2023
Exports
$731MWorld Rnk 3 / 133
Flag Rnk 484 / 1215
2023
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Sunflower Seeds
-0.32Rnk 648 / 1025
2023
Imports
$211MWorld Rnk 11 / 193
Flag Rnk 491 / 1214
2023
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of China
1.16Rnk 21 / 132

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Exports In 2023, China exported $731M in Sunflower Seeds, making it the 3rd largest exporter of Sunflower Seeds in the world. At the same year, Sunflower Seeds was the 484th most exported product in China. The main destination of Sunflower Seeds exports from China are: Iran ($107M), Iraq ($105M), Russia ($72.3M), Spain ($61.2M), and Turkey ($54.2M).

The fastest growing export markets for Sunflower Seeds of China between 2022 and 2023 were Iran ($43.2M), Turkey ($27.1M), and Iraq ($23M).

Imports In 2023, China imported $211M in Sunflower Seeds, becoming the 11th largest importer of Sunflower Seeds in the world. At the same year, Sunflower Seeds was the 491st most imported product in China. China imports Sunflower Seeds primarily from: Kazakhstan ($99.3M), Bulgaria ($92.7M), Russia ($9.27M), United Arab Emirates ($3.59M), and Chile ($2.91M).

The fastest growing import markets in Sunflower Seeds for China between 2022 and 2023 were Bulgaria ($62.9M), Kazakhstan ($10.5M), and Russia ($7.41M).

COMPANIES In 2024, leading companies such as QVC Inc (2), Walong Marketing (1), and Amazon (1) were at the forefront of shipping Sunflower Seeds from China to the United States.

Latest Trends

December 2024

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale
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EXPORT GROWTH (December 2023 - December 2024)$7.1M(6.25%)
IMPORT GROWTH (December 2023 - December 2024)$-6.1M(-37.1%)
MAIN EXPORTER (December 2024)Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region$93.6M
MAIN DESTINATION (December 2024)Iran$17.9M

This section shows Sunflower Seeds's exports and imports data at subnational level for China. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap, or any destination or origin country to explore the exports or imports behavior of Sunflower Seeds over time.

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

Color
EXPORTS (2023)$731M
IMPORTS (2023)$211M
NET TRADE (2023)$519M

In 2023, China exported $731M in Sunflower Seeds. The main destinations of China exports on Sunflower Seeds were Iran ($107M), Iraq ($105M), Russia ($72.3M), Spain ($61.2M), and Turkey ($54.2M).

In 2023, China imported $211M in Sunflower Seeds, mainly from Kazakhstan ($99.3M), Bulgaria ($92.7M), Russia ($9.27M), United Arab Emirates ($3.59M), and Chile ($2.91M).

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Export Destinations (2023)

Import Origins (2023)

Market Growth

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THE FASTEST GROWING Sunflower Seeds EXPORT MARKETS FOR China WERE (2022 - 2023):
Iran$43.2M (68.3%)
Turkey$27.1M (100%)
Iraq$23M (28.2%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Sunflower Seeds BY China WERE (2022 - 2023):
Egypt-$43.1M (-77.4%)
United Arab Emirates-$26.2M (-58.2%)
United Kingdom-$2.35M (-60.9%)

Change in Exports by Market (2022 - 2023)

Market Concentration

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In 2023, China's main exporting competitors in Sunflower Seeds were:
In 2023, China's main importing competitors in Sunflower Seeds were:

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Trade Value of Sunflower Seeds by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALRussia+ $15.9M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALBulgaria+ $3.46M

Sunflower Seeds’s highest export potential is Russia. With an export gap of $15.9M.   Sunflower Seeds’s highest import potential is Bulgaria with an import gap of $3.46M.

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