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Nitrites; nitrates

2834 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

2023
World Trade $1.63BRnk 808 / 1217
2023
Top Exporter | Top Importer $374M | $146MChile | United States
2023
Product Complexity -0.32Rnk 667 / 1044
2022 - 2023
Export Growth (CAGR) -20.6%Rnk 1049 / 1217
2023
Share of World Trade 0.0072%Rnk 808 / 1217

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Nitrites and Nitrates. In 2023, Nitrites and Nitrates were the world's 808th most traded product, with a total trade of $1.63B. Between 2022 and 2023 the exports of Nitrites and Nitrates decreased by -20.6%, from $2.05B to $1.63B. Trade in Nitrites and Nitrates represent 0.0072% of total world trade.

Nitrites and Nitrates are a part of Inorganic chemicals. They include Potassium nitrate, Nitrates of metals except potassium and bismuth, Nitrites of metals, and Bismuth nitrates.

Exports In 2023 the top exporters of Nitrites and Nitrates  were Chile ($374M), China ($216M), Israel ($147M), Jordan ($134M), and South Africa ($111M).

Imports In 2023 the top importers of Nitrites and Nitrates were United States ($146M), Netherlands ($142M), Spain ($139M), United Kingdom ($98.5M), and Turkey ($62.5M).

Ranking Nitrites and Nitrates ranks 667th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

Description Nitrites and nitrates are often used in curing meats to prevent botulism, and to give the meat a pink color.

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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)Chile$374M
Top Destination (2023)United States$146M

In 2023 Nitrites and Nitrates were the world's 808th most traded product (out of 1,217).

In 2023, the top exporters of Nitrites and Nitrates were Chile ($374M), China ($216M), Israel ($147M), Jordan ($134M), and South Africa ($111M).

In 2023, the top importers of Nitrites and Nitrates were United States ($146M), Netherlands ($142M), Spain ($139M), United Kingdom ($98.5M), and Turkey ($62.5M).

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Exporters of Nitrites and Nitrates (2023)
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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2022 -  2023)South Africa$100M
Top Destination Growth (2022 -  2023)United Kingdom$73.7M

Between 2022 and 2023, the exports of Nitrites and Nitrates grew the fastest in South Africa ($100M), India ($8.55M), Malaysia ($7.09M), Czechia ($4.31M), and Slovakia ($2.82M).

Between 2022 and 2023, the fastest growing importers of Nitrites and Nitrates were United Kingdom ($73.7M), Zambia ($19.2M), United Arab Emirates ($18.1M), Turkey ($16.6M), and India ($8.64M).

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Exporters of Nitrites and Nitrates (2022 - 2023)

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Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Nitrites and Nitrates.

In 2023, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 4.04. This means that most of the exports of Nitrites and Nitrates are explained by 16 countries.

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Value of Exports in Nitrites and Nitrates

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2023)Chile$369M
TOP NET IMPORTER (2023)United States$108M

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

In 2023, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Nitrites and Nitrates were Chile ($369M), China ($203M), Israel ($138M), Jordan ($133M), and South Africa ($56.8M).

In 2023, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Nitrites and Nitrates were United States ($108M), Spain ($95.5M), United Kingdom ($82.3M), Netherlands ($67.6M), and Morocco ($55.6M).

Net Trade (2023)

Disaggregation

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In 2023, the world most traded Nitrites and Nitrates, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Potassium nitrate ($948M), Nitrates of metals except potassium and... ($541M), and Nitrites of metals ($142M)

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Top 10 Exporters Countries of Nitrites and Nitrates by percentage of total exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALGermany+ $1.56M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALGermany+ $79.5k

Nitrites and Nitrates’s highest export potential is Germany. With an export gap of $1.56M.  Nitrites and Nitrates’s highest import potential is Germany with an import gap of $79.5k.

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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 (2023)

Related Products

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Country by Relatedness

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

Relative Relatedness by Country (2023)

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