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Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; not self-propelled

8606 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

2022
World Trade $3.46BRnk 648 / 1218
2022
Top Exporter | Top Importer $752M | $581MUnited States | Canada
2022
Product Complexity -0.071Rnk 579 / 1033
2021 - 2022
Export Growth (CAGR) -20.5%Rnk 1180 / 1218
2022
Share of World Trade 0.015%Rnk 648 / 1218

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Railway Freight Cars. In 2022, Railway Freight Cars were the world's 648th most traded product, with a total trade of $3.46B. Between 2021 and 2022 the exports of Railway Freight Cars decreased by -20.5%, from $4.35B to $3.46B. Trade in Railway Freight Cars represent 0.015% of total world trade.

Railway Freight Cars are a part of Railway and trams. They include Tank cars, Other Railway cars, Closed and covered, Railway cars nes, open, with sides > 60 cm high, Railway cars, self-discharging, nes, and Insulated, refrigerated .

Exports In 2022 the top exporters of Railway Freight Cars  were United States ($752M), Slovakia ($442M), China ($416M), Canada ($270M), and Poland ($257M).

Imports In 2022 the top importers of Railway Freight Cars were Canada ($581M), Germany ($511M), United States ($353M), Mexico ($269M), and Australia ($221M).

Ranking Railway Freight Cars ranks 579th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

Description Goods vans and wagons are used to transport goods. They can be made from a variety of materials, including steel, aluminum, or wood.

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* Trade values are converted to USD using each month's exchange rate. For December 2023 data, the exchange rate from December 30, 2023 is used.

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Historical Data

Exporters and Importers

Top Origin (2022)United States$752M
Top Destination (2022)Canada$581M

In 2022 Railway Freight Cars were the world's 648th most traded product (out of 1,218).

In 2022, the top exporters of Railway Freight Cars were United States ($752M), Slovakia ($442M), China ($416M), Canada ($270M), and Poland ($257M).

In 2022, the top importers of Railway Freight Cars were Canada ($581M), Germany ($511M), United States ($353M), Mexico ($269M), and Australia ($221M).

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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2021 -  2022)Croatia$138M
Top Destination Growth (2021 -  2022)France$157M

Between 2021 and 2022, the exports of Railway Freight Cars grew the fastest in Croatia ($138M), United States ($131M), China ($113M), Poland ($107M), and Canada ($54.7M).

Between 2021 and 2022, the fastest growing importers of Railway Freight Cars were France ($157M), Canada ($155M), Australia ($50.1M), Germany ($47.4M), and Austria ($43.8M).

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Exporters of Railway Freight Cars (2021 - 2022)

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Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Railway Freight Cars.

In 2022, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 3.82. This means that most of the exports of Railway Freight Cars are explained by 14 countries.

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Value of Exports in Railway Freight Cars

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2022)China$415M
TOP NET IMPORTER (2022)Germany$414M

This map shows which countries export or import more of Railway Freight Cars. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Railway Freight Cars during 2022.

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Railway Freight Cars were China ($415M), United States ($400M), Slovakia ($324M), Croatia ($176M), and Russia ($167M).

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Railway Freight Cars were Germany ($414M), Canada ($311M), Australia ($221M), Austria ($161M), and France ($151M).

Net Trade (2022)

Disaggregation

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In 2022, the world most traded Railway Freight Cars, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Other Railway cars ($1.13B), Tank cars ($988M), Railway cars, self-discharging, nes ($532M), Railway cars nes, open, with sides... ($512M), and Closed and covered ($297M)

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Top 10 Exporters Countries of Railway Freight Cars by percentage of total exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALAustria+ $162k
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALMexico+ $8.75M

Railway Freight Cars’s highest export potential is Austria. With an export gap of $162k.  Railway Freight Cars’s highest import potential is Mexico with an import gap of $8.75M.

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Product Complexity

Diversification Frontier

Specialization

The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk and the strategic value of a product's potential export opportunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth potential, lower income inequality, and lower emissions.

Relatedness vs Country Complexity (2022)

Related Products

This visualization shows products that are likely to be exported by countries that export Railway Freight Cars.

Country by Relatedness

The following visualization shows the relatedness of Railway Freight Cars to countries. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

Relative Relatedness by Country (2022)

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