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Primary cells and batteries: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in primary cells and batteries totaled $9.7 billion (1.2 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (35%), the United States (8%) and Indonesia (7%); the top importers were the United States (13%), Germany (7%) and the United Kingdom (4%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 12%.

Summary

World trade
$9.7billion
Tonnes
1.2million tonnes
Price per tonne
$7,748
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$3.4 billion · 34.9%
  2. United States$753 million · 7.8%
  3. Indonesia$718 million · 7.4%
  4. Germany$662 million · 6.9%
  5. Singapore$601 million · 6.2%
    re-exports
  6. Belgium$579 million · 6%
    re-exports
  7. Japan$494 million · 5.1%
  8. Poland$303 million · 3.1%
  9. France$192 million · 2%
  10. South Korea$179 million · 1.9%
  11. United Kingdom$154 million · 1.6%
  12. Netherlands$153 million · 1.6%
    re-exports
  13. Israel$147 million · 1.5%
  14. Malaysia$143 million · 1.5%
  15. Vietnam$129 million · 1.3%
  16. Hong Kong$121 million · 1.3%
    re-exports
  17. Thailand$83 million · 0.85%
  18. Canada$69 million · 0.71%
  19. Switzerland$64 million · 0.67%
  20. Czechia$58 million · 0.6%

Top importers

  1. United States$1.3 billion · 13.1%
  2. Germany$658 million · 6.8%
  3. United Kingdom$401 million · 4.2%
  4. Mexico$374 million · 3.9%
  5. Malaysia$368 million · 3.8%
  6. Singapore$359 million · 3.7%
    re-exports
  7. Hong Kong$324 million · 3.4%
    re-exports
  8. Poland$320 million · 3.3%
  9. France$317 million · 3.3%
  10. Netherlands$287 million · 3%
    re-exports
  11. Canada$257 million · 2.7%
  12. Belgium$249 million · 2.6%
    re-exports
  13. China$249 million · 2.6%
  14. Japan$211 million · 2.2%
  15. Italy$201 million · 2.1%
  16. South Korea$167 million · 1.7%
  17. Indonesia$159 million · 1.7%
  18. Spain$159 million · 1.6%
  19. Switzerland$140 million · 1.4%
  20. Ireland$139 million · 1.4%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2002

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

  • China 3.4
  • United States 0.75
  • Indonesia 0.72
  • Germany 0.66
  • Singapore 0.6

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.363.4
United States0.680.75
Indonesia0.160.72
Germany0.250.66
Singapore0.170.6

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 66% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $7,748

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$4,662
1996$3,621
1997$4,055
1998$3,961
1999$3,638
2000$4,716
2001$4,519
2002$5,691
2003$3,956
2004$3,650
2005$6,811
2006$7,159
2007$6,083
2008$7,715
2009$6,303
2010$5,855
2011$8,013
2012$5,048
2013$6,890
2014$5,741
2015$6,649
2016$6,629
2017$7,291
2018$6,264
2019$7,094
2020$6,406
2021$7,221
2022$6,228
2023$7,747
2024$7,748

What it includes

  • 8506 · Primary cells and batteries

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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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