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Ignition or starting equipment; used for spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion engines; generators and cut outs used in conjunction with such engines

8511 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

2022
World Trade $21.1BRnk 208 / 1218
2022
Top Exporter | Top Importer $3.43B | $4.44BJapan | United States
2022
Product Complexity 0.59Rnk 333 / 1033
2021 - 2022
Export Growth (CAGR) -0.46%Rnk 878 / 1218
2022
Share of World Trade 0.089%Rnk 208 / 1218

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Electrical Ignitions. In 2022, Electrical Ignitions were the world's 208th most traded product, with a total trade of $21.1B. Between 2021 and 2022 the exports of Electrical Ignitions decreased by -0.46%, from $21.2B to $21.1B. Trade in Electrical Ignitions represent 0.089% of total world trade.

Electrical Ignitions are a part of Electrical machinery and electronics. They include Generators and alternators, Starter motors, Parts of electrical ignition or starting equipment, Spark plugs, Distributors and ignition coils, Glow plugs & other ignition or starting equipment nes, and Ignition magnetos, magneto-generators and flywheels.

Exports In 2022 the top exporters of Electrical Ignitions  were Japan ($3.43B), China ($3.22B), United States ($2.02B), Germany ($2.01B), and Mexico ($1.8B).

Imports In 2022 the top importers of Electrical Ignitions were United States ($4.44B), Germany ($2.05B), Mexico ($1.66B), China ($922M), and France ($774M).

Ranking Electrical Ignitions ranks 333rd in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

Description Electrical ignition or starting equipment is used to start an engine. The parts are used in the production of spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion engines, such as magnetos, magneto-dynamos, ignition coils, sparking plugs, glow plugs and starter motors.

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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 (2022)Japan$3.43B
Top Destination (2022)United States$4.44B

In 2022 Electrical Ignitions were the world's 208th most traded product (out of 1,218).

In 2022, the top exporters of Electrical Ignitions were Japan ($3.43B), China ($3.22B), United States ($2.02B), Germany ($2.01B), and Mexico ($1.8B).

In 2022, the top importers of Electrical Ignitions were United States ($4.44B), Germany ($2.05B), Mexico ($1.66B), China ($922M), and France ($774M).

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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2021 -  2022)China$359M
Top Destination Growth (2021 -  2022)Mexico$161M

Between 2021 and 2022, the exports of Electrical Ignitions grew the fastest in China ($359M), United States ($252M), Kazakhstan ($117M), Mexico ($82M), and United Arab Emirates ($70.2M).

Between 2021 and 2022, the fastest growing importers of Electrical Ignitions were Mexico ($161M), Canada ($108M), United Arab Emirates ($74.1M), United States ($64.8M), and Malaysia ($60M).

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Exporters of Electrical Ignitions (2021 - 2022)

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Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Electrical Ignitions.

In 2022, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 4.26. This means that most of the exports of Electrical Ignitions are explained by 19 countries.

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Value of Exports in Electrical Ignitions

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2022)Japan$3.02B
TOP NET IMPORTER (2022)United States$2.42B

This map shows which countries export or import more of Electrical Ignitions. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Electrical Ignitions during 2022.

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Electrical Ignitions were Japan ($3.02B), China ($2.3B), France ($435M), South Korea ($343M), and Slovenia ($211M).

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Electrical Ignitions were United States ($2.42B), Canada ($477M), United Kingdom ($312M), Slovakia ($259M), and Russia ($216M).

Net Trade (2022)

Disaggregation

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In 2022, the world most traded Electrical Ignitions, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Generators and alternators ($5.51B), Starter motors ($5.31B), Spark plugs ($3.64B), Parts of electrical ignition or starting... ($3.35B), and Distributors and ignition coils ($2.08B)

HS6 Disaggregation for Electrical Ignitions (2022)
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Top 10 Exporters Countries of Electrical Ignitions by percentage of total exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALGermany+ $15.5M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALChina+ $23.4M

Electrical Ignitions’s highest export potential is Germany. With an export gap of $15.5M.  Electrical Ignitions’s highest import potential is China with an import gap of $23.4M.

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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 (2022)

Related Products

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

Country by Relatedness

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

Relative Relatedness by Country (2022)

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