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Plastic rods and profiles: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in plastic rods and profiles totaled $7.1 billion (1.9 million tonnes). The top exporters were Germany (27%), China (14%) and the United States (8%); the top importers were the United States (11%), Germany (6%) and Poland (5%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 26%.

Summary

World trade
$7.1billion
Tonnes
1.9million tonnes
Price per tonne
$3,725
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Germany$2 billion · 27.4%
  2. China$1 billion · 14.3%
  3. United States$544 million · 7.6%
  4. Canada$518 million · 7.3%
  5. Poland$417 million · 5.9%
  6. Turkey$396 million · 5.6%
  7. Belgium$318 million · 4.5%
    re-exports
  8. Italy$220 million · 3.1%
  9. United Kingdom$148 million · 2.1%
  10. Netherlands$126 million · 1.8%
    re-exports
  11. Spain$119 million · 1.7%
  12. France$112 million · 1.6%
  13. Austria$92 million · 1.3%
  14. Japan$77 million · 1.1%
  15. Slovakia$70 million · 0.98%
  16. Vietnam$61 million · 0.85%
  17. Czechia$56 million · 0.78%
  18. India$51 million · 0.72%
  19. Denmark$47 million · 0.65%
  20. Bulgaria$44 million · 0.62%

Top importers

  1. United States$787 million · 11.1%
  2. Germany$455 million · 6.4%
  3. Poland$376 million · 5.3%
  4. Italy$358 million · 5%
  5. France$314 million · 4.4%
  6. Canada$283 million · 4%
  7. Romania$268 million · 3.8%
  8. Netherlands$257 million · 3.6%
    re-exports
  9. United Kingdom$185 million · 2.6%
  10. Czechia$174 million · 2.4%
  11. Belgium$157 million · 2.2%
    re-exports
  12. India$154 million · 2.2%
  13. Mexico$154 million · 2.2%
  14. Spain$151 million · 2.1%
  15. Austria$146 million · 2.1%
  16. China$124 million · 1.7%
  17. Australia$122 million · 1.7%
  18. Switzerland$115 million · 1.6%
  19. Japan$112 million · 1.6%
  20. Ireland$103 million · 1.4%

Trend

Who sells it

Germany was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • Germany 2
  • China 1
  • United States 0.54
  • Canada 0.52
  • Poland 0.42

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Germany0.622
China< 0.011
United States0.090.54
Canada0.130.52
Poland< 0.010.42

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 11% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $3,725

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$4,192
1996$3,860
1997$3,506
1998$3,279
1999$3,118
2000$2,772
2001$2,579
2002$2,670
2003$2,952
2004$2,624
2005$2,996
2006$2,972
2007$3,236
2008$3,597
2009$3,378
2010$3,406
2011$3,449
2012$3,463
2013$3,643
2014$3,651
2015$3,310
2016$3,281
2017$3,348
2018$3,479
2019$3,372
2020$3,386
2021$3,706
2022$4,068
2023$4,000
2024$3,725

What it includes

  • 3916 · Plastic rods and profiles

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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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