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Palm oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified

1511 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Palm Oil. In 2021, Palm Oil were the world's 87th most traded product, with a total trade of $51.1B. Between 2020 and 2021 the exports of Palm Oil grew by 49.1%, from $34.3B to $51.1B. Trade in Palm Oil represent 0.24% of total world trade.

Palm Oil are a part of Animal or vegetable fats, oils, & waxes. They include Palm oil or fractions simply refined and Palm oil, crude.

Exports In 2021 the top exporters of Palm Oil  were Indonesia ($27.3B), Malaysia ($15B), Netherlands ($1.18B), Guatemala ($715M), and Papua New Guinea ($706M).

Imports In 2021 the top importers of Palm Oil were India ($8.72B), China ($5.33B), Pakistan ($3.36B), Netherlands ($2.25B), and United States ($1.71B).

Tariffs In 2018 the average tariff for Palm Oil was 9.26%, making it the 460th lowest tariff using the HS4 product classification.

Ranking Palm Oil ranks 1014th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

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The following visualization shows the latest trends on Palm Oil. Countries are shown based on data availability.

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* Using January 2020 exchange rates when trade data is reported in local currency.

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Historical Data

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Exporters and Importers

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Trade By Country

Top Origin (2021): Indonesia, $27.3B

Top Destination (2021): India, $8.72B

Palm Oil are the world's 87th most traded product.

In 2021, the top exporters of Palm Oil were Indonesia ($27.3B), Malaysia ($15B), Netherlands ($1.18B), Guatemala ($715M), and Papua New Guinea ($706M).

In 2021, the top importers of Palm Oil were India ($8.72B), China ($5.33B), Pakistan ($3.36B), Netherlands ($2.25B), and United States ($1.71B).

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Market Dynamics

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Trade by country

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Top Origin Growth (2020 -  2021): Indonesia, $9.51B

Top Destination Growth (2020 -  2021): India, $3.68B

Between 2020 and 2021, the exports of Palm Oil grew the fastest in Indonesia ($9.51B), Malaysia ($4.46B), Thailand ($533M), Papua New Guinea ($269M), and Guatemala ($248M).

Between 2020 and 2021, the fastest growing importers of Palm Oil were India ($3.68B), China ($1.67B), Pakistan ($1.21B), United States ($739M), and Kenya ($591M).

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Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Palm Oil.

In 2021, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 2.28. This means that most of the exports of Palm Oil are explained by 4 countries.

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TOP NET EXPORTER (2021): Indonesia, $27.3B

TOP NET IMPORTER (2021): India, $8.59B

This map shows which countries export or import more of Palm Oil. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Palm Oil during 2021.

In 2021, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Palm Oil were Indonesia ($27.3B), Malaysia ($13.8B), Thailand ($682M), Papua New Guinea ($659M), and Guatemala ($659M).

In 2021, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Palm Oil were India ($8.59B), China ($5.27B), Pakistan ($3.36B), United States ($1.6B), and Bangladesh ($1.45B).

Disaggregation

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Value

In 2021, the world most traded Palm Oil, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Palm oil or fractions simply refined ($37.7B) and Palm oil, crude ($13.4B)

Country Comparison

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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Palm Oil.
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Product Complexity

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Diversification Frontier

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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.

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