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Vehicle bodies and cabs: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in vehicle bodies and cabs totaled $10.7 billion (1.2 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (19%), Sweden (11%) and Germany (9%); the top importers were the Netherlands (12%), Kazakhstan (12%) and Morocco (12%). Compared with 2019, the value was stable.

Summary

World trade
$10.7billion
Tonnes
1.2million tonnes
Price per tonne
$8,995
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$2 billion · 18.7%
  2. Sweden$1.2 billion · 11%
  3. Germany$992 million · 9.3%
  4. France$970 million · 9.1%
  5. Belgium$756 million · 7.1%
    re-exports
  6. South Korea$513 million · 4.8%
  7. Mexico$481 million · 4.5%
  8. Japan$417 million · 3.9%
  9. Spain$391 million · 3.6%
  10. United States$351 million · 3.3%
  11. Italy$345 million · 3.2%
  12. Uzbekistan$224 million · 2.1%
  13. Poland$203 million · 1.9%
  14. Canada$200 million · 1.9%
  15. Czechia$194 million · 1.8%
  16. Brazil$183 million · 1.7%
  17. Portugal$154 million · 1.4%
  18. Turkey$135 million · 1.3%
  19. Netherlands$109 million · 1%
    re-exports
  20. United Kingdom$106 million · 0.99%

Top importers

  1. Netherlands$1.3 billion · 12.5%
    re-exports
  2. Kazakhstan$1.3 billion · 12.2%
  3. Morocco$1.3 billion · 11.9%
  4. United States$850 million · 7.9%
  5. United Kingdom$625 million · 5.8%
  6. Iran$618 million · 5.8%
  7. France$579 million · 5.4%
  8. United Arab Emirates$449 million · 4.2%
  9. Belgium$302 million · 2.8%
    re-exports
  10. Italy$225 million · 2.1%
  11. Germany$221 million · 2.1%
  12. India$173 million · 1.6%
  13. Poland$163 million · 1.5%
  14. Australia$161 million · 1.5%
  15. Austria$141 million · 1.3%
  16. Canada$139 million · 1.3%
  17. Mexico$133 million · 1.2%
  18. Malaysia$124 million · 1.2%
  19. Saudi Arabia$122 million · 1.1%
  20. Taiwan$111 million · 1%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2023

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

  • China 2
  • Sweden 1.2
  • Germany 0.99
  • France 0.97
  • Belgium 0.76

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China< 0.012
Sweden0.41.2
Germany0.280.99
France0.210.97
Belgium0.250.76

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 29% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $8,995

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$7,000
1996$3,057
1997$4,813
1998$4,666
1999$5,696
2000$6,568
2001$6,677
2002$5,738
2003$7,873
2004$7,396
2005$7,425
2006$7,115
2007$7,180
2008$8,487
2009$8,096
2010$7,136
2011$11,612
2012$10,024
2013$10,524
2014$9,889
2015$8,094
2016$9,008
2017$8,909
2018$9,860
2019$8,986
2020$8,288
2021$9,161
2022$7,283
2023$10,173
2024$8,995

What it includes

  • 8707 · Vehicle bodies and cabs

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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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