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Uninsulated copper cable: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in uninsulated copper cable totaled $2.8 billion (289 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were Turkey (19%), Germany (14%) and the United States (14%); the top importers were Mexico (9%), Italy (8%) and Germany (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 58%.

Summary

World trade
$2.8billion
Tonnes
289thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$9,820
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Turkey$550 million · 19.4%
  2. Germany$409 million · 14.4%
  3. United States$406 million · 14.3%
  4. Saudi Arabia$257 million · 9.1%
  5. Spain$229 million · 8.1%
  6. China$112 million · 4%
  7. Bulgaria$92 million · 3.3%
  8. France$66 million · 2.3%
  9. Poland$65 million · 2.3%
  10. Italy$63 million · 2.2%
  11. United Arab Emirates$60 million · 2.1%
  12. South Korea$54 million · 1.9%
  13. Uzbekistan$41 million · 1.5%
  14. Czechia$35 million · 1.3%
  15. Hungary$34 million · 1.2%
  16. Sweden$29 million · 1%
  17. Vietnam$27 million · 0.97%
  18. India$27 million · 0.94%
  19. United Kingdom$26 million · 0.91%
  20. Taiwan$22 million · 0.76%

Top importers

  1. Mexico$264 million · 9.3%
  2. Italy$221 million · 7.8%
  3. Germany$207 million · 7.3%
  4. France$157 million · 5.6%
  5. Canada$150 million · 5.3%
  6. Iraq$142 million · 5%
  7. United Kingdom$119 million · 4.2%
  8. Poland$114 million · 4%
  9. Austria$96 million · 3.4%
  10. Sweden$85 million · 3%
  11. China$85 million · 3%
  12. Spain$73 million · 2.6%
  13. Egypt$72 million · 2.5%
  14. United States$69 million · 2.5%
  15. Yemen$64 million · 2.3%
  16. Switzerland$59 million · 2.1%
  17. Romania$55 million · 2%
  18. Czechia$45 million · 1.6%
  19. Hungary$45 million · 1.6%
  20. Netherlands$45 million · 1.6%
    re-exports

Trend

Who sells it

Turkey has been the top exporter since 2019

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

  • Turkey 550
  • Germany 409
  • United States 406
  • Saudi Arabia 257
  • Spain 229

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Turkey13.8550
Germany81.2409
United States47.5406
Saudi Arabia3.9257
Spain6229

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 121% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $9,820

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$4,449
1996$4,294
1997$4,113
1998$3,069
1999$2,158
2000$3,409
2001$3,290
2002$2,241
2003$3,149
2004$3,272
2005$4,588
2006$3,826
2007$7,907
2008$8,592
2009$7,135
2010$8,283
2011$9,903
2012$9,409
2013$8,995
2014$8,769
2015$7,428
2016$6,678
2017$7,515
2018$7,824
2019$7,304
2020$7,248
2021$9,436
2022$9,896
2023$10,170
2024$9,820

What it includes

  • 7413 · Uninsulated copper cable

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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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