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Paintings and drawings: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in paintings and drawings totaled $19 billion (26 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were the United States (24%), the United Kingdom (15%) and France (15%); the top importers were the United States (28%), Hong Kong (22%) and Switzerland (9%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 8%.

Summary

World trade
$19billion
Tonnes
26thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$705,922
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. United States$4.6 billion · 24.2%
  2. United Kingdom$2.9 billion · 15.4%
  3. France$2.8 billion · 14.9%
  4. Switzerland$1.2 billion · 6.2%
  5. Germany$1.2 billion · 6.2%
  6. China$862 million · 4.5%
  7. Italy$812 million · 4.3%
  8. Spain$534 million · 2.8%
  9. Belgium$481 million · 2.5%
    re-exports
  10. Japan$474 million · 2.5%
  11. Hong Kong$386 million · 2%
    re-exports
  12. Austria$355 million · 1.9%
  13. Netherlands$351 million · 1.9%
    re-exports
  14. Taiwan$289 million · 1.5%
  15. South Korea$273 million · 1.4%
  16. Brazil$175 million · 0.92%
  17. Singapore$129 million · 0.68%
    re-exports
  18. Canada$114 million · 0.6%
  19. British Virgin Islands$95 million · 0.5%
  20. India$91 million · 0.48%

Top importers

  1. United States$5.3 billion · 28%
  2. Hong Kong$4.2 billion · 22%
    re-exports
  3. Switzerland$1.7 billion · 9.1%
  4. Singapore$1.4 billion · 7.3%
    re-exports
  5. United Kingdom$1.3 billion · 6.7%
  6. France$1 billion · 5.4%
  7. Germany$488 million · 2.6%
  8. Japan$418 million · 2.2%
  9. South Korea$396 million · 2.1%
  10. China$322 million · 1.7%
  11. Belgium$295 million · 1.6%
    re-exports
  12. United Arab Emirates$239 million · 1.3%
  13. Austria$219 million · 1.2%
  14. Netherlands$203 million · 1.1%
    re-exports
  15. Italy$161 million · 0.85%
  16. India$141 million · 0.74%
  17. Sweden$130 million · 0.68%
  18. Luxembourg$123 million · 0.65%
  19. Canada$108 million · 0.57%
  20. Spain$93 million · 0.49%

Trend

Who sells it

The United States has been the top exporter since 2018

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

  • United States 4.6
  • United Kingdom 2.9
  • France 2.8
  • Switzerland 1.2
  • Germany 1.2

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
Country19952024
United States0.984.6
United Kingdom0.682.9
France0.522.8
Switzerland0.721.2
Germany0.151.2

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 1,840% since 1996

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

  • 2024: $705,922

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearUSD per tonne
1995—
1996$36,380
1997$6,003
1998—
1999—
2000$210,970
2001$196,757
2002$116,051
2003$59,763
2004$111,579
2005$72,519
2006$131,929
2007$141,498
2008$175,707
2009$101,157
2010$155,411
2011$179,764
2012$178,195
2013$187,745
2014$261,810
2015$406,625
2016$370,236
2017$395,311
2018$394,487
2019$547,081
2020$347,529
2021$471,252
2022$561,188
2023$663,394
2024$705,922

What it includes

  • 9701 · Paintings and drawings

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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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