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Metal lathes: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in metal lathes totaled $6.6 billion (466 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were Japan (24%), South Korea (15%) and China (12%); the top importers were the United States (16%), China (8%) and Germany (7%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 10%.

Summary

World trade
$6.6billion
Tonnes
466thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$14,136
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Japan$1.6 billion · 23.6%
  2. South Korea$964 million · 14.6%
  3. China$763 million · 11.6%
  4. Germany$734 million · 11.1%
  5. Taiwan$605 million · 9.2%
  6. Italy$297 million · 4.5%
  7. United States$244 million · 3.7%
  8. Thailand$178 million · 2.7%
  9. Spain$163 million · 2.5%
  10. Austria$117 million · 1.8%
  11. Switzerland$107 million · 1.6%
  12. United Kingdom$103 million · 1.6%
  13. Netherlands$102 million · 1.6%
    re-exports
  14. Czechia$91 million · 1.4%
  15. Belgium$71 million · 1.1%
    re-exports
  16. France$64 million · 0.98%
  17. Singapore$61 million · 0.93%
    re-exports
  18. Poland$61 million · 0.93%
  19. Turkey$56 million · 0.85%
  20. India$49 million · 0.75%

Top importers

  1. United States$1.1 billion · 16%
  2. China$551 million · 8.4%
  3. Germany$479 million · 7.3%
  4. Turkey$359 million · 5.5%
  5. France$288 million · 4.4%
  6. India$271 million · 4.1%
  7. Italy$218 million · 3.3%
  8. Mexico$217 million · 3.3%
  9. Russia$174 million · 2.6%
  10. United Kingdom$171 million · 2.6%
  11. Switzerland$145 million · 2.2%
  12. Japan$142 million · 2.2%
  13. Netherlands$140 million · 2.1%
    re-exports
  14. Thailand$125 million · 1.9%
  15. Brazil$122 million · 1.9%
  16. Vietnam$119 million · 1.8%
  17. Ukraine$114 million · 1.7%
  18. Belgium$107 million · 1.6%
    re-exports
  19. Canada$93 million · 1.4%
  20. Sweden$91 million · 1.4%

Trend

Who sells it

Japan was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • Japan 1.6
  • South Korea 0.96
  • China 0.76
  • Germany 0.73
  • Taiwan 0.61

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Japan1.31.6
South Korea0.170.96
China0.090.76
Germany0.570.73
Taiwan0.230.61

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 65% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $14,136

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$8,558
1996$10,876
1997$9,815
1998$11,626
1999$8,487
2000$11,015
2001$10,998
2002$10,175
2003$11,665
2004$12,241
2005$13,440
2006$12,890
2007$12,658
2008$14,840
2009$13,782
2010$14,092
2011$15,004
2012$14,583
2013$15,030
2014$12,660
2015$14,298
2016$14,419
2017$14,794
2018$15,706
2019$13,119
2020$13,903
2021$13,925
2022$13,291
2023$12,478
2024$14,136

What it includes

  • 8458 · Metal lathes

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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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