Bermuda
2020 Product Exports | Imports: $238M | $2.46B, 174 of 226 | 156 of 226
2020 Per Capita Product Exports | Imports: $3.72k | $38.5k, 38 of 219 | 6 of 219
2017 Service Exports | Imports : $1.33B | $901M, 102 of 148 | 117 of 148
Overview In 2020 Bermuda was the number 174 economy in the world in terms of total exports and the number 156 in total imports.
Exports The top exports of Bermuda are Recreational Boats ($200M), Musical Instrument Parts ($9.21M), Corn ($7.97M), Hard Liquor ($3.45M), and Other Vegetable Products ($1.99M), exporting mostly to Netherlands ($200M), United States ($21.3M), Zimbabwe ($7.97M), Jamaica ($2.26M), and France ($1.81M).
Imports The top imports of Bermuda are Passenger and Cargo Ships ($1.24B), Recreational Boats ($397M), Paintings ($148M), Refined Petroleum ($54.4M), and Packaged Medicaments ($24.8M), importing mostly from South Korea ($1.24B), United States ($404M), Netherlands ($217M), Seychelles ($186M), and United Kingdom ($168M).
Latest Trends
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#permalink to sectionThe following section uses the most recent trade data from partners of Bermuda.
Disclaimer: data is presented based on availability and only countries that use the harmonized system are being shown.
*All data is converted to USD using January 2020 exchange rates when data is reported in local currency.
Latest Data
#permalink to sectionThe data obtained is mirror data. The trade of countries that do not report current data can be reconstructed based on data reported by partner countries with current data available.
*All data is converted to USD using January 2020 exchange rates when data is reported in local currency.
Latest Data (dev)
#permalink to sectionThe data obtained is mirror data. The trade of countries that do not report current data can be reconstructed based on data reported by partner countries with current data available.
*All data is converted to USD using January 2020 exchange rates when data is reported in local currency.
Historical Data
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#permalink to sectionTop Export (2020): Recreational Boats, $200M
Top Destination (2020): Netherlands, $1.24B
In 2020, Bermuda exported a total of $238M, making it the number 174 exporter in the world. During the last five reported years the exports of Bermuda have changed by -$111M from $348M in 2015 to $238M in 2020.
The most recent exports are led by Recreational Boats ($200M), Musical Instrument Parts ($9.21M), Corn ($7.97M), Hard Liquor ($3.45M), and Other Vegetable Products ($1.99M). The most common destination for the exports of Bermuda are Netherlands ($200M), United States ($21.3M), Zimbabwe ($7.97M), Jamaica ($2.26M), and France ($1.81M).
Market Growth
#permalink to sectionFastest Growing Export Markets (2019 - 2020)
- Netherlands, $200M (+ 85.6k%)
- Zambia, $526k (+ 2.39M%)
- South Korea, $290k (+ 5.4k%)
Fastest Growing Import Markets (2019 - 2020)
- South Korea, $1.02B (+ 467%)
- Seychelles, $186M (+ 311M%)
- Netherlands, $170M (+ 359%)
Service Trade
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#permalink to sectionBermuda Exports Services (2017): $1.33B
Bermuda Imports Services (2017): $901M
In 2017, Bermuda exported $1.33B worth of services. The top services exported by Bermuda in 2017 were Miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services ($443M), Personal travel ($408M), Financial services ($172M), Business travel ($105M), and Other government services ($54.6M).
The top services imported by Bermuda in 2017 were Personal travel ($244M), Miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services ($194M), Sea transport ($154M), Air transport ($117M), and Financial services ($50.5M).
Economic Complexity
#permalink to sectionMost Specialized Products by RCA Index
#permalink to sectionBermuda has a high level of specialization in Recreational Boats (742), Musical Instrument Parts (427), Other Vegetable Products (131), Video Cameras (71.9), and Awnings, Tents, and Sails (24.9). Specialization is measured using RCA, an index that takes the ratio between Bermuda observed and expected exports in each product.
Most Complex Products by PCI
#permalink to sectionThe highest complexity exports of Bermuda according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Fork-Lifts (1.6), Musical Instrument Parts (1.28), Other Hand Tools (1.18), Other Clocks (0.75), and Video Cameras (0.64). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.
Export Opportunities by Relatedness
#permalink to sectionThe top export opportunities for Bermuda according to the relatedness index, are Scrap Aluminium (0.038), Scrap Iron (0.038), Non-fillet Frozen Fish (0.037), Surveying Equipment (0.036), and Non-fillet Fresh Fish (0.036). Relatedness measures the distance between a country's current exports and each product. The barchart show only products that Bermuda is not specialized in.
Product Space
#permalink to sectionThe product space is a network connecting products that are likely to be co-exported. The product space can be used to predict future exports, since countries are more likely to start exporting products that are related to current exports. Relatedness measures the distance between a product, and all of the products a country currently specializes in.
Diversification Frontier
#permalink to sectionThe Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk vs strategic value of a country's potential export oppotunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth, less income inequality, and lower greenhouse emissions.
