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Rubber inner tubes: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in rubber inner tubes totaled $1.1 billion (322 thousand tonnes). China accounted for 51% of exports, followed by South Korea (9%) and India (7%); the top importers were the United States (8%), Brazil (6%) and Mexico (4%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 6%.

Summary

World trade
$1.1billion
Tonnes
322thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$3,493
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$576 million · 51.2%
  2. South Korea$98 million · 8.7%
  3. India$81 million · 7.2%
  4. Vietnam$65 million · 5.8%
  5. Thailand$56 million · 5%
  6. Poland$34 million · 3%
  7. Germany$25 million · 2.3%
  8. Serbia$19 million · 1.7%
  9. Pakistan$14 million · 1.2%
  10. Italy$13 million · 1.2%
  11. Indonesia$13 million · 1.2%
  12. United States$12 million · 1.1%
  13. Taiwan$12 million · 1%
  14. Uganda$11 million · 0.99%
  15. Hungary$11 million · 0.96%
  16. Belgium$11 million · 0.96%
    re-exports
  17. Netherlands$8 million · 0.72%
    re-exports
  18. France$7 million · 0.65%
  19. Spain$7 million · 0.65%
  20. Czechia$6 million · 0.57%

Top importers

  1. United States$85 million · 7.5%
  2. Brazil$69 million · 6.1%
  3. Mexico$42 million · 3.8%
  4. France$38 million · 3.4%
  5. Netherlands$36 million · 3.2%
    re-exports
  6. Germany$34 million · 3%
  7. Vietnam$29 million · 2.6%
  8. Japan$25 million · 2.3%
  9. Nigeria$25 million · 2.2%
  10. Ghana$24 million · 2.1%
  11. Indonesia$22 million · 2%
  12. Spain$22 million · 1.9%
  13. United Arab Emirates$21 million · 1.9%
  14. Egypt$21 million · 1.8%
  15. Saudi Arabia$20 million · 1.8%
  16. Italy$19 million · 1.7%
  17. Russia$19 million · 1.7%
  18. Thailand$18 million · 1.6%
  19. Turkey$17 million · 1.5%
  20. Argentina$17 million · 1.5%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2006

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

  • China 576
  • South Korea 97.6
  • India 80.5
  • Vietnam 64.8
  • Thailand 56.3

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China42.1576
South Korea19097.6
India14.880.5
Vietnam0.3264.8
Thailand35.456.3

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 20% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $3,493

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$2,911
1996$2,919
1997$2,397
1998$2,493
1999$2,208
2000$2,463
2001$2,308
2002$2,375
2003$2,526
2004$2,622
2005$2,684
2006$2,917
2007$3,077
2008$3,679
2009$3,458
2010$3,564
2011$3,838
2012$3,807
2013$3,798
2014$3,978
2015$3,759
2016$3,507
2017$3,395
2018$3,508
2019$3,586
2020$3,333
2021$3,733
2022$3,989
2023$3,517
2024$3,493

What it includes

  • 4013 · Rubber inner tubes

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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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