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Parts of optical and measuring instruments: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in parts of optical and measuring instruments totaled $3.2 billion (52 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were Germany (15%), China (14%) and the United States (12%); the top importers were the United States (8%), Germany (7%) and Hong Kong (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 4%.

Summary

World trade
$3.2billion
Tonnes
52thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$61,388
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Germany$466 million · 14.5%
  2. China$453 million · 14.1%
  3. United States$373 million · 11.6%
  4. Japan$174 million · 5.4%
  5. Italy$143 million · 4.5%
  6. United Kingdom$97 million · 3%
  7. Netherlands$96 million · 3%
    re-exports
  8. France$86 million · 2.7%
  9. Switzerland$83 million · 2.6%
  10. Singapore$80 million · 2.5%
    re-exports
  11. Vietnam$76 million · 2.4%
  12. Canada$73 million · 2.3%
  13. Thailand$66 million · 2.1%
  14. Sweden$57 million · 1.8%
  15. Romania$57 million · 1.8%
  16. Czechia$54 million · 1.7%
  17. South Korea$51 million · 1.6%
  18. Denmark$48 million · 1.5%
  19. Finland$46 million · 1.4%
  20. Malaysia$44 million · 1.4%

Top importers

  1. United States$255 million · 7.9%
  2. Germany$240 million · 7.5%
  3. Hong Kong$209 million · 6.5%
    re-exports
  4. India$163 million · 5.1%
  5. Singapore$117 million · 3.7%
    re-exports
  6. Netherlands$110 million · 3.4%
    re-exports
  7. China$106 million · 3.3%
  8. Romania$103 million · 3.2%
  9. United Kingdom$89 million · 2.8%
  10. France$82 million · 2.6%
  11. Thailand$77 million · 2.4%
  12. Malaysia$71 million · 2.2%
  13. Italy$69 million · 2.1%
  14. Switzerland$68 million · 2.1%
  15. Taiwan$65 million · 2%
  16. Mexico$59 million · 1.8%
  17. Philippines$59 million · 1.8%
  18. Belgium$57 million · 1.8%
    re-exports
  19. Poland$56 million · 1.7%
  20. Indonesia$55 million · 1.7%

Trend

Who sells it

Germany has been the top exporter since 2023

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

  • Germany 466
  • China 453
  • United States 373
  • Japan 174
  • Italy 143

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Germany189466
China15.4453
United States223373
Japan146174
Italy37.9143

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 12% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $61,388

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$54,569
1996$20,165
1997$46,787
1998$50,076
1999$5,484
2000$60,967
2001$52,988
2002$51,720
2003$54,438
2004$53,468
2005$57,424
2006$54,022
2007$59,603
2008$43,808
2009$70,375
2010$67,746
2011$66,614
2012$56,669
2013$70,157
2014$71,023
2015$65,570
2016$65,422
2017$73,174
2018$71,564
2019$68,442
2020$73,853
2021$64,539
2022$66,274
2023$65,754
2024$61,388

What it includes

  • 9033 · Parts of optical and measuring 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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