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Steel angles and sections: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in steel angles and sections totaled $15.8 billion (18.8 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (18%), Spain (11%) and Germany (10%); the top importers were the United States (7%), Germany (5%) and France (5%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 14%.

Summary

World trade
$15.8billion
Tonnes
18.8million tonnes
Price per tonne
$838
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$2.8 billion · 17.6%
  2. Spain$1.7 billion · 10.8%
  3. Germany$1.6 billion · 10.4%
  4. Turkey$1.3 billion · 8%
  5. Luxembourg$1.1 billion · 7%
  6. Poland$738 million · 4.7%
  7. South Korea$641 million · 4.1%
  8. Italy$601 million · 3.8%
  9. United States$494 million · 3.1%
  10. Japan$448 million · 2.8%
  11. Russia$379 million · 2.4%
  12. Mexico$305 million · 1.9%
  13. United Kingdom$263 million · 1.7%
  14. Canada$257 million · 1.6%
  15. Belgium$238 million · 1.5%
    re-exports
  16. Thailand$226 million · 1.4%
  17. France$217 million · 1.4%
  18. United Arab Emirates$178 million · 1.1%
  19. Netherlands$175 million · 1.1%
    re-exports
  20. Bahrain$165 million · 1%

Top importers

  1. United States$1.1 billion · 7.1%
  2. Germany$863 million · 5.5%
  3. France$850 million · 5.4%
  4. Canada$716 million · 4.5%
  5. United Kingdom$611 million · 3.9%
  6. Netherlands$589 million · 3.7%
    re-exports
  7. South Korea$505 million · 3.2%
  8. Italy$406 million · 2.6%
  9. Malaysia$365 million · 2.3%
  10. Mexico$348 million · 2.2%
  11. Belgium$323 million · 2%
    re-exports
  12. Poland$310 million · 2%
  13. Czechia$304 million · 1.9%
  14. Philippines$277 million · 1.8%
  15. Kazakhstan$247 million · 1.6%
  16. Singapore$245 million · 1.6%
    re-exports
  17. Turkey$238 million · 1.5%
  18. Morocco$235 million · 1.5%
  19. Romania$228 million · 1.4%
  20. United Arab Emirates$223 million · 1.4%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2022

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

  • China 2.8
  • Spain 1.7
  • Germany 1.6
  • Turkey 1.3
  • Luxembourg 1.1

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.132.8
Spain0.361.7
Germany0.81.6
Turkey0.121.3
Luxembourg01.1

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 79% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $838

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$468
1996$428
1997$378
1998$384
1999$344
2000$344
2001$332
2002$332
2003$399
2004$540
2005$621
2006$654
2007$795
2008$1,061
2009$731
2010$751
2011$881
2012$841
2013$777
2014$812
2015$654
2016$589
2017$666
2018$762
2019$707
2020$664
2021$939
2022$1,099
2023$944
2024$838

What it includes

  • 7216 · Steel angles and sections

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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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