# HS 730210 Rails global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in rails reached $3.4B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +7.3%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $3.2B | +1% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | $3.1B | -5.1% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | $3.0B | -2.7% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | $2.3B | -22.4% | -10.5% |
| 2017 | $2.2B | -6.2% | -10.8% |
| 2018 | $2.4B | +11.3% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | $2.4B | -2.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | $2.0B | -14% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | $2.2B | +9.8% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | $2.5B | +13.5% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | $3.2B | +24.2% | +15.7% |
| 2024 | $3.4B | +6.9% | +14.7% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | $466.3M | +14.7% | 46 |
| Italy | $189.5M | +8.6% | 18 |
| Canada | $186.6M | -0.7% | 24 |
| USA | $136.3M | +1.6% | 33 |
| Mexico | $128.7M | +8.5% | 36 |
| Brazil | $118.3M | +5.8% | 24 |
| Malaysia | $111.7M | +45.5% | 22 |
| Romania | $104.9M | +45.2% | 23 |
| Poland | $101.4M | +12.3% | 25 |
| Algeria | $96.6M | +28.9% | 7 |
| France | $86.8M | +10.7% | 42 |
| Guinea | $81.4M | +54.8% | 7 |

_Source: reported merchandise trade data. Updated 2026-08-14._