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Self-propelled trains and trams: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in self-propelled trains and trams totaled $5.1 billion (109 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were Spain (14%), Poland (13%) and Switzerland (12%); the top importers were Israel (7%), Germany (7%) and Czechia (7%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 26%.

Summary

World trade
$5.1billion
Tonnes
109thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$46,461
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Spain$699 million · 13.7%
  2. Poland$642 million · 12.6%
  3. Switzerland$591 million · 11.6%
  4. South Korea$546 million · 10.7%
  5. China$531 million · 10.4%
  6. Germany$530 million · 10.4%
  7. Czechia$208 million · 4.1%
  8. Austria$196 million · 3.9%
  9. Serbia$167 million · 3.3%
  10. Mexico$155 million · 3.1%
  11. Japan$126 million · 2.5%
  12. United Kingdom$104 million · 2%
  13. Russia$93 million · 1.8%
  14. Italy$73 million · 1.4%
  15. Brazil$69 million · 1.4%
  16. Slovakia$58 million · 1.1%
  17. Belgium$51 million · 1%
    re-exports
  18. France$47 million · 0.92%
  19. Turkey$39 million · 0.76%
  20. Belarus$38 million · 0.74%

Top importers

  1. Israel$373 million · 7.3%
  2. Germany$362 million · 7.1%
  3. Czechia$354 million · 7%
  4. United Kingdom$270 million · 5.3%
  5. Australia$242 million · 4.8%
  6. Sweden$234 million · 4.6%
  7. Tanzania$228 million · 4.5%
  8. Philippines$208 million · 4.1%
  9. Netherlands$202 million · 4%
    re-exports
  10. Switzerland$201 million · 3.9%
  11. Austria$162 million · 3.2%
  12. Hong Kong$148 million · 2.9%
    re-exports
  13. Norway$135 million · 2.7%
  14. Denmark$128 million · 2.5%
  15. Latvia$116 million · 2.3%
  16. Serbia$111 million · 2.2%
  17. Taiwan$109 million · 2.1%
  18. United States$105 million · 2.1%
  19. Romania$98 million · 1.9%
  20. Belgium$96 million · 1.9%
    re-exports

Trend

Who sells it

Spain has been the top exporter since 2024

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

  • Spain 0.7
  • Poland 0.64
  • Switzerland 0.59
  • South Korea 0.55
  • China 0.53

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Spain0.060.7
Poland00.64
Switzerland0.010.59
South Korea0.040.55
China< 0.010.53

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 102% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $46,461

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$23,034
1996$17,272
1997$18,253
1998$19,068
1999$7,817
2000$24,241
2001$22,496
2002$20,816
2003$27,890
2004$35,898
2005$23,667
2006$32,468
2007$35,461
2008$38,136
2009$42,824
2010$41,809
2011$43,060
2012$43,017
2013$36,209
2014$38,672
2015$32,077
2016$39,462
2017$38,277
2018$30,695
2019$38,115
2020$38,739
2021$42,319
2022$40,300
2023$44,932
2024$46,461

What it includes

  • 8603 · Self-propelled trains and trams

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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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