Overall, the value of exported aircraft parts rose by an average 7.9% for all exporting countries since 2015 when shipments of aircraft parts were valued at $82.1 billion. From 2018 to 2019, exported aircraft parts fell in value by -5.4%.
Among continents, suppliers in Europe sold the highest dollar worth of exported aircraft parts during 2019 with shipments valued at $49.4 billion or 55.8% of the global total. In second place were Asian exporters at 28.4% while 12.1% of worldwide aircraft parts shipments originated from North America. Smaller percentages came from Oceania (1.7%) led by Australia, then Africa (1.5%) and Latin America (0.5%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean.
For research purposes, the 4-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 8803 for aircraft parts. Subsets under this code prefix include spacecraft components.
Aircraft Parts Exports by Country
Countries
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of aircraft parts during 2019.
- United Kingdom: US$16 billion (18% of exported aircraft parts)
- Germany: $10.8 billion (12.2%)
- France: $9.4 billion (10.6%)
- Singapore: $6.6 billion (7.5%)
- United States: $6.5 billion (7.4%)
- Japan: $4.5 billion (5.1%)
- Canada: $3.5 billion (4%)
- Spain: $3.1 billion (3.5%)
- China: $2.4 billion (2.7%)
- Israel: $2.23 billion (2.5%)
- Netherlands: $2.16 billion (2.4%)
- Malaysia: $2 billion (2.3%)
- South Korea: $1.9 billion (2.1%)
- Australia: $1.5 billion (1.6%)
- India: $1.4 billion (1.6%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 83.6% of globally exported aircraft parts in 2019.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing exporters of aircraft parts since 2015 were: Malaysia (up 92.1%), China (up 40.8%), France (up 32.3%) and Spain (up 29%).
Three countries posted declines in their international sales of aircraft parts: Japan (down -11.8%), Israel (down -11.5%) and the Netherlands (down -5.7%).
Advantages
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for aircraft parts during 2019. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the surplus between the value of each country’s exported aircraft parts and its import purchases for that same commodity.
- United Kingdom: US$10.4 billion (net export surplus up 12.2% since 2015)
- Germany: $2.5 billion (up 248.3%)
- Japan: $2.1 billion (down -24.8%)
- Israel: $1.6 billion (down -23.9%)
- South Korea: $1.14 billion (up 12.7%)
- Spain: $1.06 billion (up 385 %)
- India: $1 billion (reversing a -$374.8 million deficit)
- Austria: $939.8 million (up 11.6%)
- Netherlands: $690.3 million (down -33.9%)
- Australia: $618.7 million (down -29.1%)
- Belgium: $542.7 million (up 4.4%)
- Mexico: $527 million (down -12.1%)
- Poland: $405.9 million (up 32.4%)
- Czech Republic: $294.7 million (up 137%)
- Romania: $231.1 million (up 168.2%)
The United Kingdom generated the highest surplus in the international trade of aircraft parts. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms the UK’s strong competitive advantage for this specific product category.
Opportunities
The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for aircraft parts during 2019. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the deficit between the value of each country’s imported aircraft parts purchases and its exports for that same commodity.
- United States: -US$13.8 billion (net export deficit up 27.4% since 2015)
- France: -$5.7 billion (down -24.2%)
- Saudi Arabia: -$2.6 billion (up 3.6%)
- Canada: -$1.8 billion (up 103.5%)
- Taiwan: -$1.4 billion (reversing a $93.4 million surplus)
- Italy: -$1.3 billion (reversing an $891.5 million surplus)
- Singapore: -$1.1 billion (reversing a $1.4 billion surplus)
- China: -$738.5 million (up 53.7%)
- Philippines: -$596.6 million (reversing a $125.8 million surplus)
- Indonesia: -$464.1 million (down -14.2%)
- United Arab Emirates: -$355.7 million (reversing a $389.9 million surplus)
- Switzerland: -$314.5 million (down -180.7%)
- Qatar: -$304.1 million (down -82.3%)
- Kuwait: -$258.1 million (up 82,095%)
- Malaysia: -$210.1 million (down -43.3%)
Overtaking France two years earlier in 2017, the United States of America incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of aircraft parts. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights America’s competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for aircraft parts-supplying countries that help satisfy the powerful demand.
Companies
Aircraft Parts Exporting Companies
Below are global aircraft parts-processing conglomerates that represent established players engaged in the international trade of aircraft parts. Their home country is shown within parenthesis.
