Global exports of lithium-ion batteries increased between 2017 and 2019. While in 2017, lithium-ion batteries worth some 21.1 billion U.S. dollars were exported worldwide, the value of exports in 2019 was estimated at some 33.2 billion U.S. dollars. China was the largest lithium-ion battery exporter in the selected years.
The overall value of lithium ion batteries exports increased by an average 13.4% for all exporting countries since 2018 when lithium ion batteries shipments were valued at $2.88 billion. Year over year, revenues from exported lithium ion batteries slowed to a 1.7% gain from in 2022 compared to $3.21 billion during 2021.
Among continents, suppliers in Asia shipped the highest dollar worth of lithium ion batteries during 2022 with international shipments valued at $1.74 billion or 53.3% of overall lithium battery exports. In second place were European exporters at 28.2% while another 17.8% of worldwide lithium ion batteries exportts originated from North America.
Now, let's take a look at the top 10 countries at the ranking. China remains top of the global lithium-ion battery supply chain ranking for three consecutive years, and will continue to dominate the supply chain through 2027, said the BloombergNEF, a research provider covering the global commodity market, on Nov 12.
Thus, the statistics below present the deficit between the value of each country’s purchases of imported lithium ion batteries and its exports for that same commodity. Malaysia: -US$214.1 million (net export deficit up 12.7% since 2021)
Lithium-ion batteries have revolutionized our everyday lives, laying the foundations for a wireless, interconnected, and fossil-fuel-free society. Their potential is, however, yet to be reached.