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Vehicle lights and signals: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in vehicle lights and signals totaled $36 billion (1.5 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (15%), Mexico (10%) and Germany (9%); the top importers were the United States (20%), Germany (14%) and Mexico (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 9%.

Summary

World trade
$36billion
Tonnes
1.5million tonnes
Price per tonne
$23,502
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$5.5 billion · 15.2%
  2. Mexico$3.7 billion · 10.4%
  3. Germany$3.2 billion · 8.8%
  4. Czechia$2.3 billion · 6.5%
  5. Taiwan$1.9 billion · 5.4%
  6. United States$1.9 billion · 5.2%
  7. South Korea$1.7 billion · 4.6%
  8. Slovakia$1.4 billion · 3.9%
  9. Japan$1.4 billion · 3.8%
  10. Poland$1.3 billion · 3.5%
  11. Spain$1.1 billion · 3.2%
  12. France$1 billion · 2.8%
  13. Italy$862 million · 2.4%
  14. Austria$844 million · 2.3%
  15. Thailand$757 million · 2.1%
  16. Vietnam$746 million · 2.1%
  17. Romania$723 million · 2%
  18. Belgium$503 million · 1.4%
    re-exports
  19. Slovenia$496 million · 1.4%
  20. Turkey$398 million · 1.1%

Top importers

  1. United States$7.2 billion · 19.9%
  2. Germany$5 billion · 13.9%
  3. Mexico$2.1 billion · 5.8%
  4. China$1.9 billion · 5.4%
  5. Czechia$1.2 billion · 3.4%
  6. Canada$1.2 billion · 3.4%
  7. Spain$1.1 billion · 2.9%
  8. France$1 billion · 2.8%
  9. United Kingdom$980 million · 2.7%
  10. Slovakia$979 million · 2.7%
  11. Japan$943 million · 2.6%
  12. Poland$887 million · 2.5%
  13. Brazil$744 million · 2.1%
  14. Italy$644 million · 1.8%
  15. Belgium$542 million · 1.5%
    re-exports
  16. Turkey$507 million · 1.4%
  17. Hungary$480 million · 1.3%
  18. Netherlands$464 million · 1.3%
    re-exports
  19. India$460 million · 1.3%
  20. Sweden$434 million · 1.2%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2012

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

  • China 5.5
  • Mexico 3.7
  • Germany 3.2
  • Czechia 2.3
  • Taiwan 1.9

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.085.5
Mexico0.343.7
Germany0.933.2
Czechia0.042.3
Taiwan0.211.9

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 78% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $23,502

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$13,222
1996$2,361
1997$6,277
1998$9,484
1999$7,611
2000$11,956
2001$11,554
2002$10,948
2003$13,881
2004$2,834
2005$15,818
2006$15,858
2007$17,061
2008$18,086
2009$17,830
2010$18,717
2011$19,774
2012$20,089
2013$20,998
2014$23,407
2015$23,116
2016$23,370
2017$24,608
2018$26,652
2019$25,396
2020$24,815
2021$25,540
2022$23,863
2023$25,981
2024$23,502

What it includes

  • 8512 · Vehicle lights and signals

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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