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Railway track material: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in railway track material totaled $5 billion (3.5 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (18%), Austria (15%) and France (8%); the top importers were Germany (11%), Canada (6%) and Italy (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 28%.

Summary

World trade
$5billion
Tonnes
3.5million tonnes
Price per tonne
$1,438
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$910 million · 18.1%
  2. Austria$736 million · 14.7%
  3. France$410 million · 8.2%
  4. Japan$410 million · 8.2%
  5. Poland$386 million · 7.7%
  6. Czechia$319 million · 6.4%
  7. United States$257 million · 5.1%
  8. Germany$245 million · 4.9%
  9. Spain$237 million · 4.7%
  10. Italy$178 million · 3.5%
  11. Luxembourg$158 million · 3.1%
  12. India$94 million · 1.9%
  13. United Kingdom$75 million · 1.5%
  14. Turkey$74 million · 1.5%
  15. Russia$69 million · 1.4%
  16. Belgium$56 million · 1.1%
    re-exports
  17. Australia$48 million · 0.95%
  18. Sweden$42 million · 0.84%
  19. South Africa$41 million · 0.82%
  20. Kazakhstan$30 million · 0.61%

Top importers

  1. Germany$568 million · 11.3%
  2. Canada$308 million · 6.1%
  3. Italy$289 million · 5.8%
  4. United States$225 million · 4.5%
  5. France$173 million · 3.5%
  6. Mexico$160 million · 3.2%
  7. Brazil$156 million · 3.1%
  8. Switzerland$153 million · 3%
  9. Malaysia$150 million · 3%
  10. Poland$122 million · 2.4%
  11. Sweden$121 million · 2.4%
  12. Romania$120 million · 2.4%
  13. Algeria$114 million · 2.3%
  14. Guinea$98 million · 2%
  15. Thailand$95 million · 1.9%
  16. Australia$91 million · 1.8%
  17. Ukraine$88 million · 1.8%
  18. Israel$87 million · 1.7%
  19. Belgium$87 million · 1.7%
    re-exports
  20. Netherlands$75 million · 1.5%
    re-exports

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2023

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

  • China 910
  • Austria 736
  • France 410
  • Japan 410
  • Poland 386

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China34.9910
Austria181736
France158410
Japan150410
Poland81386

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 110% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $1,438

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$684
1996$608
1997$517
1998$551
1999$478
2000$582
2001$487
2002$464
2003$358
2004$788
2005$942
2006$943
2007$1,142
2008$1,145
2009$1,239
2010$1,101
2011$1,230
2012$1,239
2013$1,207
2014$1,227
2015$1,082
2016$953
2017$1,043
2018$1,120
2019$1,084
2020$1,142
2021$1,207
2022$1,411
2023$1,522
2024$1,438

What it includes

  • 7302 · Railway track material

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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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