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Plywood: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in plywood totaled $16.2 billion (18.1 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (27%), Indonesia (11%) and Vietnam (8%); the top importers were the United States (19%), Japan (7%) and Germany (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 8%.

Summary

World trade
$16.2billion
Tonnes
18.1million tonnes
Price per tonne
$899
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$4.5 billion · 27.4%
  2. Indonesia$1.8 billion · 10.9%
  3. Vietnam$1.2 billion · 7.7%
  4. Brazil$824 million · 5.1%
  5. Russia$731 million · 4.5%
  6. Malaysia$661 million · 4.1%
  7. Finland$620 million · 3.8%
  8. Canada$479 million · 3%
  9. Chile$445 million · 2.7%
  10. Latvia$384 million · 2.4%
  11. Italy$353 million · 2.2%
  12. Austria$302 million · 1.9%
  13. Poland$301 million · 1.9%
  14. Germany$299 million · 1.8%
  15. Spain$262 million · 1.6%
  16. United States$240 million · 1.5%
  17. Cambodia$237 million · 1.5%
  18. Belgium$233 million · 1.4%
    re-exports
  19. Estonia$198 million · 1.2%
  20. France$147 million · 0.9%

Top importers

  1. United States$3.1 billion · 19.3%
  2. Japan$1.1 billion · 6.9%
  3. Germany$901 million · 5.6%
  4. South Korea$668 million · 4.1%
  5. United Kingdom$636 million · 3.9%
  6. Australia$494 million · 3%
  7. Netherlands$482 million · 3%
    re-exports
  8. France$436 million · 2.7%
  9. Malaysia$432 million · 2.7%
  10. Saudi Arabia$430 million · 2.7%
  11. Canada$430 million · 2.7%
  12. Mexico$419 million · 2.6%
  13. Italy$391 million · 2.4%
  14. Belgium$287 million · 1.8%
    re-exports
  15. United Arab Emirates$280 million · 1.7%
  16. China$259 million · 1.6%
  17. India$257 million · 1.6%
  18. Poland$252 million · 1.6%
  19. Switzerland$239 million · 1.5%
  20. Thailand$233 million · 1.4%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2006

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

  • China 4.5
  • Indonesia 1.8
  • Vietnam 1.2
  • Brazil 0.82
  • Russia 0.73

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.064.5
Indonesia3.81.8
Vietnam0.011.2
Brazil0.320.82
Russia0.20.73

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 9% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $899

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$826
1996$761
1997$760
1998$611
1999$702
2000$744
2001$715
2002$698
2003$769
2004$840
2005$852
2006$854
2007$917
2008$1,044
2009$963
2010$932
2011$994
2012$1,040
2013$1,058
2014$1,095
2015$995
2016$900
2017$877
2018$928
2019$892
2020$861
2021$1,065
2022$1,106
2023$949
2024$899

What it includes

  • 4412 · Plywood

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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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