Overall, the value of exported aircraft parts declined by an average -27.9% since 2016 when shipments of aircraft parts were valued at $85.9 billion. From 2019 to 2020, globally exported aircraft parts fell in value by -33%.
The 5 biggest exporters of aircraft parts by value are the United Kingdom, Germany, France, United States and Singapore. That quintet of leading international suppliers accounted for over half (55.4%) of revenues from exported aircraft parts in 2020.
Among continents, suppliers in Europe sold the highest dollar worth of exported aircraft parts during 2020 with shipments valued at $32.4 billion or 52.4% of the global total. In second place were Asian exporters at 28.6% while another 14.6% of worldwide aircraft parts shipments originated from North America.
Smaller percentages came from Oceania (2%) led by Australia and New Zealand, Africa (2%) then Latin America (0.6%) 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 2020.
- United Kingdom: US$10.6 billion (17.1% of exported aircraft parts)
- Germany: $7.4 billion (12%)
- France: $5.9 billion (9.6%)
- United States: $5.9 billion (9.5%)
- Singapore: $4.5 billion (7.3%)
- Japan: $3 billion (4.8%)
- Canada: $2.6 billion (4.2%)
- Israel: $1.9 billion (3.1%)
- Spain: $1.9 billion (3%)
- China: $1.52 billion (2.5%)
- Netherlands: $1.47 billion (2.4%)
- Australia: $1.2 billion (1.9%)
- Malaysia: $1.2 billion (1.9%)
- South Korea: $1.1 billion (1.7%)
- India: $1 billion (1.7%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 82.6% of globally exported aircraft parts in 2020.
Those countries that posted the severest declines in their international sales of aircraft parts were South Korea (down -43.2%), Malaysia (down -42.5%), Spain (down -38.6%), France (down -37.1%) and China (down -35.3%).
Advantages
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for aircraft parts during 2020. 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$6.9 billion (net export surplus down -34.1% since 2019)
- Israel: $1.5 billion (down -6.5%)
- Japan: $1 billion (down -51.2%)
- India: $769.1 million (down -25.2%)
- Austria: $610.5 million (down -33.9%)
- Australia: $516.6 million (down -16.5%)
- Mexico: $392.4 million (down -16.1%)
- Belgium: $358.6 million (down -43.5%)
- South Korea: $356.9 million (down -68.6%)
- Spain: $300.9 million (down -71.2%)
- Netherlands: $291.8 million (down -55.7%)
- Czech Republic: $178.4 million (down -39.2%)
- Poland: $162 million (down -60.1%)
- Romania: $147.5 million (down -35.1%)
- Vietnam: $109.5 million (reversing an -$11.5 million deficit)
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 2020. 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$8.4 billion (net export deficit down -39.5% since 2019)
- France: -$3.9 billion (down -31%)
- Italy: -$2.1 billion (up 1.7%)
- Saudi Arabia: -$1.9 billion (down -25.1%)
- Canada: -$1.3 billion (down -25.5%)
- Taiwan: -$751 million (down -45.4%)
- Singapore: -$630.5 million (down -44.8%)
- Qatar: -$616.7 million (down -17.9%)
- Brazil: -$607.9 million (up 450.2%)
- China: -$586.8 million (down -20.5%)
- Switzerland: -$386.7 million (up 23%)
- United Arab Emirates: -$359.7 million (reversing a $339.1 million surplus)
- Malaysia: -$316 million (up 50.4%)
- Egypt: -$246.9 million (up 8308.8%)
- Niger: -$235.1 million (up 25.2%)
The United States of America incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of aircraft parts. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights America’s competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for aircraft parts-supplying countries that help satisfy the powerful demand.
Companies
Aircraft Parts Exporting Companies
Below are global aircraft parts-processing conglomerates that represent established players engaged in the international trade of aircraft parts. Their home country is shown within parenthesis.
- Apex Aircraft (France)
- Bharat Heavy Electricals (India)
- Binder Aviatik KG (Germany)
- Bombardier (Canada)
- Britten-Norman (United Kingdom)
- Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (China)
- H&E Paramotores (Spain)
- Kawasaki Heavy Industries (Japan)
- Storm Aircraft (Italy)
- The Boeing Company (United States)
Searchable List of Aircraft Parts Exporting Countries in 2020
The top 100 exporters of aircraft parts in 2020 are showcased in the following automated database. Those international suppliers accounted for 99.97% of globally exported aircraft parts.
