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Insulating glass units: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in insulating glass units totaled $2.4 billion (961 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were Germany (19%), China (13%) and Poland (13%); the top importers were the United States (16%), the Netherlands (12%) and Canada (9%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 17%.

Summary

World trade
$2.4billion
Tonnes
961thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$2,455
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Germany$439 million · 18.6%
  2. China$315 million · 13.4%
  3. Poland$306 million · 13%
  4. Mexico$165 million · 7%
  5. United States$161 million · 6.8%
  6. Turkey$161 million · 6.8%
  7. Spain$84 million · 3.6%
  8. Canada$59 million · 2.5%
  9. Austria$57 million · 2.4%
  10. Lithuania$51 million · 2.2%
  11. Belgium$49 million · 2.1%
    re-exports
  12. France$48 million · 2%
  13. Croatia$41 million · 1.7%
  14. Italy$37 million · 1.6%
  15. Hungary$36 million · 1.5%
  16. Ireland$23 million · 0.97%
  17. Czechia$23 million · 0.95%
  18. Saudi Arabia$21 million · 0.89%
  19. United Kingdom$20 million · 0.85%
  20. United Arab Emirates$19 million · 0.79%

Top importers

  1. United States$383 million · 16.3%
  2. Netherlands$272 million · 11.5%
    re-exports
  3. Canada$203 million · 8.6%
  4. United Kingdom$90 million · 3.8%
  5. Switzerland$88 million · 3.8%
  6. Denmark$82 million · 3.5%
  7. Norway$78 million · 3.3%
  8. Israel$76 million · 3.2%
  9. Poland$71 million · 3%
  10. Italy$66 million · 2.8%
  11. Germany$65 million · 2.8%
  12. Sweden$51 million · 2.2%
  13. Belgium$51 million · 2.2%
    re-exports
  14. Austria$50 million · 2.1%
  15. France$33 million · 1.4%
  16. United Arab Emirates$29 million · 1.2%
  17. Saudi Arabia$27 million · 1.1%
  18. Czechia$26 million · 1.1%
  19. Slovakia$25 million · 1.1%
  20. Jordan$23 million · 0.96%

Trend

Who sells it

Germany has been the top exporter since 2001

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

  • Germany 439
  • China 315
  • Poland 306
  • Mexico 165
  • United States 161

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Germany76.5439
China3.4315
Poland0.65306
Mexico15.7165
United States17.9161

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 15% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $2,455

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$2,130
1996$2,046
1997$1,766
1998$1,624
1999$1,599
2000$1,947
2001$2,052
2002$2,117
2003$2,264
2004$2,169
2005$2,228
2006$2,301
2007$2,528
2008$2,762
2009$2,632
2010$2,436
2011$2,386
2012$2,355
2013$2,397
2014$2,403
2015$2,096
2016$1,851
2017$2,033
2018$2,079
2019$2,039
2020$2,016
2021$2,332
2022$2,588
2023$2,663
2024$2,455

What it includes

  • 7008 · Insulating glass units

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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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