Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Arts and Antiques. In 2020, Arts and Antiques were the world's 20th most traded product, with a total trade of $17.5B. Between 2019 and 2020 the exports of Arts and Antiques decreased by -34.4%, from $26.7B to $17.5B. Trade in Arts and Antiques represent 0.1% of total world trade.

Arts and Antiques include Paintings, Antiques, Sculptures, Collector's Items, Prints, and Revenue Stamps.

Exports In 2020 the top exporters of Arts and Antiques  were United States ($6.81B), United Kingdom ($2.81B), France ($1.53B), Switzerland ($1.1B), and Germany ($772M).

Imports In 2020 the top importers of Arts and Antiques were United States ($3.73B), United Kingdom ($2.79B), Hong Kong ($2.28B), Switzerland ($1.95B), and Germany ($1.15B).

Tariffs In 2018 the average tariff for Arts and Antiques was 6.41%, making it the 17th lowest tariff using the Section product classification.

Ranking Arts and Antiques ranks 6th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

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The following visualization shows the latest trends on Arts and Antiques. Countries are shown based on data availability.

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* Using January 2020 exchange rates when trade data is reported in local currency.

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Historical Data

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Exporters and Importers

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Trade By Country

Top Origin (2020): United States, $6.81B

Top Destination (2020): United States, $3.73B

Arts and Antiques are the world's 20th most traded product.

In 2020, the top exporters of Arts and Antiques were United States ($6.81B), United Kingdom ($2.81B), France ($1.53B), Switzerland ($1.1B), and Germany ($772M).

In 2020, the top importers of Arts and Antiques were United States ($3.73B), United Kingdom ($2.79B), Hong Kong ($2.28B), Switzerland ($1.95B), and Germany ($1.15B).

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Market Dynamics

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Trade by country

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Top Origin Growth (2019 -  2020): Spain, $238M

Top Destination Growth (2019 - 2020): Andorra, $302M

Between 2019 and 2020, the exports of Arts and Antiques grew the fastest in Spain ($238M), Norway ($38.4M), Singapore ($22.1M), Australia ($19.8M), and Kazakhstan ($11.3M).

Between 2019 and 2020, the fastest growing importers of Arts and Antiques were Andorra ($302M), Bermuda ($117M), Germany ($35.9M), Malaysia ($28.9M), and Saint Martin ($18.6M).

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Market Concentration

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Cumulative market share

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Arts and Antiques.

In 2020,  market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 3.43. This means that most of the exports of Arts and Antiques are explained by 10 countries.

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TOP NET EXPORTER (2020): United States, $3.08B

TOP NET IMPORTER (2020): Hong Kong, $2.05B

This map shows which countries export or import more of Arts and Antiques. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Arts and Antiques during 2020.

In 2020, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Arts and Antiques were United States ($3.08B), France ($504M), China ($495M), Spain ($454M), and Italy ($157M).

In 2020, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Arts and Antiques were Hong Kong ($2.05B), Switzerland ($850M), Germany ($380M), Andorra ($318M), and Japan ($202M).

Disaggregation

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In 2020, the world most traded Arts and Antiques, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Paintings ($11.7B), Sculptures ($2.3B), Antiques ($1.72B), Collector's Items ($1.31B), and Prints ($363M)

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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Arts and Antiques.
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Product Complexity

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Diversification Frontier

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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.