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2022
World Trade $552BRnk 10 / 96
2022
Top Exporter | Top Importer $110B | $68.6BChina | United States
2022
Product Complexity 0.68Rnk 25 / 96
2021 - 2022
Export Growth (CAGR) 11.1%Rnk 30 / 96
2022
Share of World Trade 2.33%Rnk 10 / 96

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Organic chemicals. In 2022, Organic chemicals were the world's 10th most traded product, with a total trade of $552B. Between 2021 and 2022 the exports of Organic chemicals grew by 11.1%, from $497B to $552B. Trade in Organic chemicals represent 2.33% of total world trade.

Organic chemicals include Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds, Cyclic Hydrocarbons, Acyclic Alcohols, Acyclic Hydrocarbons, Nucleic Acids, Oxygen Amino Compounds, Polycarboxylic Acids, Ethers, Antibiotics, and Hormones, among others.

Exports In 2022 the top exporters of Organic chemicals  were China ($110B), United States ($51.7B), Ireland ($45.7B), Germany ($35.6B), and Switzerland ($31B).

Imports In 2022 the top importers of Organic chemicals were United States ($68.6B), China ($51.6B), Germany ($47.2B), Belgium ($30.3B), and India ($30B).

Ranking Organic chemicals ranks 25th 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)China$110B
Top Destination (2022)United States$68.6B

In 2022 Organic chemicals were the world's 10th most traded product (out of 96).

In 2022, the top exporters of Organic chemicals were China ($110B), United States ($51.7B), Ireland ($45.7B), Germany ($35.6B), and Switzerland ($31B).

In 2022, the top importers of Organic chemicals were United States ($68.6B), China ($51.6B), Germany ($47.2B), Belgium ($30.3B), and India ($30B).

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Exporters of Organic chemicals (2022)
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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2021 -  2022)China$24B
Top Destination Growth (2021 -  2022)United States$12.6B

Between 2021 and 2022, the exports of Organic chemicals grew the fastest in China ($24B), United States ($8.07B), Ireland ($6.91B), Kuwait ($4.39B), and Singapore ($2.27B).

Between 2021 and 2022, the fastest growing importers of Organic chemicals were United States ($12.6B), Germany ($7.65B), Ireland ($4.31B), Brazil ($3.95B), and India ($3.05B).

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Exporters of Organic chemicals (2021 - 2022)

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Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Organic chemicals.

In 2022, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 4.49. This means that most of the exports of Organic chemicals are explained by 22 countries.

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Value of Exports in Organic chemicals

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2022)China$58.6B
TOP NET IMPORTER (2022)United States$16.9B

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

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Organic chemicals were China ($58.6B), Ireland ($33.2B), Switzerland ($22.2B), Saudi Arabia ($12.7B), and South Korea ($9.63B).

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Organic chemicals were United States ($16.9B), Brazil ($14.2B), Italy ($11.6B), Germany ($11.6B), and Belgium ($11B).

Net Trade (2022)

Disaggregation

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In 2022, the world most traded Organic chemicals, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds ($103B), Cyclic Hydrocarbons ($50.6B), Acyclic Alcohols ($41.8B), Nucleic Acids ($30.7B), and Acyclic Hydrocarbons ($29.6B)

HS6 Disaggregation for Organic chemicals (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 Organic chemicals.
It is possible to select the main countries that export or import Organic chemicals in the world, or by continent, as well as select the measure of interest.

Top 10 Exporters Countries of Organic chemicals by percentage of total exports

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALUnited Kingdom+ $276M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALIndia+ $116M

Organic chemicals’s highest export potential is United Kingdom. With an export gap of $276M.  Organic chemicals’s highest import potential is India with an import gap of $116M.

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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 (2022)

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