2019$732
2020$743
2021$796
2022$909
2023$1,054
2024$969

What it includes

  • 7010 · Glass bottles and jars

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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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