- Apex Aircraft (France)
- Bharat Heavy Electricals (India)
- Binder Aviatik KG (Germany)
- Bombardier (Canada)
- Britten-Norman (United Kingdom)
- Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (China)
- H&E Paramotores (Spain)
- Kawasaki Heavy Industries (Japan)
- Storm Aircraft (Italy)
- The Boeing Company (United States)
Searchable List of Aircraft Parts Exporting Countries in 2019
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| Rank | Exporter | Exported Aircraft Parts (US$) | 2018-9 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | United Kingdom | $15,979,726,000 | -4.1% |
| 2. | Germany | $10,807,953,000 | -3.2% |
| 3. | France | $9,424,801,000 | +12.8% |
| 4. | Singapore | $6,623,562,000 | +0.6% |
| 5. | United States | $6,531,559,000 | +9% |
| 6. | Japan | $4,503,110,000 | +14.1% |
| 7. | Canada | $3,506,651,000 | +9.4% |
| 8. | Spain | $3,082,913,000 | +5.2% |
| 9. | China | $2,351,244,000 | +12.9% |
| 10. | Israel | $2,231,151,000 | +9.3% |
| 11. | Netherlands | $2,158,780,000 | +15.9% |
| 12. | Malaysia | $2,015,103,000 | +19.3% |
| 13. | South Korea | $1,896,242,000 | +5.4% |
| 14. | Australia | $1,459,054,000 | +2.1% |
| 15. | India | $1,417,952,000 | -20.7% |
| 16. | Austria | $1,161,734,000 | -1.1% |
| 17. | Italy | $1,106,882,000 | -65.9% |
| 18. | Belgium | $1,063,471,000 | -10.5% |
| 19. | Hong Kong | $934,870,000 | +12.1% |
| 20. | Morocco | $793,285,000 | +0% |
| 21. | Philippines | $779,803,000 | -17.6% |
| 22. | Turkey | $736,151,000 | +12.7% |
| 23. | Poland | $730,696,000 | +1.8% |
| 24. | Mexico | $672,148,000 | -4.4% |
| 25. | Switzerland | $594,532,000 | -12.6% |
| 26. | Norway | $543,765,000 | -3% |
| 27. | Thailand | $530,979,000 | -8.5% |
| 28. | Czech Republic | $514,838,000 | +27.6% |
| 29. | Taiwan | $455,939,000 | +2.3% |
| 30. | Brazil | $427,184,000 | -9.5% |
| 31. | Romania | $409,487,000 | +19.1% |
| 32. | Sweden | $373,542,000 | +35.4% |
| 33. | Denmark | $295,355,000 | +10.5% |
| 34. | Tunisia | $285,881,000 | +18.6% |
| 35. | Portugal | $257,200,000 | -5.9% |
| 36. | United Arab Emirates | $244,224,000 | -93.9% |
| 37. | Ireland | $242,648,000 | +16.5% |
| 38. | Vietnam | $236,319,000 | -43.2% |
| 39. | South Africa | $199,918,000 | +1.3% |
| 40. | Malta | $197,973,000 | +62.8% |
| 41. | Luxembourg | $84,310,000 | +7.1% |
| 42. | Hungary | $66,557,000 | +18.4% |
| 43. | Indonesia | $60,162,000 | -30.9% |
| 44. | Finland | $59,685,000 | +5.5% |
| 45. | Ukraine | $47,865,000 | +10.5% |
| 46. | Ecuador | $39,478,000 | +12% |
| 47. | Lithuania | $38,640,000 | -1.3% |
| 48. | Bulgaria | $33,990,000 | +154.2% |
| 49. | Croatia | $30,459,000 | +13.7% |
| 50. | Greece | $29,304,000 | +15.3% |
| 51. | Latvia | $18,602,000 | -41.1% |
| 52. | Kuwait | $17,273,000 | +2,537% |
| 53. | Brunei Darussalam | $14,951,000 | -49.2% |
| 54. | Slovenia | $14,228,000 | -35.3% |
| 55. | New Zealand | $12,414,000 | -1.2% |
| 56. | Zimbabwe | $12,232,000 | +816.3% |
| 57. | Kazakhstan | $12,005,000 | +43% |
| 58. | Oman | $10,455,000 | -95.6% |
| 59. | Qatar | $10,108,000 | -97.4% |
| 60. | Serbia | $9,486,000 | +18.5% |
| 61. | Sri Lanka | $9,011,000 | -14.5% |
