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Wheelchairs: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in wheelchairs totaled $2.1 billion (220 thousand tonnes). China accounted for 54% of exports, followed by Germany (7%) and Taiwan (4%); the top importers were the United States (21%), the United Kingdom (8%) and France (8%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 29%.

Summary

World trade
$2.1billion
Tonnes
220thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$9,661
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$1.1 billion · 53.6%
  2. Germany$146 million · 6.9%
  3. Taiwan$94 million · 4.4%
  4. Poland$84 million · 3.9%
  5. United States$83 million · 3.9%
  6. Netherlands$65 million · 3.1%
    re-exports
  7. Canada$62 million · 2.9%
  8. France$58 million · 2.7%
  9. Mexico$57 million · 2.7%
  10. Sweden$53 million · 2.5%
  11. India$48 million · 2.3%
  12. United Kingdom$28 million · 1.3%
  13. Belgium$24 million · 1.1%
    re-exports
  14. Spain$23 million · 1.1%
  15. Denmark$23 million · 1.1%
  16. Italy$22 million · 1%
  17. Vietnam$21 million · 0.99%
  18. Thailand$17 million · 0.8%
  19. Switzerland$17 million · 0.8%
  20. Austria$7 million · 0.31%

Top importers

  1. United States$436 million · 20.5%
  2. United Kingdom$162 million · 7.6%
  3. France$161 million · 7.6%
  4. Germany$144 million · 6.8%
  5. Japan$84 million · 4%
  6. Australia$77 million · 3.6%
  7. Canada$72 million · 3.4%
  8. Norway$63 million · 3%
  9. Spain$55 million · 2.6%
  10. Italy$53 million · 2.5%
  11. Netherlands$50 million · 2.3%
    re-exports
  12. Poland$48 million · 2.2%
  13. Belgium$46 million · 2.2%
    re-exports
  14. Russia$43 million · 2%
  15. Saudi Arabia$32 million · 1.5%
  16. Brazil$31 million · 1.5%
  17. Mexico$29 million · 1.3%
  18. Malaysia$23 million · 1.1%
  19. Switzerland$22 million · 1%
  20. Austria$20 million · 0.96%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2005

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

  • China 1.1
  • Germany 0.15
  • Taiwan 0.09
  • Poland 0.08
  • United States 0.08

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China< 0.011.1
Germany0.040.15
Taiwan0.050.09
Poland< 0.010.08
United States0.030.08

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 28% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $9,661

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$13,477
1996$13,341
1997$11,577
1998$11,388
1999$10,274
2000$12,702
2001$13,260
2002$14,130
2003$15,046
2004$15,537
2005$16,200
2006$15,976
2007$14,690
2008$15,258
2009$16,743
2010$15,800
2011$14,621
2012$11,377
2013$17,879
2014$16,285
2015$16,298
2016$15,488
2017$10,454
2018$14,660
2019$9,850
2020$9,998
2021$13,183
2022$9,981
2023$9,461
2024$9,661

What it includes

  • 8713 · Wheelchairs

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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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