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Paintings, drawings, pastels, executed entirely by hand; not drawings of heading no. 4906 and not hand-painted, hand-decorated manufactured articles; collages and similar decorative plaques

9701 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

2023
World Trade $19.4BRnk 208 / 1217
2023
Top Exporter | Top Importer $4.8B | $4.73BUnited States | United States
2023
Product Complexity 0.91Rnk 207 / 1044
2022 - 2023
Export Growth (CAGR) -4.42%Rnk 544 / 1217
2023
Share of World Trade 0.086%Rnk 208 / 1217

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Paintings. In 2023, Paintings were the world's 208th most traded product, with a total trade of $19.4B. Between 2022 and 2023 the exports of Paintings decreased by -4.42%, from $20.3B to $19.4B. Trade in Paintings represent 0.086% of total world trade.

Paintings are a part of Art & antiques. They include Paintings/drawings/pastels executed by hand and Collages, similar decorative plaques.

Exports In 2023 the top exporters of Paintings  were United States ($4.8B), United Kingdom ($2.77B), Switzerland ($1.81B), France ($1.62B), and Germany ($1.46B).

Imports In 2023 the top importers of Paintings were United States ($4.73B), Hong Kong ($4.24B), Austria ($1.77B), Switzerland ($1.5B), and United Kingdom ($1B).

Ranking Paintings ranks 207th 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)United States$4.8B
Top Destination (2023)United States$4.73B

In 2023 Paintings were the world's 208th most traded product (out of 1,217).

In 2023, the top exporters of Paintings were United States ($4.8B), United Kingdom ($2.77B), Switzerland ($1.81B), France ($1.62B), and Germany ($1.46B).

In 2023, the top importers of Paintings were United States ($4.73B), Hong Kong ($4.24B), Austria ($1.77B), Switzerland ($1.5B), and United Kingdom ($1B).

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Exporters of Paintings (2023)
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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2022 -  2023)Hong Kong$688M
Top Destination Growth (2022 -  2023)Austria$1.62B

Between 2022 and 2023, the exports of Paintings grew the fastest in Hong Kong ($688M), Germany ($388M), United Arab Emirates ($161M), Austria ($152M), and Italy ($151M).

Between 2022 and 2023, the fastest growing importers of Paintings were Austria ($1.62B), United Arab Emirates ($554M), India ($200M), Switzerland ($197M), and France ($120M).

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Exporters of Paintings (2022 - 2023)

Importers of Paintings (2022 - 2023)

Market Concentration

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

In 2023, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 3.88. This means that most of the exports of Paintings are explained by 14 countries.

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Value of Exports in Paintings

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2023)United Kingdom$1.77B
TOP NET IMPORTER (2023)Hong Kong$3.17B

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

In 2023, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Paintings were United Kingdom ($1.77B), Germany ($896M), France ($788M), Italy ($582M), and Spain ($398M).

In 2023, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Paintings were Hong Kong ($3.17B), Austria ($1.26B), United Arab Emirates ($504M), Singapore ($359M), and South Korea ($231M).

Net Trade (2023)

Disaggregation

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In 2023, the world most traded Paintings, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Paintings/drawings/pastels executed by hand ($18.6B) and Collages, similar decorative plaques ($810M)

HS6 Disaggregation for Paintings (2023)
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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Paintings.
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Top 10 Exporters Countries of Paintings by percentage of total exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALCanada+ $34.7M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALChina+ $46.6M

Paintings’s highest export potential is Canada. With an export gap of $34.7M.  Paintings’s highest import potential is China with an import gap of $46.6M.

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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)

Related Products

This visualization shows products that are likely to be exported by countries that export Paintings.

Country by Relatedness

The following visualization shows the relatedness of Paintings 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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