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Printers and printing machines: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in printers and printing machines totaled $50.2 billion (1.4 million tonnes). The top exporters were Japan (22%), China (21%) and Malaysia (11%); the top importers were the United States (17%), Germany (10%) and China (7%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 11%.

Summary

World trade
$50.2billion
Tonnes
1.4million tonnes
Price per tonne
$35,613
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Japan$11.2 billion · 22.3%
  2. China$10.4 billion · 20.7%
  3. Malaysia$5.3 billion · 10.6%
  4. Germany$4.2 billion · 8.4%
  5. Netherlands$2 billion · 4.1%
    re-exports
  6. Vietnam$2 billion · 4%
  7. United States$1.7 billion · 3.5%
  8. Singapore$1.2 billion · 2.5%
    re-exports
  9. Thailand$1.2 billion · 2.4%
  10. United Kingdom$951 million · 1.9%
  11. Hong Kong$827 million · 1.7%
    re-exports
  12. Italy$812 million · 1.6%
  13. Indonesia$764 million · 1.5%
  14. France$749 million · 1.5%
  15. Taiwan$571 million · 1.1%
  16. Czechia$555 million · 1.1%
  17. Israel$523 million · 1%
  18. Mexico$506 million · 1%
  19. Philippines$492 million · 0.98%
  20. Poland$476 million · 0.95%

Top importers

  1. United States$8.7 billion · 17.3%
  2. Germany$4.9 billion · 9.8%
  3. China$3.3 billion · 6.7%
  4. Netherlands$3.1 billion · 6.2%
    re-exports
  5. Singapore$2.1 billion · 4.1%
    re-exports
  6. Hong Kong$2 billion · 3.9%
    re-exports
  7. France$1.9 billion · 3.8%
  8. Japan$1.7 billion · 3.4%
  9. Vietnam$1.5 billion · 3%
  10. United Kingdom$1.3 billion · 2.6%
  11. Mexico$1.1 billion · 2.3%
  12. Italy$1.1 billion · 2.2%
  13. Thailand$970 million · 1.9%
  14. Czechia$954 million · 1.9%
  15. Canada$915 million · 1.8%
  16. India$843 million · 1.7%
  17. Poland$764 million · 1.5%
  18. Brazil$721 million · 1.4%
  19. South Korea$714 million · 1.4%
  20. Spain$667 million · 1.3%

Trend

Who sells it

Japan has been the top exporter since 2023

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

  • Japan 11.2
  • China 10.4
  • Malaysia 5.3
  • Germany 4.2
  • Netherlands 2

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Japan1.711.2
China0.0310.4
Malaysia0.025.3
Germany44.2
Netherlands0.342

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 42% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $35,613

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$25,003
1996$21,831
1997$18,686
1998$18,392
1999$16,332
2000$20,489
2001$19,539
2002$18,413
2003$20,441
2004$21,200
2005$22,155
2006$18,763
2007$23,778
2008$29,427
2009$24,450
2010$19,018
2011$26,389
2012$28,937
2013$37,363
2014$35,791
2015$32,671
2016$32,238
2017$31,279
2018$36,196
2019$33,131
2020$35,402
2021$33,909
2022$38,688
2023$38,184
2024$35,613

What it includes

  • 8443 · Printers and printing machines

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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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