| 62. | Pakistan | $8,470,000 | -39.5% |
| 63. | Jordan | $7,364,000 | -95.9% |
| 64. | Mauritius | $6,338,000 | -0.4% |
| 65. | Egypt | $5,676,000 | 0% |
| 66. | Slovakia | $5,342,000 | +19.2% |
| 67. | Georgia | $4,681,000 | +1,327% |
| 68. | Ethiopia | $4,459,000 | +17.3% |
| 69. | Argentina | $3,704,000 | -65.1% |
| 70. | Chile | $3,589,000 | -34.5% |
| 71. | Bahrain | $3,579,000 | -78.5% |
| 72. | Iceland | $3,274,000 | +320.3% |
| 73. | Peru | $3,212,000 | -33% |
| 74. | Mozambique | $3,205,000 | -78.8% |
| 75. | Estonia | $2,659,000 | -26.4% |
| 76. | Algeria | $2,258,000 | -48.1% |
| 77. | Kenya | $2,220,000 | +288.8% |
| 78. | Kyrgyzstan | $2,091,000 | +318.2% |
| 79. | Tanzania | $1,956,000 | -28.5% |
| 80. | Sao Tome/Principe | $1,947,000 | +176.6% |
| 81. | Mali | $1,924,000 | +49% |
| 82. | Burkina Faso | $1,917,000 | -57.5% |
| 83. | Madagascar | $1,887,000 | -15.9% |
| 84. | Namibia | $1,773,000 | +47.5% |
| 85. | French Polynesia | $1,755,000 | -42.5% |
| 86. | Costa Rica | $1,648,000 | +96.2% |
| 87. | Senegal | $1,616,000 | +37.9% |
| 88. | North Macedonia | $1,517,000 | +225.5% |
| 89. | Papua New Guinea | $1,514,000 | -17.9% |
| 90. | Angola | $1,495,000 | +73.2% |
| 91. | Colombia | $1,481,000 | -94.7% |
| 92. | Niger | $1,315,000 | -76.1% |
| 93. | Myanmar (Burma) | $1,216,000 | -98.1% |
| 94. | Jamaica | $1,199,000 | +173.7% |
| 95. | Barbados | $1,130,000 | -0.7% |
| 96. | Cyprus | $954,000 | -12.6% |
| 97. | Cabo Verde | $876,000 | 0% |
| 98. | Bermuda | $851,000 | +42.3% |
| 99. | Bhutan | $841,000 | -2% |
| 100. | New Caledonia | $829,000 | -39.9% |
| 101. | Nepal | $793,000 | -14.0% |
| 102. | US Minor Outlying Is | $734,000 | +406.2% |
| 103. | Gabon | $708,000 | -91.4% |
| 104. | Belarus | $697,000 | 0% |
| 105. | Montenegro | $676,000 | -70.8% |
| 106. | Uganda | $671,000 | -95.6% |
| 107. | Paraguay | $659,000 | -15.3% |
| 108. | Gambia | $630,000 | 0% |
| 109. | Congo | $620,000 | +151% |
| 110. | Fiji | $583,000 | -89.7% |
| 111. | Uzbekistan | $566,000 | -83.9% |
| 112. | Bangladesh | $562,000 | -48.2% |
| 113. | Marshall Islands | $557,000 | +2,128% |
| 114. | Aruba | $524,000 | +291% |
| 115. | Bolivia | $521,000 | 0% |
| 116. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $483,000 | +1,689% |
| 117. | Ghana | $482,000 | +61.7% |
| 118. | Maldives | $473,000 | 0% |
| 119. | Panama | $443,000 | -58.5% |
| 120. | Afghanistan | $425,000 | +167.3% |
| 121. | Albania | $396,000 | 0% |
| 122. | Botswana | $395,000 | -40.3% |
| 123. | Moldova | $387,000 | +225.2% |
| 124. | Armenia | $376,000 | +3,660% |
| 125. | Cameroon | $344,000 | +23.7% |
| 126. | Guatemala | $319,000 | +659.5% |
| 127. | Cuba | $313,000 | -37.3% |
| 128. | Ivory Coast | $310,000 | -63.7% |
| 129. | Equatorial Guinea | $309,000 | +335.2% |
| 130. | Faroe Islands | $307,000 | -58.7% |
| 131. | Iran | $296,000 | 0% |
| 132. | Turkmenistan | $291,000 | +78.5% |
| 133. | Tajikistan | $251,000 | +67.3% |
| 134. | Togo | $246,000 | -22.4% |
| 135. | Greenland | $240,000 | +120.2% |
| 136. | Laos | $228,000 | +5,600% |
| 137. | Andorra | $221,000 | +148.3% |
