# Balloons and dirigibles (HS4 8801) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Balloons and dirigibles at HS4 8801, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The balloons and dirigibles subsector recorded $87.6M in reported global trade in 2024, with +8.5% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $87.6M |
| Latest annual change | +8.5% |
| Active exporters | 125 |
| Active importers | 189 |
| Active HS6 products | 1 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $70.2M | 867 | 1 |
| 1996 | $139.9M | 830 | 1 |
| 1997 | $77.2M | 869 | 1 |
| 1998 | $58.9M | 901 | 1 |
| 1999 | $53.6M | 913 | 1 |
| 2000 | $69.0M | 1,090 | 1 |
| 2001 | $75.5M | 1,102 | 1 |
| 2002 | $75.3M | 1,205 | 1 |
| 2003 | $80.3M | 1,200 | 1 |
| 2004 | $121.1M | 1,286 | 1 |
| 2005 | $80.3M | 1,288 | 1 |
| 2006 | $82.8M | 1,153 | 1 |
| 2007 | $59.5M | 1,146 | 1 |
| 2008 | $134.0M | 1,227 | 1 |
| 2009 | $102.7M | 1,178 | 1 |
| 2010 | $82.2M | 1,159 | 1 |
| 2011 | $234.9M | 1,225 | 1 |
| 2012 | $105.2M | 1,181 | 1 |
| 2013 | $86.5M | 1,213 | 1 |
| 2014 | $103.4M | 1,166 | 1 |
| 2015 | $137.5M | 1,191 | 1 |
| 2016 | $149.1M | 1,162 | 1 |
| 2017 | $79.1M | 1,167 | 1 |
| 2018 | $107.4M | 1,126 | 1 |
| 2019 | $72.6M | 1,321 | 1 |
| 2020 | $88.6M | 1,158 | 1 |
| 2021 | $96.8M | 1,237 | 1 |
| 2022 | $76.4M | 1,673 | 1 |
| 2023 | $80.8M | 1,549 | 1 |
| 2024 | $87.6M | 1,488 | 1 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Singapore: $5.7M; growth +357.3%.
- South Africa to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $3.8M; growth +90.5%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Chile: $3.5M; growth -20.1%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Saudi Arabia: $2.9M; growth -40.8%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Netherlands: $2.8M; growth +630.2%.
- Viet Nam to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $2.7M; growth +15.2%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to South Africa: $2.5M; growth +489.7%.
- Czechia to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $2.4M; growth +33.7%.
- South Africa to Germany: $2.2M; growth +52.2%.
- Germany to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $2.2M; growth +10.7%.

## HS6 products

- Balloons and dirigibles: gliders, hang gliders and other non-powered aircraft. (HS6 880100)
- Gliders and hang gliders (HS6 880110)
- Balloons and dirigibles and other non-powered aircraft (HS6 880190)

## Definitions and coverage

Merchandise trade observations aggregated to HS4. Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons calculated from reported observations. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed.

Reported observations cover 1995-2024.

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## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) · [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) · [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) · [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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