Gardner Business Media and GROW Industrial Intelligence have announced that the 58th Annual World Machine Tool Survey Report and its associated data tables are now available for purchase. The update is based on full-year 2025 results and ranks the world’s leading countries in machine tool production, consumption, imports and exports.
The figures place China at the top of both production and consumption in 2025. Reported output reached $30.7 billion, while consumption totaled $26.4 billion. Among the top five machine tool-producing countries, only China, Japan and Italy recorded year-over-year increases, described as modest gains in real U.S. dollars after adjustment for currency exchange rates and inflation relative to 2024.
The survey also highlights the position of the United States on the demand and trade side of the market. It remained the largest machine tool importer, at just over $5.8 billion, and the second-largest consumer at $11.4 billion. According to the published figures, that consumption level was more than double that of Germany, ranked third at $5.13 billion.
The same dataset lists the United States as the world’s fourth-largest producer and the country with the largest trade deficit in the survey, at negative $4.4 billion. Together, those numbers point to a market with substantial domestic demand and a significant reliance on imported equipment, a combination closely watched by builders, distributors and supply-chain participants.
The report includes major findings, 2025 rankings for the top 20 producing, consuming, importing and exporting countries, trade-balance rankings, a detailed data summary page for each country, and a listing of top import and export flows by machine type. Gardner says the annually updated dataset is used by companies, trade associations, investment firms and banks to identify markets expected to grow, remain stable or face decline, and to plan accordingly.
