African Importers
Africa imported $775.7 million worth of prefab buildings led by the following countries:
1. Ethiopia: $104.2 million
2. Algeria: $72.3 million
3. Nigeria: $61.5 million
4. Kenya: $43 million
5. Zambia: $39.6 million
6. Ghana: $37.4 million
7. Congo: $34 million
8. Central African Republic: $31.7 million
9. Angola: $27.6 million
10. Mali: $22.3 million
Asian Importers
Asia imported $1.1 billion worth of prefab buildings led by the following countries:
1. Kazakhstan: $162.5 million
2. China: $140.2 million
3. Japan: $93.2 million
4. Indonesia: $91.1 million
5. Azerbaijan: $72.3 million
6. Thailand: $59.3 million
7. Singapore: $43.8 million
8. South Korea: $40.2 million
9. Vietnam: $39.1 million
10. Malaysia: $35.9 million
European Union Importers
European Union imported $2.1 billion worth of prefab buildings led by the following EU members:
1. Germany: $553.8 million
2. France: $306.9 million
3. United Kingdom: $264.7 million
4. Austria: $136.3 million
5. Netherlands: $125.9 million
6. Sweden: $121.0 million
7. Belgium: $95.1 million
8. Poland: $70.7 million
9. Italy: $62.6 million
10. Spain: $47.9 million
Latin American and Caribbean Importers
Latin America (excluding Mexico) and the Caribbean imported $349 million worth of prefab buildings led by the following countries:
1. Venezuela: $70.8 million
2. Chile: $40.1 million
3. Brazil: $25.8 million
4. Panama: $21.7 million
5. Peru: $18.6 million
6. Colombia: $17.9 million
7. Uruguay: $14.1 million
8. Cuba: $13.9 million
9. Argentina: $13.8 million
10. Costa Rica: $11.1 million
Middle Eastern Importers
Middle East imported $556.6 million worth of prefab buildings led by the following countries:
1. Saudi Arabia: $145.4 million
2. United Arab Emirates: $108.2 million
3. Iraq: $76.5 million
4. Qatar: $70.9 million
5. Kuwait: $60.5 million
6. Oman: $44.4 million
7. Iran: $13.1 million
8. Syrian Arab Republic: $13 million
9. Bahrain: $7.3 million
10. Israel: $6.6 million
North American Importers
North America imported $873.8 million worth of prefab buildings led by the following countries:
1. Canada: $435.6 million
2. United States: $285.4 million
3. Mexico: $152.7 million
Oceanian Importers
Oceania imported $170.4 million worth of prefab buildings led by the following countries:
1. Australia: $108.2 million
2. Papua New Guinea: $20.6 million
3. New Zealand: $14 million
4. New Caledonia: $8.1 million
5. Nauru: $5 million
6. French Polynesia: $4.9 million
7. Vanuatu: $1.9 million
8. Fiji: $1.6 million
9. Kiribati: $1.5 million
10. Solomon Islands: $994,000
Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis
To see the 25 fastest-growing prefab buildings importers from 2011 to 2015, use the slidebar on the accompanying list. Overall, the 5-year percentage decline for globally imported prefab buildings was -9.1%.
Research Note: Import numbers rarely match the source exporters’ stats. Reasons for import-export statistical discrepancies includere-exports, time lags, misallocations, distinct trade reporting systems, different quantity measurements and country confidentiality rules. Also, transportation and insurance
costs are sometimes added to import totals.
Below are the top 10 prefab buildings importers based on their percentage of global import purchases (shown within parenthesis). In 2015, world prefab buildings imports totaled US$6.9 billion.
Top Prefab Building Importers 2015
Fastest-Growing Prefab Building Importing Countries
