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Scales and weighing machines: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in scales and weighing machines totaled $4.7 billion (564 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (40%), Germany (13%) and Japan (6%); the top importers were the United States (19%), Germany (6%) and the Netherlands (4%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 12%.

Summary

World trade
$4.7billion
Tonnes
564thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$8,286
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$1.9 billion · 39.6%
  2. Germany$594 million · 12.7%
  3. Japan$282 million · 6%
  4. United States$228 million · 4.9%
  5. Netherlands$158 million · 3.4%
    re-exports
  6. United Kingdom$143 million · 3.1%
  7. Mexico$143 million · 3.1%
  8. Italy$122 million · 2.6%
  9. South Korea$98 million · 2.1%
  10. Spain$86 million · 1.8%
  11. Denmark$84 million · 1.8%
  12. Switzerland$73 million · 1.6%
  13. France$62 million · 1.3%
  14. Singapore$54 million · 1.2%
    re-exports
  15. India$47 million · 1%
  16. Taiwan$47 million · 1%
  17. Serbia$45 million · 0.96%
  18. Canada$35 million · 0.75%
  19. Poland$33 million · 0.71%
  20. Belgium$33 million · 0.7%
    re-exports

Top importers

  1. United States$890 million · 19%
  2. Germany$276 million · 5.9%
  3. Netherlands$209 million · 4.5%
    re-exports
  4. France$162 million · 3.5%
  5. United Kingdom$161 million · 3.4%
  6. Canada$152 million · 3.3%
  7. Mexico$146 million · 3.1%
  8. Italy$131 million · 2.8%
  9. Spain$116 million · 2.5%
  10. Indonesia$103 million · 2.2%
  11. Poland$96 million · 2%
  12. India$94 million · 2%
  13. Japan$94 million · 2%
  14. Australia$87 million · 1.9%
  15. Russia$84 million · 1.8%
  16. Vietnam$82 million · 1.8%
  17. China$75 million · 1.6%
  18. Switzerland$64 million · 1.4%
  19. South Korea$64 million · 1.4%
  20. Austria$64 million · 1.4%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2001

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

  • China 1.9
  • Germany 0.59
  • Japan 0.28
  • United States 0.23
  • Netherlands 0.16

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.161.9
Germany0.340.59
Japan0.260.28
United States0.150.23
Netherlands0.040.16

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 19% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $8,286

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$10,227
1996$7,814
1997$10,328
1998$9,955
1999$8,160
2000$14,498
2001$14,011
2002$13,842
2003$14,715
2004$13,410
2005$14,876
2006$15,631
2007$15,146
2008$14,797
2009$14,900
2010$8,284
2011$14,238
2012$7,620
2013$8,778
2014$12,844
2015$7,356
2016$7,485
2017$7,618
2018$7,780
2019$8,359
2020$7,511
2021$8,245
2022$8,397
2023$8,047
2024$8,286

What it includes

  • 8423 · Scales and weighing 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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