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Metal signs, plates and numbers: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in metal signs, plates and numbers totaled $1 billion (57 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (35%), Germany (10%) and the United States (9%); the top importers were the United States (15%), Germany (5%) and Hong Kong (4%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 20%.

Summary

World trade
$1billion
Tonnes
57thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$18,173
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$372 million · 35.5%
  2. Germany$108 million · 10.3%
  3. United States$91 million · 8.7%
  4. France$38 million · 3.6%
  5. Italy$37 million · 3.5%
  6. United Kingdom$31 million · 3%
  7. Canada$26 million · 2.5%
  8. Poland$26 million · 2.5%
  9. South Korea$25 million · 2.4%
  10. Netherlands$21 million · 2%
    re-exports
  11. Japan$21 million · 2%
  12. Mexico$20 million · 1.9%
  13. Vietnam$19 million · 1.8%
  14. Spain$18 million · 1.7%
  15. Sweden$16 million · 1.5%
  16. Denmark$14 million · 1.4%
  17. Malaysia$14 million · 1.3%
  18. Taiwan$14 million · 1.3%
  19. Hong Kong$14 million · 1.3%
    re-exports
  20. India$12 million · 1.2%

Top importers

  1. United States$158 million · 15.1%
  2. Germany$48 million · 4.6%
  3. Hong Kong$45 million · 4.3%
    re-exports
  4. France$44 million · 4.2%
  5. Mexico$42 million · 4.1%
  6. Canada$39 million · 3.7%
  7. China$36 million · 3.4%
  8. Netherlands$33 million · 3.1%
    re-exports
  9. Vietnam$32 million · 3.1%
  10. Malaysia$30 million · 2.8%
  11. United Kingdom$28 million · 2.7%
  12. Italy$26 million · 2.5%
  13. Saudi Arabia$25 million · 2.3%
  14. Spain$22 million · 2.2%
  15. South Korea$21 million · 2%
  16. United Arab Emirates$20 million · 1.9%
  17. Cambodia$18 million · 1.8%
  18. Ireland$18 million · 1.8%
  19. Thailand$18 million · 1.7%
  20. Australia$17 million · 1.7%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2010

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

  • China 372
  • Germany 108
  • United States 91.4
  • France 37.9
  • Italy 36.5

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China3.9372
Germany32.5108
United States46.391.4
France14.837.9
Italy7.236.5

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 84% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $18,173

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$9,874
1996$11,692
1997$12,740
1998$12,358
1999$11,896
2000$12,605
2001$13,659
2002$12,050
2003$13,547
2004$808
2005$13,969
2006$14,445
2007$15,945
2008$15,005
2009$14,714
2010$13,012
2011$16,874
2012$17,264
2013$17,198
2014$16,964
2015$17,505
2016$19,471
2017$16,233
2018$17,138
2019$18,760
2020$18,041
2021$20,299
2022$18,220
2023$19,174
2024$18,173

What it includes

  • 8310 · Metal signs, plates and numbers

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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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