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Prefabricated buildings: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in prefabricated buildings totaled $10.8 billion (3.8 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (28%), the United States (4%) and Germany (4%); the top importers were Germany (8%), the United States (8%) and Saudi Arabia (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 29%.

Summary

World trade
$10.8billion
Tonnes
3.8million tonnes
Price per tonne
$2,849
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$3.1 billion · 28.2%
  2. United States$473 million · 4.4%
  3. Germany$393 million · 3.6%
  4. Czechia$392 million · 3.6%
  5. Poland$370 million · 3.4%
  6. Estonia$367 million · 3.4%
  7. Italy$345 million · 3.2%
  8. Canada$328 million · 3%
  9. Malaysia$324 million · 3%
  10. Turkey$308 million · 2.9%
  11. Netherlands$299 million · 2.8%
    re-exports
  12. United Arab Emirates$286 million · 2.6%
  13. Vietnam$282 million · 2.6%
  14. United Kingdom$242 million · 2.2%
  15. Lithuania$235 million · 2.2%
  16. Slovenia$234 million · 2.2%
  17. Croatia$225 million · 2.1%
  18. France$210 million · 1.9%
  19. Belgium$207 million · 1.9%
    re-exports
  20. Austria$197 million · 1.8%

Top importers

  1. Germany$881 million · 8.1%
  2. United States$849 million · 7.8%
  3. Saudi Arabia$708 million · 6.5%
  4. Indonesia$658 million · 6.1%
  5. United Kingdom$505 million · 4.7%
  6. France$412 million · 3.8%
  7. Canada$390 million · 3.6%
  8. Netherlands$345 million · 3.2%
    re-exports
  9. Norway$290 million · 2.7%
  10. Switzerland$284 million · 2.6%
  11. Sweden$243 million · 2.3%
  12. Mexico$207 million · 1.9%
  13. Hong Kong$186 million · 1.7%
    re-exports
  14. Singapore$185 million · 1.7%
    re-exports
  15. Italy$183 million · 1.7%
  16. Austria$169 million · 1.6%
  17. Australia$157 million · 1.5%
  18. Ireland$144 million · 1.3%
  19. Philippines$140 million · 1.3%
  20. Denmark$121 million · 1.1%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2011

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

  • China 3.1
  • United States 0.47
  • Germany 0.39
  • Czechia 0.39
  • Poland 0.37

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.023.1
United States0.370.47
Germany0.180.39
Czechia0.120.39
Poland0.040.37

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 36% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $2,849

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$2,094
1996$1,948
1997$1,751
1998$1,684
1999$1,652
2000$1,534
2001$1,513
2002$1,597
2003$1,842
2004$2,039
2005$2,202
2006$2,183
2007$2,523
2008$2,663
2009$2,881
2010$2,494
2011$3,027
2012$2,476
2013$2,931
2014$2,884
2015$2,546
2016$2,402
2017$2,537
2018$2,552
2019$2,600
2020$2,762
2021$2,845
2022$3,111
2023$2,893
2024$2,849

What it includes

  • 9406 · Prefabricated buildings

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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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