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Horses, asses, mules and hinnies; live

0101 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Horses. In 2021, Horses were the world's 559th most traded product, with a total trade of $4.59B. Between 2020 and 2021 the exports of Horses grew by 23%, from $3.73B to $4.59B. Trade in Horses represent 0.022% of total world trade.

Horses are a part of Live animals. They include Horses, live pure-bred breeding, Horses, live except pure-bred breeding, and Asses, mules and hinnies, live.

Exports In 2021 the top exporters of Horses  were China ($728M), Hong Kong ($718M), United Kingdom ($668M), Ireland ($513M), and Netherlands ($331M).

Imports In 2021 the top importers of Horses were Hong Kong ($909M), China ($741M), United States ($694M), United Kingdom ($531M), and Ireland ($478M).

Tariffs In 2018 the average tariff for Horses was 7.55%, making it the 575th lowest tariff using the HS4 product classification.

Ranking Horses ranks 454th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

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The following visualization shows the latest trends on Horses. 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 (2021): China, $728M

Top Destination (2021): Hong Kong, $909M

Horses are the world's 559th most traded product.

In 2021, the top exporters of Horses were China ($728M), Hong Kong ($718M), United Kingdom ($668M), Ireland ($513M), and Netherlands ($331M).

In 2021, the top importers of Horses were Hong Kong ($909M), China ($741M), United States ($694M), United Kingdom ($531M), and Ireland ($478M).

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Market Dynamics

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Trade by country

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Top Origin Growth (2020 -  2021): United Kingdom, $167M

Top Destination Growth (2020 -  2021): United States, $201M

Between 2020 and 2021, the exports of Horses grew the fastest in United Kingdom ($167M), China ($155M), Hong Kong ($150M), Netherlands ($119M), and Germany ($60.1M).

Between 2020 and 2021, the fastest growing importers of Horses were United States ($201M), Hong Kong ($192M), China ($167M), Ireland ($86M), and Japan ($58.7M).

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Market Concentration

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

In 2021, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 3.77. This means that most of the exports of Horses are explained by 13 countries.

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TOP NET EXPORTER (2021): Netherlands, $287M

TOP NET IMPORTER (2021): United States, $403M

This map shows which countries export or import more of Horses. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Horses during 2021.

In 2021, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Horses were Netherlands ($287M), Germany ($210M), United Kingdom ($137M), New Zealand ($123M), and France ($105M).

In 2021, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Horses were United States ($403M), Hong Kong ($191M), Japan ($189M), Mexico ($67.7M), and Switzerland ($53.3M).

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In 2021, the world most traded Horses, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Horses, live except pure-bred breeding ($2.91B), Horses, live pure-bred breeding ($1.68B), and Asses, mules and hinnies, live ($156k)

Country Comparison

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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Horses.
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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.

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