Classification 20 for Standard International Trade Classification (SITC).
2018 World Trade: $808B, Rnk 6 / 35
2018 Top Exporter | Top Importer: $173B | $132B, China | United States
2017 - 2018 Export Growth (CAGR): 27%, Rnk 10 / 35
Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Construction materials and equipment. In 2018, Construction materials and equipment were the world's 6th most traded product, with a total trade of $808B. Between 2017 and 2018 the exports of Construction materials and equipment grew by 27%, from $637B to $808B. Trade in Construction materials and equipment represent 4.23% of total world trade.
Construction materials and equipment include Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material, Miscellaneous manufactured articles, Machinery and transport equipment, Crude materials, inedible, except fuels, and Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials.
Exports In 2018 the top exporters of Construction materials and equipment were China ($173B), Germany ($72.2B), United States ($45.9B), Italy ($38.7B), and Mexico ($34.4B).
Imports In 2018 the top importers of Construction materials and equipment were United States ($132B), Germany ($69.9B), France ($38B), United Kingdom ($33.9B), and China ($28.9B).
Trade By Country
Top Origin (2018): China, $173B
Top Destination (2018): United States, $132B
Construction materials and equipment are the world's 6th most traded product.
In 2018, the top exporters of Construction materials and equipment were China ($173B), Germany ($72.2B), United States ($45.9B), Italy ($38.7B), and Mexico ($34.4B).
In 2018, the top importers of Construction materials and equipment were United States ($132B), Germany ($69.9B), France ($38B), United Kingdom ($33.9B), and China ($28.9B).
Trade by country
Top Origin Growth (2017 - 2018): China, $36.3B
Top Destination Growth (2017 - 2018): United States, $24.5B
Between 2017 and 2018, the exports of Construction materials and equipment grew the fastest in China ($36.3B), Germany ($10.2B), Canada ($9.35B), Thailand ($8.78B), and Italy ($6.62B).
Between 2017 and 2018, the fastest growing importers of Construction materials and equipment were United States ($24.5B), Germany ($10.8B), United Arab Emirates ($8.97B), Vietnam ($7.59B), and Saudi Arabia ($6.7B).
Cumulative market share
This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Construction materials and equipment.
TOP NET EXPORTER (2018): China, $144B
TOP NET IMPORTER (2018): United States, $85.8B
This map shows which countries export or import more of Construction materials and equipment. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Construction materials and equipment during 2018.
In 2018, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Construction materials and equipment were China ($144B), Italy ($18.8B), Mexico ($16.2B), Poland ($16B), and Turkey ($11.2B).
In 2018, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Construction materials and equipment were United States ($85.8B), United Kingdom ($22.9B), Japan ($17.5B), France ($15.9B), and Netherlands ($11.5B).
In 2018, the world most traded Construction materials and equipment, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material ($374B), Machinery and transport equipment ($177B), Miscellaneous manufactured articles ($173B), Crude materials, inedible, except fuels ($51.6B), and Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials ($33.1B)
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