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01 (Harmonized System 1992 for 2-digit)

2023
World Trade $28.3BRnk 70 / 96
2023
Top Exporter | Top Importer $2.86B | $3.95BFrance | United States
2023
Product Complexity -0.39Rnk 59 / 96
2022 - 2023
Export Growth (CAGR) 13.2%Rnk 5 / 96
2023
Share of World Trade 0.13%Rnk 70 / 96

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Live animals. In 2023, Live animals were the world's 70th most traded product, with a total trade of $28.3B. Between 2022 and 2023 the exports of Live animals grew by 13.2%, from $25B to $28.3B. Trade in Live animals represent 0.13% of total world trade.

Live animals are a part of Animal Products. They include Bovine, Pigs, Horses, Poultry, Sheep and Goats, and Other Animals.

Exports In 2023 the top exporters of Live animals  were France ($2.86B), Canada ($2.04B), Netherlands ($1.94B), Denmark ($1.91B), and Germany ($1.76B).

Imports In 2023 the top importers of Live animals were United States ($3.95B), Italy ($2.41B), Germany ($1.72B), Netherlands ($1.59B), and Saudi Arabia ($1.46B).

Ranking Live animals ranks 59th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

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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)France$2.86B
Top Destination (2023)United States$3.95B

In 2023 Live animals were the world's 70th most traded product (out of 96).

In 2023, the top exporters of Live animals were France ($2.86B), Canada ($2.04B), Netherlands ($1.94B), Denmark ($1.91B), and Germany ($1.76B).

In 2023, the top importers of Live animals were United States ($3.95B), Italy ($2.41B), Germany ($1.72B), Netherlands ($1.59B), and Saudi Arabia ($1.46B).

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Exporters of Live animals (2023)
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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2022 -  2023)Denmark$760M
Top Destination Growth (2022 -  2023)Turkey$977M

Between 2022 and 2023, the exports of Live animals grew the fastest in Denmark ($760M), Mexico ($464M), Brazil ($434M), France ($399M), and Netherlands ($381M).

Between 2022 and 2023, the fastest growing importers of Live animals were Turkey ($977M), Saudi Arabia ($579M), United States ($543M), Italy ($531M), and Poland ($399M).

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Exporters of Live animals (2022 - 2023)

Importers of Live animals (2022 - 2023)

Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Live animals.

In 2023, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 5.09. This means that most of the exports of Live animals are explained by 33 countries.

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Value of Exports in Live animals

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2023)France$2.42B
TOP NET IMPORTER (2023)United States$2.78B

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

In 2023, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Live animals were France ($2.42B), Denmark ($1.86B), Canada ($1.38B), Mexico ($945M), and Australia ($903M).

In 2023, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Live animals were United States ($2.78B), Italy ($2.33B), Saudi Arabia ($1.41B), Hong Kong ($1.31B), and Poland ($1.13B).

Net Trade (2023)

Disaggregation

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In 2023, the world most traded Live animals, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Bovine ($10.9B), Pigs ($4.95B), Poultry ($3.92B), Horses ($3.79B), and Sheep and Goats ($2.91B)

HS6 Disaggregation for Live animals (2023)
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Country Comparison

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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Live animals.
It is possible to select the main countries that export or import Live animals in the world, or by continent, as well as select the measure of interest.

Top 10 Exporters Countries of Live animals by percentage of total exports

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALGermany+ $1.19M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALFrance+ $2.2M

Live animals’s highest export potential is Germany. With an export gap of $1.19M.  Live animals’s highest import potential is France with an import gap of $2.2M.

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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)

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