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Other steel bars: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in other steel bars totaled $2.5 billion (1.9 million tonnes). The top exporters were Italy (18%), Germany (11%) and China (7%); the top importers were Germany (13%), France (7%) and the United States (6%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 13%.

Summary

World trade
$2.5billion
Tonnes
1.9million tonnes
Price per tonne
$1,306
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Italy$465 million · 18.3%
  2. Germany$290 million · 11.4%
  3. China$178 million · 7%
  4. Spain$165 million · 6.5%
  5. France$133 million · 5.2%
  6. India$132 million · 5.2%
  7. United States$122 million · 4.8%
  8. Czechia$114 million · 4.5%
  9. Turkey$109 million · 4.3%
  10. Romania$83 million · 3.3%
  11. Switzerland$75 million · 2.9%
  12. Poland$65 million · 2.6%
  13. Taiwan$59 million · 2.3%
  14. Belgium$53 million · 2.1%
    re-exports
  15. Japan$51 million · 2%
  16. Canada$46 million · 1.8%
  17. South Korea$37 million · 1.5%
  18. Sweden$35 million · 1.4%
  19. Senegal$32 million · 1.3%
  20. Austria$27 million · 1.1%

Top importers

  1. Germany$338 million · 13.3%
  2. France$168 million · 6.6%
  3. United States$159 million · 6.2%
  4. Poland$151 million · 5.9%
  5. Mexico$149 million · 5.9%
  6. Canada$90 million · 3.6%
  7. Netherlands$76 million · 3%
    re-exports
  8. China$72 million · 2.8%
  9. United Kingdom$63 million · 2.5%
  10. Italy$61 million · 2.4%
  11. Spain$60 million · 2.4%
  12. Czechia$52 million · 2%
  13. Sweden$48 million · 1.9%
  14. United Arab Emirates$46 million · 1.8%
  15. Turkey$43 million · 1.7%
  16. Malaysia$39 million · 1.6%
  17. Vietnam$37 million · 1.4%
  18. Austria$37 million · 1.4%
  19. Romania$36 million · 1.4%
  20. Thailand$33 million · 1.3%

Trend

Who sells it

Italy was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • Italy 465
  • Germany 290
  • China 178
  • Spain 165
  • France 133

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Italy275465
Germany166290
China12.2178
Spain73165
France77.5133

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 72% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $1,306

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$759
1996$669
1997$519
1998$507
1999$585
2000$562
2001$531
2002$535
2003$637
2004$775
2005$903
2006$907
2007$1,058
2008$1,292
2009$1,053
2010$1,103
2011$1,222
2012$1,143
2013$1,057
2014$841
2015$954
2016$917
2017$1,004
2018$1,180
2019$1,051
2020$1,020
2021$1,220
2022$1,490
2023$1,442
2024$1,306

What it includes

  • 7215 · Other steel bars

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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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