In December 2024, the United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics Database (UN Comtrade) officially released the 2024 Global Electromechanical Products Import and Export Trade Report, announcing the 2024 global top 10 countries by imports of elevator and escalator products. According to the report, the total import value of global elevator and escalator products reached 27.8 billion US dollars in 2024, a year-on-year increase of 2.9%, maintaining a steady growth trend. The TOP 10 ranking released this time is as follows: 1. United States, with an import value of 3.86 billion US dollars, accounting for 13.9% of the global total, a year-on-year increase of 2.3%, firmly ranking first in the world; 2. India, with an import value of 2.72 billion US dollars, accounting for 9.8% of the global total, a year-on-year increase of 12.5%, ranking first among the top ten countries in the world in terms of growth rate; 3. Germany, with an import value of 2.28 billion US dollars, accounting for 8.2% of the global total, a year-on-year increase of 1.8%; 4. France, with an import value of 1.56 billion US dollars, accounting for 5.6% of the global total, a year-on-year increase of 2.1%; 5. Vietnam, with an import value of 1.49 billion US dollars, accounting for 5.4% of the global total, a year-on-year increase of 10.3%, ranking second in the world in terms of growth rate; 6. United Kingdom, with an import value of 1.32 billion US dollars, accounting for 4.7% of the global total, a year-on-year increase of 1.7%; 7. Australia, with an import value of 1.18 billion US dollars, accounting for 4.2% of the global total, a year-on-year increase of 2.5%; 8. Canada, with an import value of 1.05 billion US dollars, accounting for 3.8% of the global total, a year-on-year increase of 2.2%; 9. Indonesia, with an import value of 970 million US dollars, accounting for 3.5% of the global total, a year-on-year increase of 9.8%, ranking third in the world in terms of growth rate; 10. Brazil, with an import value of 890 million US dollars, accounting for 3.2% of the global total, a year-on-year increase of 4.6%. The report also pointed out that the growth rate of elevator imports in emerging market countries such as Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East and Africa is significantly higher than the global average, which is the core driving force for the growth of global elevator trade.