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Special-purpose vehicles: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in special-purpose vehicles totaled $16.5 billion (2.4 million tonnes). The top exporters were Germany (27%), China (21%) and the United States (12%); the top importers were the United States (11%), Canada (8%) and Russia (4%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 20%.

Summary

World trade
$16.5billion
Tonnes
2.4million tonnes
Price per tonne
$6,867
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Germany$4.4 billion · 26.9%
  2. China$3.5 billion · 21.4%
  3. United States$2 billion · 12.3%
  4. Italy$1.1 billion · 6.7%
  5. Canada$707 million · 4.3%
  6. France$448 million · 2.7%
  7. Netherlands$423 million · 2.6%
    re-exports
  8. Austria$404 million · 2.5%
  9. United Kingdom$230 million · 1.4%
  10. Japan$226 million · 1.4%
  11. Denmark$210 million · 1.3%
  12. Poland$207 million · 1.3%
  13. Finland$187 million · 1.1%
  14. Turkey$185 million · 1.1%
  15. Spain$162 million · 0.98%
  16. Switzerland$131 million · 0.79%
  17. Belgium$124 million · 0.75%
    re-exports
  18. Sweden$123 million · 0.74%
  19. Norway$99 million · 0.6%
  20. South Korea$98 million · 0.59%

Top importers

  1. United States$1.8 billion · 10.8%
  2. Canada$1.3 billion · 8.1%
  3. Russia$672 million · 4.1%
  4. France$650 million · 3.9%
  5. Saudi Arabia$642 million · 3.9%
  6. Australia$586 million · 3.6%
  7. Germany$530 million · 3.2%
  8. United Kingdom$433 million · 2.6%
  9. Netherlands$426 million · 2.6%
    re-exports
  10. Mexico$407 million · 2.5%
  11. Spain$366 million · 2.2%
  12. Brazil$363 million · 2.2%
  13. United Arab Emirates$361 million · 2.2%
  14. Poland$250 million · 1.5%
  15. Belgium$247 million · 1.5%
    re-exports
  16. Switzerland$244 million · 1.5%
  17. Ukraine$242 million · 1.5%
  18. Turkey$229 million · 1.4%
  19. Austria$224 million · 1.4%
  20. Japan$200 million · 1.2%

Trend

Who sells it

Germany was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • Germany 4.4
  • China 3.5
  • United States 2
  • Italy 1.1
  • Canada 0.71

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Germany0.874.4
China0.013.5
United States0.532
Italy0.291.1
Canada0.070.71

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 6% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $6,867

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$7,268
1996$6,644
1997$5,174
1998$3,082
1999$3,188
2000$6,381
2001$6,281
2002$5,971
2003$6,705
2004$6,778
2005$7,045
2006$7,187
2007$7,325
2008$8,272
2009$9,866
2010$7,684
2011$9,073
2012$8,578
2013$8,583
2014$9,137
2015$8,716
2016$8,565
2017$8,284
2018$8,763
2019$7,640
2020$8,210
2021$6,039
2022$7,384
2023$7,994
2024$6,867

What it includes

  • 8705 · Special-purpose vehicles

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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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