globaltraffic.earth

Other measuring instruments: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in other measuring instruments totaled $61.1 billion (672 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were the United States (16%), Germany (15%) and China (11%); the top importers were China (20%), the United States (13%) and South Korea (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 26%.

Summary

World trade
$61.1billion
Tonnes
672thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$90,953
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. United States$9.5 billion · 15.5%
  2. Germany$9 billion · 14.8%
  3. China$7 billion · 11.5%
  4. Japan$5.6 billion · 9.2%
  5. Singapore$2.9 billion · 4.7%
    re-exports
  6. South Korea$2.5 billion · 4.2%
  7. Israel$2.2 billion · 3.7%
  8. United Kingdom$2 billion · 3.3%
  9. Taiwan$2 billion · 3.2%
  10. Italy$1.6 billion · 2.5%
  11. Switzerland$1.5 billion · 2.4%
  12. Canada$1.4 billion · 2.3%
  13. Malaysia$1.3 billion · 2.2%
  14. France$1.2 billion · 2%
  15. Mexico$1.2 billion · 1.9%
  16. Netherlands$1.1 billion · 1.8%
    re-exports
  17. Austria$741 million · 1.2%
  18. Vietnam$716 million · 1.2%
  19. Hungary$643 million · 1.1%
  20. Thailand$588 million · 0.96%

Top importers

  1. China$12.1 billion · 19.7%
  2. United States$7.8 billion · 12.7%
  3. South Korea$4 billion · 6.6%
  4. Germany$4 billion · 6.5%
  5. Japan$2.8 billion · 4.6%
  6. Mexico$2.2 billion · 3.7%
  7. Taiwan$2 billion · 3.2%
  8. India$1.7 billion · 2.8%
  9. United Kingdom$1.4 billion · 2.3%
  10. Vietnam$1.4 billion · 2.3%
  11. Netherlands$1.4 billion · 2.3%
    re-exports
  12. France$1.3 billion · 2.2%
  13. Singapore$1.3 billion · 2.1%
    re-exports
  14. Italy$1.2 billion · 1.9%
  15. Hong Kong$1.1 billion · 1.8%
    re-exports
  16. Canada$922 million · 1.5%
  17. Thailand$802 million · 1.3%
  18. Malaysia$765 million · 1.3%
  19. Russia$722 million · 1.2%
  20. Switzerland$668 million · 1.1%

Trend

Who sells it

The United States has been the top exporter since 2024

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

  • United States 9.5
  • Germany 9
  • China 7
  • Japan 5.6
  • Singapore 2.9

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
Country19952024
United States2.89.5
Germany29
China0.047
Japan1.75.6
Singapore0.122.9

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 83% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $90,953

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearUSD per tonne
1995$49,718
1996$60,678
1997$59,628
1998$45,033
1999$39,113
2000$94,807
2001$80,176
2002$79,814
2003$91,285
2004$83,112
2005$99,344
2006$105,704
2007$113,389
2008$107,479
2009$108,793
2010$100,844
2011$110,850
2012$67,599
2013$82,618
2014$77,581
2015$48,015
2016$27,307
2017$97,041
2018$72,942
2019$54,379
2020$74,093
2021$85,154
2022$87,985
2023$79,964
2024$90,953

What it includes

  • 9031 · Other measuring instruments

Products in the same chapter

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

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.

See all products