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LCD panels, lasers and other optical devices: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in LCD panels, lasers and other optical devices totaled $14.7 billion (69 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were Germany (20%), the United States (19%) and China (14%); the top importers were the United States (20%), China (13%) and Germany (8%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 70%.

Summary

World trade
$14.7billion
Tonnes
69thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$208,822
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Germany$2.9 billion · 20%
  2. United States$2.8 billion · 19%
  3. China$2.1 billion · 14.4%
  4. Canada$769 million · 5.3%
  5. Japan$751 million · 5.1%
  6. United Kingdom$692 million · 4.7%
  7. Thailand$493 million · 3.4%
  8. Taiwan$417 million · 2.8%
  9. South Korea$416 million · 2.8%
  10. Israel$351 million · 2.4%
  11. France$315 million · 2.2%
  12. Netherlands$261 million · 1.8%
    re-exports
  13. Switzerland$241 million · 1.7%
  14. Greece$230 million · 1.6%
  15. Sweden$191 million · 1.3%
  16. Singapore$189 million · 1.3%
    re-exports
  17. Lithuania$180 million · 1.2%
  18. Malaysia$133 million · 0.91%
  19. Philippines$96 million · 0.65%
  20. Mexico$92 million · 0.63%

Top importers

  1. United States$2.9 billion · 19.9%
  2. China$1.8 billion · 12.6%
  3. Germany$1.2 billion · 8%
  4. South Korea$1.1 billion · 7.6%
  5. Netherlands$959 million · 6.5%
    re-exports
  6. Japan$676 million · 4.6%
  7. Taiwan$521 million · 3.6%
  8. United Kingdom$383 million · 2.6%
  9. Canada$319 million · 2.2%
  10. Singapore$282 million · 1.9%
    re-exports
  11. India$272 million · 1.9%
  12. Thailand$263 million · 1.8%
  13. Switzerland$259 million · 1.8%
  14. France$232 million · 1.6%
  15. Italy$227 million · 1.6%
  16. Hong Kong$194 million · 1.3%
    re-exports
  17. Israel$178 million · 1.2%
  18. Turkey$174 million · 1.2%
  19. Sweden$165 million · 1.1%
  20. United Arab Emirates$163 million · 1.1%

Trend

Who sells it

Germany has been the top exporter since 2024

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

  • Germany 2.9
  • United States 2.8
  • China 2.1
  • Canada 0.77
  • Japan 0.75

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Germany0.252.9
United States0.522.8
China0.252.1
Canada0.050.77
Japan1.10.75

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 510% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $208,822

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$34,248
1996$64,738
1997$78,961
1998$66,538
1999$77,821
2000$207,640
2001$176,557
2002$180,815
2003$172,869
2004$85,477
2005$157,554
2006$137,021
2007$149,170
2008$113,468
2009$83,685
2010$90,716
2011$96,363
2012$57,944
2013$107,322
2014$48,070
2015$83,483
2016$69,618
2017$75,851
2018$70,834
2019$57,630
2020$53,576
2021$64,549
2022$153,778
2023$173,187
2024$208,822

What it includes

  • 9013 · LCD panels, lasers and other optical devices

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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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