| Rank | Exporter | Exported Aircraft Parts (US$) | 2019-20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | United Kingdom | $10,585,223,000 | -33.8% |
| 2. | Germany | $7,410,585,000 | -31.3% |
| 3. | France | $5,929,835,000 | -37.1% |
| 4. | United States | $5,897,823,000 | -9.7% |
| 5. | Singapore | $4,515,718,000 | -31.8% |
| 6. | Japan | $2,993,121,000 | -33.5% |
| 7. | Canada | $2,618,083,000 | -25.3% |
| 8. | Israel | $1,904,567,000 | -14.6% |
| 9. | Spain | $1,862,519,000 | -38.6% |
| 10. | China | $1,521,578,000 | -35.3% |
| 11. | Netherlands | $1,470,772,000 | -31.4% |
| 12. | Australia | $1,187,198,000 | -18.6% |
| 13. | Malaysia | $1,158,182,000 | -42.5% |
| 14. | South Korea | $1,076,571,000 | -43.2% |
| 15. | India | $1,041,895,000 | -27.1% |
| 16. | Morocco | $837,102,000 | -15.2% |
| 17. | Austria | $779,195,000 | -31.7% |
| 18. | Hong Kong | $718,873,000 | -23.1% |
| 19. | Belgium | $693,981,000 | -37.2% |
| 20. | Turkey | $624,307,000 | -30.9% |
| 21. | Poland | $518,727,000 | -29% |
| 22. | Mexico | $497,251,000 | -20% |
| 23. | Switzerland | $442,834,000 | -25.5% |
| 24. | Philippines | $406,871,000 | -47.8% |
| 25. | Vietnam | $391,316,000 | -35.1% |
| 26. | Italy | $383,127,000 | -3.3% |
| 27. | Czech Republic | $343,304,000 | -33.3% |
| 28. | Taiwan | $323,519,000 | -29% |
| 29. | Brazil | $313,551,000 | -26.6% |
| 30. | Qatar | $308,755,000 | -22.6% |
| 31. | Norway | $286,728,000 | -47.3% |
| 32. | Thailand | $283,227,000 | -46.7% |
| 33. | Romania | $278,877,000 | -30.7% |
| 34. | Ireland | $262,265,000 | -42.6% |
| 35. | Portugal | $229,269,000 | -11.2% |
| 36. | Denmark | $220,022,000 | -25.4% |
| 37. | Sweden | $217,120,000 | -41.8% |
| 38. | United Arab Emirates | $205,275,000 | -93.2% |
| 39. | Tunisia | $190,498,000 | -55.7% |
| 40. | South Africa | $125,191,000 | -37.4% |
| 41. | Malta | $105,573,000 | -35.7% |
| 42. | Hungary | $71,525,000 | +13.9% |
| 43. | Luxembourg | $71,139,000 | -14.3% |
| 44. | Jordan | $69,837,000 | -71.6% |
| 45. | Indonesia | $45,787,000 | -35.8% |
| 46. | Finland | $44,082,000 | -26.1% |
| 47. | Bulgaria | $40,546,000 | +7.3% |
| 48. | Ukraine | $39,986,000 | -26.5% |
| 49. | Greece | $33,131,000 | +13.1% |
| 50. | Lithuania | $25,643,000 | -35.1% |
| 51. | Croatia | $21,699,000 | -28.3% |
| 52. | Colombia | $19,525,000 | -66.6% |
| 53. | Ecuador | $18,544,000 | -53% |
| 54. | Latvia | $18,293,000 | -37.2% |
| 55. | Slovenia | $17,808,000 | +27.6% |
| 56. | Pakistan | $15,508,000 | -65.1% |
| 57. | Sri Lanka | $15,193,000 | -55.3% |
| 58. | Egypt | $14,155,000 | 0% |
| 59. | Niger | $10,572,000 | +2604% |
| 60. | Serbia | $10,163,000 | +7.1% |
| 61. | New Zealand | $9,449,000 | -23.9% |
| 62. | Lebanon | $9,313,000 | -33% |
| 63. | Papua New Guinea | $8,652,000 | -18.5% |
| 64. | Slovakia | $8,212,000 | +59.8% |
| 65. | Myanmar | $8,208,000 | +101.7% |
| 66. | Oman | $8,118,000 | -37.2% |
| 67. | French Polynesia | $7,725,000 | +81.8% |
| 68. | Brunei Darussalam | $7,102,000 | -81.8% |
| 69. | Kuwait | $6,903,000 | 0% |
| 70. | Uganda | $6,388,000 | -4.7% |
| 71. | Kazakhstan | $6,032,000 | -49.8% |
| 72. | Bahrain | $5,477,000 | -79.9% |
| 73. | Mauritius | $5,415,000 | -14.4% |
| 74. | Kyrgyzstan | $4,038,000 | +93.1% |
| 75. | Uzbekistan | $3,928,000 | -50.3% |
| 76. | Senegal | $3,607,000 | +123.2% |
| 77. | Sao Tome/Principe | $3,513,000 | +4522% |
| 78. | Belarus | $3,421,000 | 0% |
| 79. | Chile | $3,300,000 | -8.1% |
| 80. | Algeria | $2,841,000 | +24.3% |
| 81. | Bolivia | $2,491,000 | +68.9% |
| 82. | Honduras | $2,430,000 | +4400% |
| 83. | Costa Rica | $2,301,000 | +39.6% |
| 84. | Peru | $2,225,000 | -30.7% |
| 85. | Dominican Republic | $1,964,000 | -47.3% |
| 86. | Argentina | $1,864,000 | -49.7% |
| 87. | Trinidad/Tobago | $1,831,000 | +132.1% |
| 88. | Anguilla | $1,663,000 | +33160% |
| 89. | Montenegro | $1,615,000 | +0.7% |
| 90. | Estonia | $1,556,000 | -51.6% |
| 91. | Democr. Rep. Congo | $1,504,000 | +345% |
| 92. | North Macedonia | $1,364,000 | -10.1% |
| 93. | Angola | $1,334,000 | +19.1% |
| 94. | Ivory Coast | $1,323,000 | -12.7% |
| 95. | Nepal | $1,255,000 | +384.6% |
| 96. | Curaçao | $1,118,000 | -15% |
| 97. | Panama | $1,058,000 | -13.1% |
| 98. | Burkina Faso | $976,000 | -49.1% |
| 99. | Georgia | $886,000 | -69.7% |
| 100. | Botswana | $879,000 | +34.6% |
You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of the columns. An entry of 0% means that 2020 data was unavailable.
See also Aerospace Exports by Country, Car Exports by Country and Exported Trucks by Country
Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Exports – Commodities. Accessed on October 5, 2021
Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on October 5, 2021
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on October 5, 2021
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on October 5, 2021
Wikipedia, List of aircraft manufacturers . Accessed on October 5, 2021
