Projected global rail freight market size 2020-2026

Published by Statista Research Department, Aug 24, 2023
In 2020, the rail freight market was worth some 247.4 billion U.S. dollars worldwide. Projections estimate that the market will grow to almost 280 billion U.S. dollars in 2026, at a compound annual growth rate of about two percent per year.

Projected global rail freight market size between 2020 and 2026 (in billion U.S. dollars)

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2021

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Worldwide

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2020

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This Statista estimate is based on the 2020 value and the compound annual growth rate until 2026 of two percent, which were provided by the source. An exponential development of the value was assumed.

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