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Light bulbs and fluorescent tubes: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in light bulbs and fluorescent tubes totaled $7.6 billion (376 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (33%), Germany (14%) and Japan (7%); the top importers were the United States (14%), Germany (7%) and China (7%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 4%.

Summary

World trade
$7.6billion
Tonnes
376thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$20,270
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$2.5 billion · 33.3%
  2. Germany$1.1 billion · 13.9%
  3. Japan$539 million · 7.1%
  4. United States$409 million · 5.4%
  5. Poland$338 million · 4.4%
  6. South Korea$210 million · 2.8%
  7. France$183 million · 2.4%
  8. Malaysia$178 million · 2.3%
  9. Mexico$171 million · 2.2%
  10. Taiwan$147 million · 1.9%
  11. Netherlands$138 million · 1.8%
    re-exports
  12. Slovakia$128 million · 1.7%
  13. Czechia$121 million · 1.6%
  14. United Kingdom$121 million · 1.6%
  15. Belgium$118 million · 1.5%
    re-exports
  16. Italy$113 million · 1.5%
  17. Hungary$90 million · 1.2%
  18. India$72 million · 0.95%
  19. Thailand$70 million · 0.92%
  20. Philippines$65 million · 0.85%

Top importers

  1. United States$1 billion · 13.7%
  2. Germany$568 million · 7.5%
  3. China$518 million · 6.8%
  4. Poland$302 million · 4%
  5. France$276 million · 3.6%
  6. United Kingdom$242 million · 3.2%
  7. Mexico$238 million · 3.1%
  8. Canada$229 million · 3%
  9. Hong Kong$189 million · 2.5%
    re-exports
  10. South Korea$187 million · 2.5%
  11. India$171 million · 2.3%
  12. Japan$169 million · 2.2%
  13. Netherlands$169 million · 2.2%
    re-exports
  14. Italy$155 million · 2%
  15. Taiwan$139 million · 1.8%
  16. Vietnam$133 million · 1.7%
  17. Indonesia$129 million · 1.7%
  18. Spain$129 million · 1.7%
  19. Czechia$117 million · 1.5%
  20. Singapore$114 million · 1.5%
    re-exports

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2005

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

  • China 2.5
  • Germany 1.1
  • Japan 0.54
  • United States 0.41
  • Poland 0.34

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.472.5
Germany1.51.1
Japan0.610.54
United States0.810.41
Poland0.170.34

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 238% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $20,270

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$5,999
1996$6,846
1997$7,585
1998$8,954
1999$6,310
2000$8,081
2001$8,395
2002$11,694
2003$10,924
2004$10,298
2005$14,876
2006$15,463
2007$12,283
2008$14,470
2009$13,746
2010$8,837
2011$6,325
2012$11,659
2013$16,618
2014$14,445
2015$16,372
2016$15,968
2017$16,613
2018$18,003
2019$15,627
2020$15,896
2021$17,281
2022$18,624
2023$19,639
2024$20,270

What it includes

  • 8539 · Light bulbs and fluorescent 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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