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Railway parts: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in railway parts totaled $14.3 billion (2.2 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (15%), Germany (13%) and the United States (10%); the top importers were Germany (12%), Mexico (8%) and the United States (8%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 9%.

Summary

World trade
$14.3billion
Tonnes
2.2million tonnes
Price per tonne
$6,499
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$2.1 billion · 14.6%
  2. Germany$1.9 billion · 13.5%
  3. United States$1.4 billion · 9.6%
  4. Poland$1 billion · 7.2%
  5. Czechia$991 million · 7%
  6. Austria$969 million · 6.8%
  7. Italy$734 million · 5.2%
  8. Spain$639 million · 4.5%
  9. France$527 million · 3.7%
  10. Hungary$408 million · 2.9%
  11. Switzerland$304 million · 2.1%
  12. Japan$287 million · 2%
  13. Mexico$277 million · 1.9%
  14. Turkey$243 million · 1.7%
  15. Canada$202 million · 1.4%
  16. Ukraine$184 million · 1.3%
  17. India$182 million · 1.3%
  18. Sweden$171 million · 1.2%
  19. Slovakia$170 million · 1.2%
  20. Serbia$168 million · 1.2%

Top importers

  1. Germany$1.7 billion · 12.2%
  2. Mexico$1.2 billion · 8.4%
  3. United States$1.2 billion · 8.3%
  4. France$829 million · 5.8%
  5. Italy$743 million · 5.2%
  6. Austria$637 million · 4.5%
  7. Poland$568 million · 4%
  8. Spain$553 million · 3.9%
  9. China$508 million · 3.6%
  10. India$483 million · 3.4%
  11. Canada$428 million · 3%
  12. United Kingdom$412 million · 2.9%
  13. Switzerland$406 million · 2.9%
  14. Czechia$372 million · 2.6%
  15. Kazakhstan$309 million · 2.2%
  16. Slovakia$258 million · 1.8%
  17. Netherlands$250 million · 1.8%
    re-exports
  18. Belgium$234 million · 1.6%
    re-exports
  19. Russia$214 million · 1.5%
  20. Australia$210 million · 1.5%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2023

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

  • China 2.1
  • Germany 1.9
  • United States 1.4
  • Poland 1
  • Czechia 0.99

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.012.1
Germany0.511.9
United States0.481.4
Poland0.021
Czechia0.110.99

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 34% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $6,499

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$4,833
1996$3,845
1997$3,779
1998$3,787
1999$3,262
2000$4,143
2001$3,884
2002$4,143
2003$5,169
2004$5,815
2005$5,341
2006$5,114
2007$5,733
2008$6,041
2009$7,661
2010$7,181
2011$6,381
2012$5,981
2013$6,182
2014$6,734
2015$6,161
2016$6,554
2017$6,368
2018$6,627
2019$6,062
2020$6,273
2021$6,597
2022$6,682
2023$4,390
2024$6,499

What it includes

  • 8607 · Railway parts

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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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