Route intelligence

The routes that move Rail locomotives: powered from an external source of electricity

A sharper view of the exporter-to-importer lanes behind the product. Start with the routes that matter most, then compare growth, access, and emerging signals.

Leading corridorGermany Sweden$176.7M latest reported trade
Top five concentration493.2%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes47corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage65routes with reported FTA context
View statusReportedderived route comparison

The corridor workbench

Where the product actually moves

Ranked by the latest reported trade value. Use growth and access together; a large lane is not automatically an easy lane.

Top 100 corridorsLatest reported value
RankRouteTrade value3-year growthShareAccessSignal
01
Germany SwedenDEU / SWE
$176.7M+415.3%94.4%FTA reportedAccelerating
02
Germany Switzerland, LiechtensteinDEU / CHE
$122.6M+65.2%100%FTA reportedAccelerating
03
France BelgiumFRA / BEL
$95.8M+96.1%100%FTA reportedGrowing
04
Germany SlovakiaDEU / SVK
$88.7M+74.9%99.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
05
Germany CzechiaDEU / CZE
$76.9M+5.5%98.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
06
Germany IsraelDEU / ISR
$73.4M+29.9%100%FTA reportedAccelerating
07
Japan BangladeshJPN / BGD
$60.1M+4,322.6%100%No FTA reportedAccelerating
08
Spain AustraliaESP / AUS
$55.1MNot reported100%No FTA reportedAccelerating
09
France GermanyFRA / DEU
$55.0M+161.7%49.4%FTA reportedAccelerating
10
Spain PortugalESP / PRT
$53.0M+3,100%100%FTA reportedAccelerating
11
Spain GermanyESP / DEU
$41.7M+4,339.3%37.4%FTA reportedAccelerating
12
Germany AustriaDEU / AUT
$41.3M-33.1%100%FTA reportedAccelerating
13
Germany LuxembourgDEU / LUX
$39.4M+720.9%99.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
14
Germany PolandDEU / POL
$37.2M-14.3%93.6%FTA reportedGrowing
15
Japan TaiwanJPN / TWN
$35.4M+4,418.2%99.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
16
Kazakhstan AzerbaijanKAZ / AZE
$31.9MNot reported100%FTA reportedGrowing
17
Germany FinlandDEU / FIN
$30.6M-3.5%100%FTA reportedGrowing
18
France AzerbaijanFRA / AZE
$29.6MNot reported45%No FTA reportedAccelerating
19
China China, Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionCHN / HKG
$28.0M+6.2%100%FTA reportedAccelerating
20
Republic of Korea United Rep. of TanzaniaKOR / TZA
$27.0M+8,533.4%99.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
21
Germany BulgariaDEU / BGR
$18.3M-26.9%56.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
22
Australia Switzerland, LiechtensteinAUS / CHE
$15.7MNot reported94%No FTA reportedDeclining
23
France AustraliaFRA / AUS
$15.0M+1,894.8%100%No FTA reportedAccelerating
24
Germany RomaniaDEU / ROU
$13.1M+347.8%67.2%No FTA reportedAccelerating
25
China IndiaCHN / IND
$12.8M+200.4%99.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating

Movement to watch

Growth leaders and emerging lanes

The strongest growth rates are a starting point for investigation, not a forecast. Check the underlying value and route conditions.

01

Growth leader

China Bangladesh

+16,313.2%3-year CAGR

$762.3K latest value · 100% share

02

Growth leader

Poland Sweden

+10,239%3-year CAGR

$1.5M latest value · 0.8% share

03

Growth leader

Republic of Korea United Rep. of Tanzania

+8,533.4%3-year CAGR

$27.0M latest value · 99.9% share

04

Growth leader

Japan Taiwan

+4,418.2%3-year CAGR

$35.4M latest value · 99.9% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

These corridors carry a reported signal or a non-routine attention label in the available route context.

AcceleratingGermany Sweden+415.3%
AcceleratingGermany Switzerland, Liechtenstein+65.2%
GrowingFrance Belgium+96.1%
AcceleratingGermany Slovakia+74.9%

Access comparison

Does preferential access show up in the route mix?

Compare the value and growth of corridors with a reported free-trade agreement indicator against corridors without one. This is context for research, not a tariff recommendation.

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FTA reported$1.2B
65 corridors · +453.3% average growth
No FTA reported$353.8M
35 corridors · +1,142.9% average growth
Access fields are shown only where reported context is available.

How to read this view

Scale, momentum, and access belong in the same frame.

Trade value identifies the routes with the largest observed footprint. Growth shows how that footprint has changed over the available three-year comparison. Share indicates the route's position within the displayed product view.

Distance, FTA status, volatility, and signals add context from supporting bilateral datasets. Missing values are not filled or treated as zero.

Data source

OECD trade statistics with CEPII context

OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.