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Lighters: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in lighters totaled $1.9 billion (249 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (46%), France (16%) and Spain (8%); the top importers were the United States (14%), Germany (6%) and France (4%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 12%.

Summary

World trade
$1.9billion
Tonnes
249thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$7,533
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$867 million · 46.1%
  2. France$296 million · 15.7%
  3. Spain$158 million · 8.4%
  4. United States$127 million · 6.7%
  5. Germany$56 million · 3%
  6. Slovakia$48 million · 2.6%
  7. Netherlands$34 million · 1.8%
    re-exports
  8. Vietnam$25 million · 1.3%
  9. Philippines$20 million · 1%
  10. Italy$18 million · 0.97%
  11. Bulgaria$18 million · 0.96%
  12. Mexico$18 million · 0.95%
  13. Poland$17 million · 0.93%
  14. Hong Kong$16 million · 0.84%
    re-exports
  15. Japan$15 million · 0.8%
  16. Thailand$15 million · 0.79%
  17. Austria$12 million · 0.62%
  18. Brazil$10 million · 0.53%
  19. Turkey$9 million · 0.5%
  20. India$7 million · 0.35%

Top importers

  1. United States$260 million · 13.9%
  2. Germany$119 million · 6.3%
  3. France$78 million · 4.2%
  4. Mexico$66 million · 3.5%
  5. Slovakia$62 million · 3.3%
  6. China$62 million · 3.3%
  7. United Arab Emirates$61 million · 3.3%
  8. Italy$61 million · 3.2%
  9. Spain$53 million · 2.8%
  10. Indonesia$50 million · 2.7%
  11. Russia$47 million · 2.5%
  12. Japan$45 million · 2.4%
  13. Canada$45 million · 2.4%
  14. United Kingdom$43 million · 2.3%
  15. Netherlands$41 million · 2.2%
    re-exports
  16. Turkey$35 million · 1.9%
  17. Poland$33 million · 1.8%
  18. Australia$32 million · 1.7%
  19. Nigeria$31 million · 1.6%
  20. Iraq$28 million · 1.5%

Trend

Who sells it

China was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • China 0.87
  • France 0.3
  • Spain 0.16
  • United States 0.13
  • Germany 0.06

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.260.87
France0.180.3
Spain0.040.16
United States0.090.13
Germany0.050.06

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 16% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $7,533

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$8,950
1996$4,773
1997$6,046
1998$7,319
1999$3,826
2000$7,762
2001$7,149
2002$6,526
2003$6,725
2004$5,028
2005$6,664
2006$6,977
2007$7,713
2008$8,630
2009$10,413
2010$8,448
2011$11,192
2012$7,259
2013$9,051
2014$8,873
2015$9,648
2016$8,930
2017$9,420
2018$10,114
2019$9,541
2020$7,162
2021$7,500
2022$8,307
2023$8,560
2024$7,533

What it includes

  • 9613 · Lighters

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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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