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2023
Exports $4.84BWorld Rnk 1 / 131
Flag Rnk 133 / 1215
2023
Destination $391M India
2022 - 2023
FASTEST GROWING MARKET $391MIndia
2023
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Antibiotics0.89Rnk 207 / 1025
2023
Imports $407MWorld Rnk 5 / 201
Flag Rnk 378 / 1214
2023
Origin $37.7M Switzerland
2022 - 2023
FASTEST GROWING ORIGIN $37.7MItaly
2023
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of China1.16Rnk 21 / 132

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Exports In 2023, China exported $4.84B in Antibiotics, making it the 1st largest exporter of Antibiotics in the world. At the same year, Antibiotics was the 133rd most exported product in China. The main destination of Antibiotics exports from China are: India ($1.69B), United States ($200M), Vietnam ($192M), Brazil ($171M), and Italy ($160M).

The fastest growing export markets for Antibiotics of China between 2022 and 2023 were India ($391M), United States ($28.2M), and Thailand ($26.2M).

Imports In 2023, China imported $407M in Antibiotics, becoming the 5th largest importer of Antibiotics in the world. At the same year, Antibiotics was the 378th most imported product in China. China imports Antibiotics primarily from: Switzerland ($105M), Italy ($75M), United States ($51.4M), India ($44.3M), and South Korea ($41.9M).

The fastest growing import markets in Antibiotics for China between 2022 and 2023 were Italy ($37.7M), Switzerland ($21.7M), and South Korea ($8.88M).

Latest Trends

December 2024

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Overview In December 2024 China's Antibiotics exports accounted up to $402M and imports accounted up to $71.5M, resulting in a positive trade balance of $331M. Between December 2023 and December 2024 the exports of China's   Antibiotics have increased by $40.9M (11.3%) from $361M to $402M, while imports increased by $14.4M (25.3%) from $57.1M to $71.5M.

Destinations In December 2024, Antibiotics were exported mostly to India ($115M), Netherlands ($21.1M), Vietnam ($20.8M), United States ($16.3M), and Pakistan ($12.4M), and were imported mostly from Croatia ($26.1M), United States ($25.9M), Switzerland ($4.65M), Hungary ($3.3M), and India ($2.66M).

Growth In December 2024, the increase in Antibiotics's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by an increase in exports to Vietnam ($6.32M or 53.6%), United Arab Emirates ($3.96M or 84.1%), and United Kingdom ($3.61M or 104%). In December 2024, the increase in Antibiotics's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by an increase in imports from Italy ($21.9M or 1.3k%), South Korea ($3.76M or 874%), and India ($3.23M or 96.1%).

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale
Flow
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EXPORT GROWTH (December 2023 - December 2024)$40.9M(11.3%)
IMPORT GROWTH (December 2023 - December 2024)$14.4M(25.3%)
MAIN EXPORTER (December 2024)Zhejiang Province$90.7M
MAIN DESTINATION (December 2024)India$115M

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

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EXPORTS (2023)$4.84B
IMPORTS (2023)$407M
NET TRADE (2023)$4.43B

In 2023, China exported $4.84B in Antibiotics. The main destinations of China exports on Antibiotics were India ($1.69B), United States ($200M), Vietnam ($192M), Brazil ($171M), and Italy ($160M).

In 2023, China imported $407M in Antibiotics, mainly from Switzerland ($105M), Italy ($75M), United States ($51.4M), India ($44.3M), and South Korea ($41.9M).

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Export Destinations (2023)

Import Origins (2023)

Market Growth

Flow
THE FASTEST GROWING Antibiotics EXPORT MARKETS FOR China WERE (2022 - 2023):
India$391M (30%)
United States$28.2M (16.4%)
Thailand$26.2M (27.5%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Antibiotics BY China WERE (2022 - 2023):
Iran-$82.9M (-76.7%)
Brazil-$53M (-23.6%)
Egypt-$44.3M (-41.5%)
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Change in Exports by Market (2022 - 2023)

Market Concentration

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In 2023, China's main exporting competitors in Antibiotics were:
Italy $1.07B
India $944M
In 2023, China's main importing competitors in Antibiotics were:
India $1.95B
Italy $962M
United States $671M

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Trade Value of Antibiotics by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALIndia+ $129M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALIndia+ $60.1M

Antibiotics’s highest export potential is India. With an export gap of $129M.   Antibiotics’s highest import potential is India with an import gap of $60.1M.

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