- Traded
- $361B2024
- Share of all trade
- 1.6%rank 12 of 96
- Exporters
- 226nations
- Importers
- 226nations
World trade by year, 1995 to 2024
In current US dollars, not adjusted for prices.
Largest exporters
In 2024, with each one's share of trade in the category.
| Nation | Value | Share | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | $101B | 28% | |
| Germany | $32.0B | 8.9% | |
| United States | $21.5B | 6.0% | |
| Italy | $19.8B | 5.5% | |
| Japan | $11.5B | 3.2% | |
| Turkey | $10.6B | 2.9% | |
| India | $10.0B | 2.8% | |
| South Korea | $9.75B | 2.7% | |
| Poland | $9.71B | 2.7% | |
| Mexico | $9.51B | 2.6% | |
| Spain | $8.83B | 2.4% | |
| France | $8.17B | 2.3% | |
| Taiwan | $8.00B | 2.2% | |
| Czech Republic | $6.62B | 1.8% | |
| Canada | $6.22B | 1.7% | |
| Netherlands | $6.15B | 1.7% | |
| United Kingdom | $6.04B | 1.7% | |
| Austria | $5.98B | 1.7% | |
| Thailand | $4.86B | 1.3% | |
| Vietnam | $4.37B | 1.2% |
Largest importers
In 2024, with each one's share of trade in the category.
| Nation | Value | Share | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $52.6B | 15% | |
| Germany | $25.0B | 6.9% | |
| France | $13.8B | 3.8% | |
| Canada | $11.5B | 3.2% | |
| United Kingdom | $11.2B | 3.1% | |
| Mexico | $10.9B | 3.0% | |
| Netherlands | $8.83B | 2.4% | |
| China | $8.52B | 2.4% | |
| Italy | $8.21B | 2.3% | |
| Poland | $8.03B | 2.2% | |
| South Korea | $8.00B | 2.2% | |
| Saudi Arabia | $7.91B | 2.2% | |
| Thailand | $7.79B | 2.2% | |
| Japan | $7.12B | 2.0% | |
| Australia | $6.84B | 1.9% | |
| Spain | $6.46B | 1.8% | |
| United Arab Emirates | $5.87B | 1.6% | |
| Austria | $5.83B | 1.6% | |
| Indonesia | $5.28B | 1.5% | |
| Czech Republic | $5.11B | 1.4% |
Largest flows
From one nation to another in 2024.
| From | To | Value | Share | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | United States | $13.8B | 3.8% | |
| Mexico | United States | $7.37B | 2.0% | |
| United States | Mexico | $5.68B | 1.6% | |
| Canada | United States | $5.53B | 1.5% | |
| United States | Canada | $5.28B | 1.5% | |
| China | South Korea | $5.23B | 1.5% | |
| China | Thailand | $4.63B | 1.3% | |
| China | Japan | $4.01B | 1.1% | |
| China | Vietnam | $3.66B | 1.0% | |
| China | Germany | $3.38B | 0.9% | |
| China | Australia | $3.34B | 0.9% | |
| South Korea | United States | $3.32B | 0.9% | |
| China | Indonesia | $3.25B | 0.9% | |
| Poland | Germany | $2.93B | 0.8% | |
| Italy | Germany | $2.93B | 0.8% | |
| Taiwan | United States | $2.88B | 0.8% | |
| India | United States | $2.83B | 0.8% | |
| China | Russia | $2.57B | 0.7% | |
| China | Canada | $2.55B | 0.7% | |
| China | United Arab Emirates | $2.47B | 0.7% |
Largest products
The six-digit codes of the Harmonized System within the chapter, by world trade in 2024.
| Code | Product | Value | Share | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 732690 | Iron or steel: articles n.e.s. in heading no. 7326 | $57.2B | 16% | |
| 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 7308 | $47.4B | 13% | |
| 731815 | Iron or steel: threaded screws and bolts n.e.s. in item no. 7318.1, whether or not with their nuts or washers | $21.4B | 5.9% | |
| 730420 | Iron or steel (other than cast iron): seamless casing, tubing and drill pipe, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas | $10.0B | 2.8% | |
| 732393 | Steel, stainless: table, kitchen and other household articles and parts thereof | $9.23B | 2.6% | |
| 731816 | Iron or steel: threaded nuts | $7.69B | 2.1% | |
| 730630 | Iron or non-alloy steel: tubes and pipes, welded, of circular cross-section | $7.52B | 2.1% | |
| 730660 | Iron or steel: n.e.s. in heading no. 7306, tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, welded, of non-circular cross-section | $7.36B | 2.0% | |
| 731210 | Iron or steel: stranded wire, ropes and cables, not electrically insulated | $7.27B | 2.0% | |
| 730840 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, props and similar equipment for scaffolding, shuttering or pit-propping | $6.32B | 1.8% |
Shares are of all trade in this category. The line is each figure’s history from 2000, drawn to its own peak: it shows the shape of the years, and the value shows the size.
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