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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Ester gums. In 2022, Ester gums were the world's 2914th most traded product, with a total trade of $509M. Between 2021 and 2022 the exports of Ester gums grew by 12.3%, from $453M to $509M. Trade in Ester gums represent 0.0021% of total world trade.

Ester gums are a part of Rosin.

Exports In 2022 the top exporters of Ester gums  were Portugal ($80.8M), United States ($65.9M), Sweden ($58.9M), Netherlands ($58.2M), and France ($48.3M).

Imports In 2022 the top importers of Ester gums were Italy ($53.9M), Germany ($51.4M), United States ($34.6M), France ($33.1M), and Spain ($30.8M).

Ranking Ester gums ranks 1436th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

Description Ester gums are used primarily as thickening agents in food preparation, in the manufacture of chewing gum, as a binder in adhesives, and in the production of varnish. They are also used as a coating for tablets and as a film-forming agent in cosmetics.

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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)Portugal$80.8M
Top Destination (2022)Italy$53.9M

In 2022 Ester gums were the world's 2914th most traded product (out of 4,648).

In 2022, the top exporters of Ester gums were Portugal ($80.8M), United States ($65.9M), Sweden ($58.9M), Netherlands ($58.2M), and France ($48.3M).

In 2022, the top importers of Ester gums were Italy ($53.9M), Germany ($51.4M), United States ($34.6M), France ($33.1M), and Spain ($30.8M).

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Exporters of Ester gums (2022)
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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2021 -  2022)Portugal$12.3M
Top Destination Growth (2021 -  2022)United States$17.2M

Between 2021 and 2022, the exports of Ester gums grew the fastest in Portugal ($12.3M), Mexico ($10.7M), Sweden ($8.16M), France ($5.77M), and China ($5.63M).

Between 2021 and 2022, the fastest growing importers of Ester gums were United States ($17.2M), Mexico ($6.38M), Netherlands ($5.97M), Italy ($5.9M), and France ($5.42M).

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Exporters of Ester gums (2021 - 2022)

Importers of Ester gums (2021 - 2022)

Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Ester gums.

In 2022, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 3.74. This means that most of the exports of Ester gums are explained by 13 countries.

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Value of Exports in Ester gums

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2022)Portugal$78.3M
TOP NET IMPORTER (2022)Italy$52M

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

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Ester gums were Portugal ($78.3M), Sweden ($51.4M), Finland ($32.7M), United States ($31.3M), and Netherlands ($31.1M).

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Ester gums were Italy ($52M), Germany ($47.6M), Turkey ($26.5M), United Kingdom ($23.4M), and Poland ($21M).

Net Trade (2022)

Country Comparison

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

Product Complexity

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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)

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