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Cyanides, cyanide oxides and complex cyanides

2837 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

2023
World Trade $1.58BRnk 822 / 1217
2023
Top Exporter | Top Importer $421M | $131MChina | Mexico
2023
Product Complexity -0.75Rnk 790 / 1044
2022 - 2023
Export Growth (CAGR) 10.1%Rnk 158 / 1217
2023
Share of World Trade 0.007%Rnk 822 / 1217

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Cyanides. In 2023, Cyanides were the world's 822nd most traded product, with a total trade of $1.58B. Between 2022 and 2023 the exports of Cyanides grew by 10.1%, from $1.44B to $1.58B. Trade in Cyanides represent 0.007% of total world trade.

Cyanides are a part of Inorganic chemicals. They include Cyanides and cyanide oxides of sodium, Cyanides and cyanide oxides of metals except sodium, and Complex cyanides of metals.

Exports In 2023 the top exporters of Cyanides  were China ($421M), United States ($322M), Australia ($210M), South Korea ($195M), and Germany ($144M).

Imports In 2023 the top importers of Cyanides were Mexico ($131M), Peru ($122M), Ghana ($98.1M), Canada ($93.4M), and Burkina Faso ($79.2M).

Ranking Cyanides ranks 790th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

Description Cyanides are used as fumigants, insecticides, and in the production of plastics. Cyanide oxides are used in the production of pigments, plastics, and textiles. Complex cyanides are used in the production of plastics, textiles, and pigments.

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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$421M
Top Destination (2023)Mexico$131M

In 2023 Cyanides were the world's 822nd most traded product (out of 1,217).

In 2023, the top exporters of Cyanides were China ($421M), United States ($322M), Australia ($210M), South Korea ($195M), and Germany ($144M).

In 2023, the top importers of Cyanides were Mexico ($131M), Peru ($122M), Ghana ($98.1M), Canada ($93.4M), and Burkina Faso ($79.2M).

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Exporters of Cyanides (2023)
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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2022 -  2023)China$84.8M
Top Destination Growth (2022 -  2023)Russia$54.2M

Between 2022 and 2023, the exports of Cyanides grew the fastest in China ($84.8M), United States ($82.9M), Germany ($42.7M), Ghana ($15.3M), and Japan ($8.66M).

Between 2022 and 2023, the fastest growing importers of Cyanides were Russia ($54.2M), Mexico ($50M), Ghana ($42.2M), Burkina Faso ($29.5M), and Netherlands ($23.9M).

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Exporters of Cyanides (2022 - 2023)

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Market Concentration

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

In 2023, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 3.27. This means that most of the exports of Cyanides are explained by 9 countries.

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Value of Exports in Cyanides

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2023)China$401M
TOP NET IMPORTER (2023)Mexico$129M

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

In 2023, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Cyanides were China ($401M), United States ($306M), Australia ($209M), South Korea ($191M), and Germany ($136M).

In 2023, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Cyanides were Mexico ($129M), Peru ($119M), Canada ($92.7M), Burkina Faso ($78.9M), and Ghana ($74.2M).

Net Trade (2023)

Disaggregation

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In 2023, the world most traded Cyanides, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Cyanides and cyanide oxides of sodium ($1.45B), Cyanides and cyanide oxides of metals... ($75.3M), and Complex cyanides of metals ($60.8M)

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

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALChina+ $749k
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALChina+ $2.07M

Cyanides’s highest export potential is China. With an export gap of $749k.  Cyanides’s highest import potential is China with an import gap of $2.07M.

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Product Complexity

Diversification Frontier

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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)

Country by Relatedness

The following visualization shows the relatedness of Cyanides 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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