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2023
World Trade $11.2BRnk 334 / 1217
2023
Top Exporter | Top Importer $4.84B | $1.95BChina | India
2023
Product Complexity 1.04Rnk 167 / 1044
2022 - 2023
Export Growth (CAGR) -1.3%Rnk 455 / 1217
2023
Share of World Trade 0.05%Rnk 334 / 1217

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Antibiotics. In 2023, Antibiotics were the world's 334th most traded product, with a total trade of $11.2B. Between 2022 and 2023 the exports of Antibiotics decreased by -1.3%, from $11.4B to $11.2B. Trade in Antibiotics represent 0.05% of total world trade.

Antibiotics are a part of Organic chemicals. They include Antibiotics nes, in bulk, Penicillins, derivatives, in bulk, salts, Erythromycin, derivatives, in bulk, salts, Tetracyclines, derivatives, in bulk, salts, Chloramphenicol, derivatives, in bulk, salts, and Streptomycins, derivatives, in bulk, salts.

Exports In 2023 the top exporters of Antibiotics  were China ($4.84B), Italy ($1.07B), India ($944M), Switzerland ($660M), and United States ($588M).

Imports In 2023 the top importers of Antibiotics were India ($1.95B), Italy ($962M), United States ($671M), France ($530M), and China ($407M).

Ranking Antibiotics ranks 167th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

Description Antibiotics are used to treat bacterial infections, which are caused by bacteria. Antibiotics can also be used to treat some fungal infections.

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* Trade values are converted to USD using each month's exchange rate. For December 2023 data, the exchange rate from December 30, 2023 is used.

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Historical Data

Exporters and Importers

Top Origin (2023)China$4.84B
Top Destination (2023)India$1.95B

In 2023 Antibiotics were the world's 334th most traded product (out of 1,217).

In 2023, the top exporters of Antibiotics were China ($4.84B), Italy ($1.07B), India ($944M), Switzerland ($660M), and United States ($588M).

In 2023, the top importers of Antibiotics were India ($1.95B), Italy ($962M), United States ($671M), France ($530M), and China ($407M).

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Exporters of Antibiotics (2023)
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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2022 -  2023)Italy$224M
Top Destination Growth (2022 -  2023)India$374M

Between 2022 and 2023, the exports of Antibiotics grew the fastest in Italy ($224M), United States ($199M), Netherlands ($136M), China ($85.7M), and India ($48.2M).

Between 2022 and 2023, the fastest growing importers of Antibiotics were India ($374M), United Kingdom ($200M), Netherlands ($75.1M), Austria ($58.1M), and Spain ($46.6M).

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Exporters of Antibiotics (2022 - 2023)

Importers of Antibiotics (2022 - 2023)

Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Antibiotics.

In 2023, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 3.31. This means that most of the exports of Antibiotics are explained by 9 countries.

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Value of Exports in Antibiotics

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2023)China$4.43B
TOP NET IMPORTER (2023)India$1B

This map shows which countries export or import more of Antibiotics. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Antibiotics during 2023.

In 2023, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Antibiotics were China ($4.43B), Switzerland ($490M), Singapore ($198M), Netherlands ($194M), and Spain ($181M).

In 2023, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Antibiotics were India ($1B), France ($443M), United Kingdom ($363M), Brazil ($303M), and Vietnam ($284M).

Net Trade (2023)

Disaggregation

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In 2023, the world most traded Antibiotics, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Antibiotics nes, in bulk ($7.38B), Penicillins, derivatives, in bulk, salts ($2.49B), Tetracyclines, derivatives, in bulk, salts ($638M), Erythromycin, derivatives, in bulk, salts ($513M), and Chloramphenicol, derivatives, in bulk, salts ($158M)

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Country Comparison

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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Antibiotics.
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Top 10 Exporters Countries of Antibiotics by percentage of total exports

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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Product Complexity

Diversification Frontier

Specialization

The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk and the strategic value of a product's potential export opportunities. 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 potential, lower income inequality, and lower emissions.

Relatedness vs Country Complexity (2023)

Related Products

This visualization shows products that are likely to be exported by countries that export Antibiotics.

Country by Relatedness

The following visualization shows the relatedness of Antibiotics to countries. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

Relative Relatedness by Country (2023)

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