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Steel structures: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in steel structures totaled $65.2 billion (27 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (30%), Germany (8%) and Poland (5%); the top importers were the United States (14%), Germany (7%) and France (4%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 34%.

Summary

World trade
$65.2billion
Tonnes
27million tonnes
Price per tonne
$2,416
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$19.4 billion · 29.7%
  2. Germany$5.5 billion · 8.4%
  3. Poland$3.1 billion · 4.7%
  4. Turkey$2.8 billion · 4.4%
  5. Spain$2.4 billion · 3.7%
  6. Italy$2 billion · 3.1%
  7. India$1.8 billion · 2.7%
  8. Mexico$1.7 billion · 2.7%
  9. Belgium$1.7 billion · 2.7%
    re-exports
  10. Canada$1.7 billion · 2.6%
  11. South Korea$1.5 billion · 2.3%
  12. United Arab Emirates$1.4 billion · 2.2%
  13. United States$1.4 billion · 2.1%
  14. Austria$1.4 billion · 2.1%
  15. Netherlands$1.3 billion · 2%
    re-exports
  16. Czechia$1.3 billion · 1.9%
  17. Vietnam$1.2 billion · 1.9%
  18. United Kingdom$1 billion · 1.6%
  19. Thailand$934 million · 1.4%
  20. Russia$750 million · 1.2%

Top importers

  1. United States$9.4 billion · 14.4%
  2. Germany$4.4 billion · 6.7%
  3. France$2.9 billion · 4.5%
  4. United Kingdom$2.7 billion · 4.2%
  5. South Korea$2.1 billion · 3.3%
  6. Japan$1.8 billion · 2.8%
  7. Netherlands$1.8 billion · 2.8%
    re-exports
  8. Saudi Arabia$1.6 billion · 2.5%
  9. Australia$1.6 billion · 2.4%
  10. Canada$1.5 billion · 2.3%
  11. Austria$1.3 billion · 2%
  12. Indonesia$1.3 billion · 1.9%
  13. Norway$1.2 billion · 1.9%
  14. Switzerland$1.2 billion · 1.8%
  15. Spain$1.2 billion · 1.8%
  16. Poland$1.1 billion · 1.7%
  17. Singapore$1.1 billion · 1.7%
    re-exports
  18. Italy$1.1 billion · 1.6%
  19. Belgium$931 million · 1.4%
    re-exports
  20. Sweden$876 million · 1.3%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2007

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

  • China 19.4
  • Germany 5.5
  • Poland 3.1
  • Turkey 2.8
  • Spain 2.4

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.2119.4
Germany1.35.5
Poland0.33.1
Turkey0.062.8
Spain0.152.4

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 28% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $2,416

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$1,881
1996$1,744
1997$1,577
1998$1,525
1999$1,511
2000$1,376
2001$1,384
2002$1,277
2003$1,621
2004$1,566
2005$1,778
2006$1,872
2007$2,119
2008$2,486
2009$2,649
2010$2,394
2011$2,332
2012$2,395
2013$2,503
2014$2,430
2015$2,212
2016$2,034
2017$2,048
2018$2,133
2019$2,090
2020$2,071
2021$2,199
2022$2,494
2023$2,596
2024$2,416

What it includes

  • 7308 · Steel structures

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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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