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Washing machines: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in washing machines totaled $18.4 billion (4.2 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (39%), Poland (9%) and Thailand (8%); the top importers were the United States (13%), Germany (6%) and Japan (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 25%.

Summary

World trade
$18.4billion
Tonnes
4.2million tonnes
Price per tonne
$4,400
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$7.2 billion · 39.2%
  2. Poland$1.7 billion · 9%
  3. Thailand$1.5 billion · 8.2%
  4. Turkey$1.1 billion · 5.9%
  5. Vietnam$975 million · 5.3%
  6. Germany$874 million · 4.8%
  7. South Korea$816 million · 4.4%
  8. Mexico$719 million · 3.9%
  9. Italy$680 million · 3.7%
  10. United States$400 million · 2.2%
  11. Slovakia$337 million · 1.8%
  12. Spain$242 million · 1.3%
  13. Sweden$207 million · 1.1%
  14. Romania$203 million · 1.1%
  15. Czechia$178 million · 0.97%
  16. Slovenia$160 million · 0.87%
  17. Netherlands$145 million · 0.79%
    re-exports
  18. Egypt$104 million · 0.56%
  19. India$76 million · 0.41%
  20. France$62 million · 0.33%

Top importers

  1. United States$2.4 billion · 13.1%
  2. Germany$1.1 billion · 5.9%
  3. Japan$1 billion · 5.5%
  4. United Kingdom$861 million · 4.7%
  5. France$747 million · 4.1%
  6. Mexico$600 million · 3.3%
  7. Italy$570 million · 3.1%
  8. Canada$499 million · 2.7%
  9. Poland$492 million · 2.7%
  10. Spain$446 million · 2.4%
  11. Russia$410 million · 2.2%
  12. Netherlands$380 million · 2.1%
    re-exports
  13. South Korea$376 million · 2%
  14. Australia$359 million · 2%
  15. Brazil$321 million · 1.7%
  16. Sweden$268 million · 1.5%
  17. United Arab Emirates$232 million · 1.3%
  18. Saudi Arabia$232 million · 1.3%
  19. Vietnam$231 million · 1.3%
  20. Taiwan$208 million · 1.1%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2001

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

  • China 7.2
  • Poland 1.7
  • Thailand 1.5
  • Turkey 1.1
  • Vietnam 0.98

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.057.2
Poland< 0.011.7
Thailand0.031.5
Turkey0.011.1
Vietnam< 0.010.98

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne stayed close to $4,400 since 1995

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

  • 2024: $4,400

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$4,607
1996$4,483
1997$4,098
1998$3,975
1999$3,665
2000$3,490
2001$3,353
2002$3,315
2003$3,739
2004$3,918
2005$4,090
2006$4,149
2007$4,381
2008$5,110
2009$4,902
2010$4,768
2011$4,754
2012$4,641
2013$5,059
2014$4,677
2015$4,495
2016$4,322
2017$4,349
2018$4,325
2019$4,108
2020$4,150
2021$4,348
2022$4,551
2023$4,567
2024$4,400

What it includes

  • 8450 · Washing machines

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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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