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Sports equipment: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in sports equipment totaled $32.7 billion (3.9 million tonnes). China accounted for 50% of exports, followed by Taiwan (6%) and the United States (5%); the top importers were the United States (25%), Germany (5%) and France (5%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 14%.

Summary

World trade
$32.7billion
Tonnes
3.9million tonnes
Price per tonne
$8,442
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$16.5 billion · 50.4%
  2. Taiwan$2 billion · 6.2%
  3. United States$1.5 billion · 4.7%
  4. Vietnam$1.5 billion · 4.6%
  5. Germany$954 million · 2.9%
  6. Italy$873 million · 2.7%
  7. Thailand$703 million · 2.2%
  8. France$693 million · 2.1%
  9. Japan$586 million · 1.8%
  10. Netherlands$547 million · 1.7%
    re-exports
  11. Czechia$537 million · 1.6%
  12. Spain$481 million · 1.5%
  13. Austria$468 million · 1.4%
  14. United Kingdom$465 million · 1.4%
  15. Pakistan$457 million · 1.4%
  16. Poland$401 million · 1.2%
  17. Canada$355 million · 1.1%
  18. Mexico$344 million · 1.1%
  19. Hong Kong$255 million · 0.78%
    re-exports
  20. India$208 million · 0.64%

Top importers

  1. United States$8.1 billion · 24.8%
  2. Germany$1.7 billion · 5.2%
  3. France$1.5 billion · 4.6%
  4. United Kingdom$1.4 billion · 4.4%
  5. Canada$1.4 billion · 4.2%
  6. Japan$1.3 billion · 4.1%
  7. Netherlands$1.1 billion · 3.5%
    re-exports
  8. Mexico$964 million · 3%
  9. South Korea$912 million · 2.8%
  10. Spain$837 million · 2.6%
  11. Australia$813 million · 2.5%
  12. Italy$710 million · 2.2%
  13. Austria$710 million · 2.2%
  14. Hong Kong$667 million · 2%
    re-exports
  15. Poland$527 million · 1.6%
  16. China$525 million · 1.6%
  17. Switzerland$492 million · 1.5%
  18. Malaysia$450 million · 1.4%
  19. Russia$447 million · 1.4%
  20. Sweden$445 million · 1.4%

Trend

Who sells it

China was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • China 16.5
  • Taiwan 2
  • United States 1.5
  • Vietnam 1.5
  • Germany 0.95

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China1.916.5
Taiwan1.82
United States1.71.5
Vietnam< 0.011.5
Germany0.380.95

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 6% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $8,442

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$8,951
1996$8,753
1997$7,935
1998$7,430
1999$6,963
2000$7,761
2001$7,343
2002$7,599
2003$7,955
2004$7,466
2005$7,821
2006$7,882
2007$7,901
2008$8,635
2009$8,904
2010$8,256
2011$8,412
2012$7,934
2013$8,661
2014$8,712
2015$8,189
2016$9,117
2017$8,281
2018$9,251
2019$8,557
2020$7,585
2021$7,986
2022$9,759
2023$9,715
2024$8,442

What it includes

  • 9506 · Sports equipment

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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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