Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of helicopters (regardless of size) during 2016:

1. United States: US$2.4 billion (36.1% of total helicopters exports)
2. Italy: $888.8 million (13.3%)
3. Germany: $753.8 million (11.2%)
4. France: $537.7 million (8%)
5. Canada: $500.7 million (7.5%)
6. United Kingdom: $406.4 million (6.1%)
7. Thailand: $389.7 million (5.8%)
8. Singapore: $115.6 million (1.7%)
9. Brazil: $98.3 million (1.5%)
10. Australia: $79.7 million (1.2%)
11. Israel: $59.7 million (0.9%)
12. Sweden: $47 million (0.7%)
13. South Africa: $37.7 million (0.6%)
14. Spain: $36.7 million (0.55%)
15. New Zealand: $36 million (0.54%)

The listed 15 countries shipped 95.6% of all helicopters exports in 2016 by value.

Among the above countries, the fastest-growing helicopters exporters since 2012 were: Thailand (up 22,044%), Brazil (up 540.5%), Israel (up 319.4%) and United States (up 218%).

Five countries posted declines in their exported helicopters sales: Canada (down -53.2%), France (down -51.1%), Italy (down -37%), South Africa (down -30.2%) and the United Kingdom (down -10.7%).

Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of smaller-sized helicopters during 2016 (under tariff code 880211):

1. France: US$237.1 million (25.3% of total smaller helicopters exports)
2. Canada: $191.4 million (20.4%)
3. Germany: $106.5 million (11.4%)
4. Israel: $58.2 million (6.2%)
5. United States: $42.2 million (4.5%)
6. Sweden: $39 million (4.2%)
7. Czech Republic: $27.5 million (2.9%)
8. Brazil: $25.1 million (2.7%)
9. United Kingdom: $23.7 million (2.5%)
10. New Zealand: $23.3 million (2.5%)
11. Singapore: $15.7 million (1.7%)
12. South Africa: $15.1 million (1.6%)
13. Norway: $14 million (1.5%)
14. Italy: $13 million (1.4%)
15. Guyana: $9.1 million (1%)

The listed 15 countries shipped 89.6% of smaller-sized helicopters exports in 2016 by value.

Among the above countries, the fastest-growing small helicopters exporters since 2012 were: Singapore (up 6,032%), United States (up 4,243%), Brazil (up 787.8%) and Israel (up 553.1%).

Those countries that posted declines in their exported small helicopters sales were led by: Germany (down -57.3%), Czech Republic (down -50.1%), France (down -48.4%), Italy (down -41.1%) and Canada (down -38%).

Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of larger-sized helicopters during 2016 (under tariff code 880212):

1. United States: US$2.4 billion (41.3% of total larger helicopters exports)
2. Italy: $875.8 million (15.2%)
3. Germany: $647.2 million (11.2%)
4. Thailand: $389.1 million (6.7%)
5. United Kingdom: $382.7 million (6.6%)
6. Canada: $309.3 million (5.4%)
7. France: $300.7 million (5.2%)
8. Singapore: $99.9 million (1.7%)
9. Brazil: $73.2 million (1.3%)
10. Australia: $71.2 million (1.2%)
11. Spain: $29.2 million (0.5%)
12. South Africa: $22.6 million (0.4%)
13. Norway: $19.5 million (0.34%)
14. Malaysia: $18.6 million (0.32%)
15. Philippines: $13.4 million (0.2%)

The listed 15 countries shipped 97.7% of large helicopters exports in 2016 by value.

Among the above countries, the fastest-growing large helicopters exporters since 2012 were: Thailand (up 22,057%), Spain (up 563%), Brazil (up 485%) and Australia (up 275%).

Those countries that posted declines in their exported large helicopters sales were led by: Malaysia (down -77.9%), Norway (down -60.1%), Canada (down -59.4%), France (down -53.1%) and South Africa (down -40.1%).

Helicopters Manufacturing Companies

Below are established players engaged in the international trade of helicopters. The home country for each is shown within parenthesis.

• Airbus Helicopters (France)
• Bell Helicopter (United States)
• Denel SOC Ltd (South Africa)
• Helibras (Brazil)
• Heli-Sport Helicopters (Italy)
• RotorWay Helicopter Manufacturing Company (United States)
• Youngcopter (Germany)