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Navigation instruments: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in navigation instruments totaled $9.6 billion (20 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were the United States (32%), France (13%) and the United Kingdom (7%); the top importers were the United States (14%), the United Kingdom (6%) and Canada (5%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 9%.

Summary

World trade
$9.6billion
Tonnes
20thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$483,195
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. United States$3.1 billion · 32.4%
  2. France$1.2 billion · 13%
  3. United Kingdom$714 million · 7.5%
  4. Germany$552 million · 5.8%
  5. Singapore$430 million · 4.5%
    re-exports
  6. Japan$351 million · 3.7%
  7. Taiwan$342 million · 3.6%
  8. China$279 million · 2.9%
  9. Netherlands$254 million · 2.7%
    re-exports
  10. Canada$245 million · 2.6%
  11. Malaysia$239 million · 2.5%
  12. Norway$229 million · 2.4%
  13. Mexico$215 million · 2.3%
  14. Italy$182 million · 1.9%
  15. Hong Kong$145 million · 1.5%
    re-exports
  16. Turkey$110 million · 1.2%
  17. Estonia$68 million · 0.71%
  18. South Korea$63 million · 0.66%
  19. Spain$62 million · 0.65%
  20. Israel$55 million · 0.57%

Top importers

  1. United States$1.3 billion · 14%
  2. United Kingdom$527 million · 5.5%
  3. Canada$501 million · 5.2%
  4. Singapore$492 million · 5.1%
    re-exports
  5. France$469 million · 4.9%
  6. Germany$466 million · 4.9%
  7. Japan$402 million · 4.2%
  8. Italy$392 million · 4.1%
  9. Netherlands$391 million · 4.1%
    re-exports
  10. China$365 million · 3.8%
  11. Australia$362 million · 3.8%
  12. South Korea$343 million · 3.6%
  13. Turkey$314 million · 3.3%
  14. Ukraine$303 million · 3.2%
  15. Indonesia$276 million · 2.9%
  16. United Arab Emirates$235 million · 2.5%
  17. Brazil$176 million · 1.8%
  18. Spain$164 million · 1.7%
  19. Norway$154 million · 1.6%
  20. Mexico$122 million · 1.3%

Trend

Who sells it

The United States was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • United States 3.1
  • France 1.2
  • United Kingdom 0.71
  • Germany 0.55
  • Singapore 0.43

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
United States1.33.1
France0.331.2
United Kingdom0.440.71
Germany0.230.55
Singapore0.030.43

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 117% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $483,195

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$223,026
1996$288,010
1997$310,635
1998$278,068
1999$330,357
2000$407,533
2001$376,680
2002$303,835
2003$367,971
2004$76,376
2005$315,701
2006$363,127
2007$344,514
2008$304,971
2009$282,311
2010$118,856
2011$315,145
2012$200,101
2013$269,135
2014$357,588
2015$264,348
2016$270,641
2017$402,947
2018$388,808
2019$469,102
2020$397,964
2021$403,842
2022$346,267
2023$367,002
2024$483,195

What it includes

  • 9014 · Navigation instruments

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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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