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Nuclear reactors and fuel: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in nuclear reactors and fuel totaled $5.2 billion (22 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were Russia (26%), Sweden (18%) and Germany (11%); the top importers were China (20%), France (15%) and Ukraine (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 52%.

Summary

World trade
$5.2billion
Tonnes
22thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$239,386
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Russia$1.3 billion · 26%
  2. Sweden$925 million · 17.8%
  3. Germany$592 million · 11.4%
  4. United States$388 million · 7.5%
  5. Kazakhstan$362 million · 7%
  6. South Korea$306 million · 5.9%
  7. France$297 million · 5.7%
  8. China$280 million · 5.4%
  9. Spain$266 million · 5.1%
  10. United Kingdom$171 million · 3.3%
  11. Netherlands$76 million · 1.5%
    re-exports
  12. Czechia$75 million · 1.5%
  13. Japan$54 million · 1%
  14. Canada$11 million · 0.22%
  15. Croatia$10 million · 0.2%
  16. Ukraine$5 million · 0.1%
  17. Slovakia$5 million · 0.09%
  18. Italy$4 million · 0.07%
  19. Belgium$4 million · 0.07%
    re-exports
  20. Estonia$3 million · 0.06%

Top importers

  1. China$1 billion · 19.7%
  2. France$780 million · 15%
  3. Ukraine$364 million · 7%
  4. Czechia$341 million · 6.6%
  5. Turkey$301 million · 5.8%
  6. United Kingdom$300 million · 5.8%
  7. United Arab Emirates$275 million · 5.3%
  8. Pakistan$265 million · 5.1%
  9. Finland$197 million · 3.8%
  10. Sweden$171 million · 3.3%
  11. Switzerland$162 million · 3.1%
  12. Hungary$138 million · 2.7%
  13. United States$127 million · 2.5%
  14. Slovakia$126 million · 2.4%
  15. South Africa$101 million · 1.9%
  16. Bulgaria$97 million · 1.9%
  17. Netherlands$90 million · 1.7%
    re-exports
  18. Japan$74 million · 1.4%
  19. Germany$52 million · 1%
  20. Mexico$38 million · 0.73%

Trend

Who sells it

Russia has been the top exporter since 2007

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

  • Russia 1.3
  • Sweden 0.93
  • Germany 0.59
  • United States 0.39
  • Kazakhstan 0.36

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Russia0.041.3
Sweden0.10.93
Germany0.240.59
United States0.280.39
Kazakhstan00.36

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 98% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $239,386

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$121,031
1996$88,307
1997$101,611
1998$68,717
1999$73,755
2000$80,371
2001$146,108
2002$126,730
2003$139,815
2004$202,944
2005$194,237
2006$152,705
2007$199,702
2008$134,339
2009$1,869
2010$116,226
2011$173,534
2012$177,477
2013$9,875
2014$182,881
2015$41,781
2016$99,962
2017$189,806
2018$220,080
2019$187,247
2020$116,804
2021$117,070
2022$179,074
2023$260,807
2024$239,386

What it includes

  • 8401 · Nuclear reactors and fuel

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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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