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Yachts and pleasure boats: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in yachts and pleasure boats totaled $21 billion (488 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were the Netherlands (18%), Italy (17%) and the Cayman Islands (10%); the top importers were the Cayman Islands (23%), the United States (14%) and the Netherlands (10%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 24%.

Summary

World trade
$21billion
Tonnes
488thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$42,301
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Netherlands$3.7 billion · 17.7%
    re-exports
  2. Italy$3.6 billion · 17.1%
  3. Cayman Islands$2 billion · 9.5%
  4. Germany$1.8 billion · 8.5%
  5. France$1.3 billion · 6.3%
  6. United States$1.2 billion · 5.7%
  7. United Kingdom$1 billion · 4.8%
  8. Poland$804 million · 3.8%
  9. Mexico$613 million · 2.9%
  10. China$492 million · 2.4%
  11. Taiwan$448 million · 2.1%
  12. Turkey$375 million · 1.8%
  13. Finland$342 million · 1.6%
  14. South Africa$282 million · 1.3%
  15. Cyprus$266 million · 1.3%
  16. Spain$250 million · 1.2%
  17. Canada$234 million · 1.1%
  18. Australia$225 million · 1.1%
  19. Croatia$158 million · 0.75%
  20. Marshall Islands$133 million · 0.63%

Top importers

  1. Cayman Islands$4.9 billion · 23.5%
  2. United States$3 billion · 14.3%
  3. Netherlands$2.1 billion · 10.2%
    re-exports
  4. Marshall Islands$1 billion · 4.8%
  5. France$754 million · 3.6%
  6. Malta$749 million · 3.6%
  7. Canada$597 million · 2.8%
  8. United Kingdom$588 million · 2.8%
  9. Italy$535 million · 2.6%
  10. Australia$468 million · 2.2%
  11. Croatia$430 million · 2.1%
  12. Germany$415 million · 2%
  13. Spain$354 million · 1.7%
  14. British Virgin Islands$329 million · 1.6%
  15. Greece$285 million · 1.4%
  16. Hong Kong$259 million · 1.2%
    re-exports
  17. Gibraltar$249 million · 1.2%
  18. Turkey$243 million · 1.2%
  19. United Arab Emirates$227 million · 1.1%
  20. Cyprus$196 million · 0.93%

Trend

Who sells it

The Netherlands has been the top exporter since 2023

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

  • Netherlands 3.7
  • Italy 3.6
  • Cayman Islands 2
  • Germany 1.8
  • France 1.3

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Netherlands0.223.7
Italy0.33.6
Cayman Islands0.022
Germany0.061.8
France0.181.3

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 161% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $42,301

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearUSD per tonne
1995$16,182
1996$8,872
1997$11,365
1998$12,237
1999$9,938
2000$18,124
2001$17,994
2002$19,732
2003$21,582
2004$22,520
2005$24,076
2006$25,315
2007$25,925
2008$29,759
2009$22,245
2010$26,283
2011$22,267
2012$28,152
2013$25,951
2014$15,710
2015$24,341
2016$29,646
2017$36,087
2018$31,370
2019$26,870
2020$35,512
2021$35,110
2022$28,778
2023$36,983
2024$42,301

What it includes

  • 8903 · Yachts and pleasure boats

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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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