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Railway maintenance vehicles: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in railway maintenance vehicles totaled $1.1 billion (136 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were Austria (27%), Germany (13%) and the United States (13%); the top importers were Canada (8%), South Korea (6%) and Poland (6%). Compared with 2019, the value was stable.

Summary

World trade
$1.1billion
Tonnes
136thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$7,973
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Austria$288 million · 26.5%
  2. Germany$144 million · 13.2%
  3. United States$140 million · 12.9%
  4. China$107 million · 9.9%
  5. Italy$80 million · 7.4%
  6. Canada$45 million · 4.1%
  7. Switzerland$37 million · 3.4%
  8. Turkey$31 million · 2.9%
  9. Russia$30 million · 2.8%
  10. France$26 million · 2.4%
  11. India$22 million · 2%
  12. Sweden$17 million · 1.6%
  13. Spain$17 million · 1.6%
  14. Mozambique$15 million · 1.4%
  15. Poland$12 million · 1.1%
  16. United Kingdom$10 million · 0.9%
  17. Japan$8 million · 0.71%
  18. South Korea$6 million · 0.54%
  19. Netherlands$6 million · 0.53%
    re-exports
  20. Uruguay$6 million · 0.53%

Top importers

  1. Canada$88 million · 8.1%
  2. South Korea$65 million · 6%
  3. Poland$64 million · 5.9%
  4. India$57 million · 5.2%
  5. Germany$52 million · 4.8%
  6. Norway$50 million · 4.6%
  7. United States$49 million · 4.6%
  8. Switzerland$41 million · 3.8%
  9. Mexico$38 million · 3.5%
  10. Turkey$34 million · 3.1%
  11. Italy$33 million · 3%
  12. Austria$30 million · 2.8%
  13. Kazakhstan$28 million · 2.6%
  14. Japan$25 million · 2.3%
  15. United Kingdom$24 million · 2.2%
  16. Australia$24 million · 2.2%
  17. Spain$23 million · 2.2%
  18. France$23 million · 2.2%
  19. Taiwan$21 million · 1.9%
  20. China$20 million · 1.9%

Trend

Who sells it

Austria has been the top exporter since 2024

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

  • Austria 288
  • Germany 144
  • United States 140
  • China 107
  • Italy 80.3

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Austria215288
Germany92.6144
United States24.6140
China1.8107
Italy37.580.3

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 32% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $7,973

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$11,665
1996$15,411
1997$13,120
1998$11,379
1999$12,603
2000$12,853
2001$10,468
2002$9,401
2003$13,732
2004$14,508
2005$16,575
2006$15,624
2007$17,108
2008$18,935
2009$22,768
2010$25,725
2011$24,449
2012$21,319
2013$18,319
2014$25,452
2015$10,525
2016$9,539
2017$14,579
2018$20,127
2019$17,944
2020$18,297
2021$20,195
2022$21,081
2023$23,412
2024$7,973

What it includes

  • 8604 · Railway maintenance vehicles

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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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