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Welded steel pipes: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in welded steel pipes totaled $24.5 billion (17.9 million tonnes). The top exporters were Italy (15%), China (15%) and Germany (6%); the top importers were the United States (17%), Germany (7%) and Canada (5%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 8%.

Summary

World trade
$24.5billion
Tonnes
17.9million tonnes
Price per tonne
$1,369
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Italy$3.7 billion · 14.9%
  2. China$3.6 billion · 14.6%
  3. Germany$1.6 billion · 6.5%
  4. Turkey$1.5 billion · 6.2%
  5. South Korea$1.5 billion · 5.9%
  6. United States$1.4 billion · 5.5%
  7. Canada$1.1 billion · 4.5%
  8. India$686 million · 2.8%
  9. Taiwan$667 million · 2.7%
  10. Mexico$606 million · 2.5%
  11. Spain$574 million · 2.3%
  12. Poland$490 million · 2%
  13. Vietnam$449 million · 1.8%
  14. Austria$410 million · 1.7%
  15. Russia$392 million · 1.6%
  16. United Arab Emirates$389 million · 1.6%
  17. Japan$383 million · 1.6%
  18. United Kingdom$335 million · 1.4%
  19. Netherlands$328 million · 1.3%
    re-exports
  20. Finland$305 million · 1.2%

Top importers

  1. United States$4.2 billion · 17.3%
  2. Germany$1.8 billion · 7.3%
  3. Canada$1.1 billion · 4.6%
  4. France$926 million · 3.8%
  5. Mexico$837 million · 3.4%
  6. Poland$814 million · 3.3%
  7. Netherlands$599 million · 2.5%
    re-exports
  8. United Kingdom$568 million · 2.3%
  9. Spain$548 million · 2.2%
  10. Czechia$515 million · 2.1%
  11. Romania$466 million · 1.9%
  12. Norway$391 million · 1.6%
  13. Italy$390 million · 1.6%
  14. United Arab Emirates$388 million · 1.6%
  15. Austria$348 million · 1.4%
  16. Belgium$343 million · 1.4%
    re-exports
  17. Sweden$335 million · 1.4%
  18. Thailand$326 million · 1.3%
  19. Australia$300 million · 1.2%
  20. Denmark$299 million · 1.2%

Trend

Who sells it

Italy was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • Italy 3.7
  • China 3.6
  • Germany 1.6
  • Turkey 1.5
  • South Korea 1.5

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Italy1.13.7
China0.073.6
Germany0.81.6
Turkey0.221.5
South Korea0.421.5

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 47% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $1,369

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$931
1996$867
1997$799
1998$793
1999$692
2000$684
2001$646
2002$706
2003$843
2004$1,057
2005$1,162
2006$1,177
2007$1,350
2008$1,592
2009$1,422
2010$1,174
2011$1,491
2012$1,398
2013$855
2014$1,404
2015$1,124
2016$1,058
2017$1,154
2018$1,275
2019$1,178
2020$1,145
2021$1,532
2022$1,718
2023$1,547
2024$1,369

What it includes

  • 7306 · Welded steel pipes

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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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