| 138. | Timor-Leste | $197,000 | -56.5% |
| 139. | Cayman Islands | $191,000 | -50.5% |
| 140. | Libya | $181,000 | -26.1% |
| 141. | Trinidad/Tobago | $180,000 | -65.1% |
| 142. | Zambia | $171,000 | -70.2% |
| 143. | Guyana | $163,000 | -66.1% |
| 144. | Belize | $163,000 | -22.7% |
| 145. | Seychelles | $137,000 | -92.7% |
| 146. | Curaçao | $132,000 | -9.6% |
| 147. | Dominican Republic | $128,000 | -97.6% |
| 148. | Mauritania | $117,000 | 0% |
| 149. | Eswatini | $116,000 | 0% |
| 150. | Sudan | $112,000 | -13.2% |
| 151. | Micronesia | $105,000 | -73.5% |
| 152. | Chad | $102,000 | -91.9% |
| 153. | Democr. Rep. Congo | $100,000 | -65.5% |
| 154. | Rwanda | $100,000 | -90.7% |
| 155. | Venezuela | $93,000 | -93.2% |
| 156. | Iraq | $90,000 | +80% |
| 157. | Cambodia | $89,000 | -80.9% |
| 158. | Tuvalu | $87,000 | 0% |
| 159. | Vanuatu | $85,000 | -33.1% |
| 160. | Grenada | $84,000 | +460% |
| 161. | Djibouti | $82,000 | -85.7% |
| 162. | Falkland Is (Malvinas) | $75,000 | -64.3% |
| 163. | Tonga | $74,000 | +957.1% |
| 164. | Lebanon | $67,000 | -98.7% |
| 165. | Haiti | $61,000 | +1,933% |
| 166. | Wallis/Futuna Is | $54,000 | 0% |
| 167. | Suriname | $46,000 | -76.8% |
| 168. | El Salvador | $45,000 | -13.5% |
| 169. | Mongolia | $43,000 | -98.3% |
| 170. | Honduras | $42,000 | +320% |
| 171. | Sierra Leone | $40,000 | 0% |
| 172. | St Maarten (Dutch) | $35,000 | 0% |
| 173. | Macao | $33,000 | 0% |
| 174. | Bahamas | $32,000 | -96% |
| 175. | Somalia | $32,000 | -91.8% |
| 176. | Saint Lucia | $30,000 | 0% |
| 177. | Nicaragua | $29,000 | -99.2% |
| 178. | Yemen | $27,000 | 0% |
| 179. | Eritrea | $23,000 | -51.1% |
| 180. | Norfolk Island | $22,000 | 0% |
| 181. | Samoa | $22,000 | +633.3% |
| 182. | Niue | $19,000 | +375% |
| 183. | Central African Rep | $18,000 | 0% |
| 184. | Solomon Islands | $17,000 | +41.7% |
| 185. | French S./Antarctic Terr | $17,000 | +466.7% |
| 186. | Kiribati | $16,000 | -54.3% |
| 187. | Guinea | $13,000 | -91.4% |
| 188. | Montserrat | $12,000 | 0% |
| 189. | Cook Islands | $11,000 | +450% |
| 190. | Nauru | $10,000 | +400% |
| 191. | Palau | $10,000 | +100% |
| 192. | Uruguay | $7,000 | -22.2% |
| 193. | Tokelau | $6,000 | -86% |
| 194. | St Vincent/Grenadines | $6,000 | -81.8% |
| 195. | Antigua/Barbuda | $6,000 | 0% |
| 196. | Christmas Island | $5,000 | +150% |
| 197. | Dominica | $5,000 | -82.1% |
| 198. | Cocos (Keeling) Is | $4,000 | +33.3% |
| 199. | South Sudan | $4,000 | -55.6% |
| 200. | North Korea | $3,000 | 0% |
| 201. | Lesotho | $2,000 | 0% |
| 202. | Malawi | $2,000 | -93.8% |
| 203. | Turks/Caicos Islands | $2,000 | +100% |
| 204. | Comoros | $1,000 | -75% |
| 205. | American Samoa | $1,000 | -50% |
See also Aerospace Exports by Country, Car Exports by Country and Exported Trucks by Country
Research Sources:
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Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on May 27, 2020
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on May 27, 2020
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on May 27, 2020
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