Ever wonder which countries export the most prefab buildings? See the list, which also shows each exporter's percentage of global prefab buildings exports within parenthesis. In 2015, world prefab buildings exports were US$8.2 billion.
African Exporters
Africa exported $92.5 million worth of prefab buildings led by the following countries:
1. South Africa: $53.9 million
2. Egypt: $10.3 million
3. Kenya: $4.8 million
4. Tunisia: $4.8 million
5. Uganda: $4.7 million
6. Morocco: $2.5 million
7. Cameroon: $2.5 million
8. Malawi: $2.3 million
9. Ghana: $1.2 million
10. Zimbabwe: $1 million
Asian Exporters
Asia exported $2.1 billion worth of prefab buildings led by the following countries:
1. China: $1.5 billion
2. Turkey: $249 million
3. Vietnam: $68.8 million
4. South Korea: $62.1 million
5. India: $52.7 million
6. Malaysia: $44.7 million
7. Indonesia: $21.8 million
8. Thailand: $18.1 million
9. Singapore: $17 million
10. Philippines: $16.6 million
European Union Exporters
European Union exported $4.3 billion worth of prefab buildings led by the following EU members:
1. Netherlands: $660.6 million
2. Germany: $438.9 million
3. Czech Republic: $371.3 million
4. Estonia: $325.2 million
5. Italy: $263.8 million
6. Sweden: $229.5 million
7. France: $228.5 million
8. Belgium: $220.1 million
9. Poland: $194.4 million
10. Slovenia: $192.8 million
Latin American and Caribbean Exporters
Latin America (excluding Mexico) and the Caribbean exported $107.4 million worth of prefab buildings led by the following countries:
1. Brazil: $61.4 million
2. Argentina: $9.2 million
3. Colombia: $8.8 million
4. Chile: $8.1 million
5. Panama: $6.3 million
6. Barbados: $2.8 million
7. Venezuela: $2.8 million
8. St Vincent/Grenadines: $1.9 million
9. Bolivia: $1.8 million
10. Ecuador: $1.3 million
Middle Eastern Exporters
Middle East exported $419.9 million worth of prefab buildings led by the following countries:
1. United Arab Emirates: $189.6 million
2. Israel: $135.1 million
3. Kuwait: $51.3 million
4. Saudi Arabia: $31.7 million
5. Lebanon: $6.6 million
6. Qatar: $1.6 million
7. Oman: $1.3 million
8. Jordan: $1.1 million
9. Bahrain: $948,000
10. Iran: $619,000
North American Exporters
North America exported $1 billion worth of prefab buildings led by the following countries:
1. United States: $777.5 million
2. Canada: $183.7 million
3. Mexico: $56.2 million
Oceanian Exporters
Oceania exported $53.6 million worth of prefab buildings led by the following countries:
1. Australia: $42.5 million
2. New Zealand: $10.4 million
3. Papua New Guinea: $215,000
4. Palau: $200,000
5. Solomon Islands: $155,000
6. New Caledonia: $42,000
7. Fiji: $35,000
8. French Polynesia: $4,000
The accompanying list identifies exporters with the fastest-growing international sales of prefab buildings from 2011 to 2015. Overall, the 5-year percentage decline for this exported product category was -5.6%.
Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis
Top Prefab Building Exporters 2015
Fastest-Growing Prefab Building Exporting Countries