Trees and other plants, live; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage. In 2022, Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage were the world's 73rd most traded product, with a total trade of $24.1B. Between 2021 and 2022 the exports of Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage decreased by -8.97%, from $26.5B to $24.1B. Trade in Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage represent 0.1% of total world trade.

Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage are a part of Vegetable Products. They include Cut Flowers, Other live plants, cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn, Bulbs and Roots, and Plant foliage.

Exports In 2022 the top exporters of Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage  were Netherlands ($10.6B), Colombia ($2.09B), Italy ($1.19B), Germany ($1.07B), and Ecuador ($1.07B).

Imports In 2022 the top importers of Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage were United States ($3.84B), Germany ($3.54B), Netherlands ($2.2B), United Kingdom ($1.84B), and France ($1.77B).

Ranking Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage ranks 62nd 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 (2022)Netherlands$10.6B
Top Destination (2022)United States$3.84B

In 2022 Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage were the world's 73rd most traded product (out of 96).

In 2022, the top exporters of Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage were Netherlands ($10.6B), Colombia ($2.09B), Italy ($1.19B), Germany ($1.07B), and Ecuador ($1.07B).

In 2022, the top importers of Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage were United States ($3.84B), Germany ($3.54B), Netherlands ($2.2B), United Kingdom ($1.84B), and France ($1.77B).

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Exporters of Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage (2022)
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Importers of Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage (2022)
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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2021 -  2022)Colombia$327M
Top Destination Growth (2021 -  2022)United States$410M

Between 2021 and 2022, the exports of Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage grew the fastest in Colombia ($327M), Ecuador ($87.3M), Canada ($77.4M), Mexico ($25.4M), and Latvia ($23.1M).

Between 2021 and 2022, the fastest growing importers of Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage were United States ($410M), Kazakhstan ($110M), Vietnam ($69.2M), Canada ($31.9M), and Kyrgyzstan ($31.5M).

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Exporters of Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage (2021 - 2022)

Importers of Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage (2021 - 2022)

Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage.

In 2022, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 3.65. This means that most of the exports of Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage are explained by 12 countries.

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Value of Exports in Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2022)Netherlands$8.4B
TOP NET IMPORTER (2022)United States$3.32B

This map shows which countries export or import more of Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage during 2022.

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage were Netherlands ($8.4B), Colombia ($2.03B), Ecuador ($1.04B), Kenya ($720M), and Italy ($568M).

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage were United States ($3.32B), Germany ($2.47B), United Kingdom ($1.77B), France ($1.55B), and Switzerland ($602M).

Net Trade (2022)

Disaggregation

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In 2022, the world most traded Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers,..., disaggragated by their HS6 level were Other live plants, cuttings and slips; mushroom... ($10.9B), Cut Flowers ($9.66B), Bulbs and Roots ($2.01B), and Plant foliage ($1.5B)

HS6 Disaggregation for Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage (2022)
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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 trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage.
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Top 10 Exporters Countries of Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage by percentage of total exports

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALUnited States+ $27.7M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALGermany+ $18.3M

Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage’s highest export potential is United States. With an export gap of $27.7M.  Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage’s highest import potential is Germany with an import gap of $18.3M.

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Product Complexity

Diversification Frontier

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.

Relatedness vs Country Complexity (2022)

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