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Trucks: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in trucks totaled $189.1 billion (19.7 million tonnes). The top exporters were Mexico (20%), the United States (11%) and Germany (8%); the top importers were the United States (22%), Canada (10%) and Australia (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 30%.

Summary

World trade
$189.1billion
Tonnes
19.7million tonnes
Price per tonne
$9,583
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Mexico$37.2 billion · 19.7%
    see destinations
  2. United States$21.3 billion · 11.3%
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  3. Germany$14.4 billion · 7.6%
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  4. China$14.1 billion · 7.5%
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  5. Thailand$11.7 billion · 6.2%
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  6. Japan$9.6 billion · 5.1%
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  7. France$9.4 billion · 5%
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  8. Canada$7.3 billion · 3.9%
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  9. Turkey$7.3 billion · 3.9%
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  10. Poland$6.3 billion · 3.4%
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  11. Spain$6.2 billion · 3.3%
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  12. Italy$6 billion · 3.2%
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  13. Argentina$4.8 billion · 2.5%
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  14. South Africa$4.5 billion · 2.4%
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  15. Sweden$3.8 billion · 2%
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  16. United Kingdom$3.5 billion · 1.8%
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  17. Netherlands$3.2 billion · 1.7%
    re-exports · see destinations
  18. Brazil$2.5 billion · 1.3%
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  19. Belgium$2.4 billion · 1.3%
    re-exports · see destinations
  20. Austria$1.9 billion · 1%
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Top importers

  1. United States$42.5 billion · 22.5%
    see sources
  2. Canada$19.2 billion · 10.1%
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  3. Australia$10.6 billion · 5.6%
    see sources
  4. United Kingdom$10 billion · 5.3%
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  5. Germany$9.8 billion · 5.2%
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  6. France$6.1 billion · 3.2%
    see sources
  7. Mexico$4.4 billion · 2.3%
    see sources
  8. Brazil$4.3 billion · 2.3%
    see sources
  9. Netherlands$3.8 billion · 2%
    re-exports · see sources
  10. Italy$3.7 billion · 2%
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  11. Belgium$3.6 billion · 1.9%
    re-exports · see sources
  12. Spain$3.5 billion · 1.8%
    see sources
  13. Turkey$2.9 billion · 1.5%
    see sources
  14. Russia$2.8 billion · 1.5%
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  15. Saudi Arabia$2.7 billion · 1.4%
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  16. Chile$2.6 billion · 1.4%
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  17. Poland$2.6 billion · 1.4%
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  18. Philippines$2.2 billion · 1.2%
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  19. Indonesia$2 billion · 1.1%
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  20. Switzerland$1.9 billion · 1%
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Trend

Who sells it

Mexico has been the top exporter since 2013

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

  • Mexico 37.2
  • United States 21.3
  • Germany 14.4
  • China 14.1
  • Thailand 11.7

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Mexico2.137.2
United States4.721.3
Germany5.514.4
China0.1114.1
Thailand0.0911.7

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 56% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $9,583

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$6,149
1996$6,977
1997$6,285
1998$5,523
1999$6,046
2000$6,534
2001$6,525
2002$5,698
2003$6,436
2004$6,864
2005$6,809
2006$6,946
2007$6,755
2008$7,666
2009$6,276
2010$5,930
2011$7,711
2012$7,410
2013$7,640
2014$8,031
2015$8,128
2016$8,007
2017$7,817
2018$8,404
2019$7,187
2020$6,706
2021$7,977
2022$8,552
2023$9,606
2024$9,583

What it includes

Goods vehicles.

  • 8704 · Trucks

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

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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