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Large-diameter steel pipes: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in large-diameter steel pipes totaled $8.9 billion (5.4 million tonnes). The top exporters were Germany (14%), China (14%) and India (9%); the top importers were Saudi Arabia (15%), the United States (10%) and Australia (8%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 4%.

Summary

World trade
$8.9billion
Tonnes
5.4million tonnes
Price per tonne
$1,653
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Germany$1.2 billion · 13.7%
  2. China$1.2 billion · 13.6%
  3. India$834 million · 9.4%
  4. Indonesia$741 million · 8.4%
  5. South Korea$695 million · 7.8%
  6. Turkey$510 million · 5.8%
  7. Greece$471 million · 5.3%
  8. Russia$438 million · 4.9%
  9. Brazil$389 million · 4.4%
  10. Japan$352 million · 4%
  11. Mexico$333 million · 3.8%
  12. United States$136 million · 1.5%
  13. Singapore$134 million · 1.5%
    re-exports
  14. Argentina$118 million · 1.3%
  15. United Kingdom$114 million · 1.3%
  16. Malaysia$110 million · 1.2%
  17. Netherlands$107 million · 1.2%
    re-exports
  18. Spain$91 million · 1%
  19. Italy$90 million · 1%
  20. France$88 million · 1%

Top importers

  1. Saudi Arabia$1.3 billion · 14.7%
  2. United States$859 million · 9.7%
  3. Australia$739 million · 8.3%
  4. United Arab Emirates$535 million · 6%
  5. Indonesia$294 million · 3.3%
  6. Italy$285 million · 3.2%
  7. Canada$266 million · 3%
  8. Malaysia$234 million · 2.6%
  9. Israel$231 million · 2.6%
  10. Kazakhstan$218 million · 2.5%
  11. Tanzania$215 million · 2.4%
  12. Qatar$208 million · 2.3%
  13. Uzbekistan$193 million · 2.2%
  14. Romania$190 million · 2.1%
  15. United Kingdom$166 million · 1.9%
  16. Singapore$162 million · 1.8%
    re-exports
  17. Iraq$156 million · 1.8%
  18. Morocco$138 million · 1.6%
  19. Norway$113 million · 1.3%
  20. Netherlands$112 million · 1.3%
    re-exports

Trend

Who sells it

Germany has been the top exporter since 2023

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

  • Germany 1.2
  • China 1.2
  • India 0.83
  • Indonesia 0.74
  • South Korea 0.7

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Germany0.681.2
China0.011.2
India0.030.83
Indonesia0.010.74
South Korea0.050.7

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 90% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $1,653

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$872
1996$875
1997$701
1998$711
1999$683
2000$622
2001$744
2002$501
2003$802
2004$815
2005$1,014
2006$1,182
2007$1,349
2008$1,630
2009$1,667
2010$1,264
2011$1,382
2012$1,457
2013$1,496
2014$1,226
2015$1,424
2016$1,213
2017$1,098
2018$1,248
2019$1,347
2020$1,203
2021$1,307
2022$1,669
2023$1,631
2024$1,653

What it includes

  • 7305 · Large-diameter steel pipes

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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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