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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Pigs. In 2023, Pigs were the world's 546th most traded product, with a total trade of $4.95B. Between 2022 and 2023 the exports of Pigs grew by 33.7%, from $3.7B to $4.95B. Trade in Pigs represent 0.022% of total world trade.

Pigs are a part of Live animals. They include Pigs Weighing Over 50 kg (Excluding Breeding Pigs), Pigs Weighing Under 50 kg (Excluding Breeding Pigs), and Pure-bred Breeding Pigs.

Exports In 2023 the top exporters of Pigs  were Denmark ($1.58B), Netherlands ($896M), Canada ($484M), China ($427M), and Spain ($246M).

Imports In 2023 the top importers of Pigs were Germany ($1.16B), Poland ($847M), United States ($475M), Spain ($450M), and Hong Kong ($387M).

Ranking Pigs ranks 402nd 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)Denmark$1.58B
Top Destination (2023)Germany$1.16B

In 2023 Pigs were the world's 546th most traded product (out of 1,217).

In 2023, the top exporters of Pigs were Denmark ($1.58B), Netherlands ($896M), Canada ($484M), China ($427M), and Spain ($246M).

In 2023, the top importers of Pigs were Germany ($1.16B), Poland ($847M), United States ($475M), Spain ($450M), and Hong Kong ($387M).

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Exporters of Pigs (2023)
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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2022 -  2023)Denmark$663M
Top Destination Growth (2022 -  2023)Germany$427M

Between 2022 and 2023, the exports of Pigs grew the fastest in Denmark ($663M), Netherlands ($362M), Belgium ($68.1M), Spain ($62.9M), and Germany ($46.1M).

Between 2022 and 2023, the fastest growing importers of Pigs were Germany ($427M), Poland ($364M), Spain ($173M), Italy ($89.7M), and Portugal ($53.6M).

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Exporters of Pigs (2022 - 2023)

Importers of Pigs (2022 - 2023)

Market Concentration

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

In 2023, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 3.38. This means that most of the exports of Pigs are explained by 10 countries.

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Value of Exports in Pigs

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2023)Denmark$1.57B
TOP NET IMPORTER (2023)Germany$920M

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

In 2023, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Pigs were Denmark ($1.57B), Netherlands ($789M), Canada ($482M), China ($403M), and Belgium ($134M).

In 2023, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Pigs were Germany ($920M), Poland ($835M), United States ($439M), Italy ($242M), and Spain ($204M).

Net Trade (2023)

Disaggregation

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In 2023, the world most traded Pigs, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Pigs Weighing Under 50 kg (Excluding... ($2.51B), Pigs Weighing Over 50 kg (Excluding... ($2.2B), and Pure-bred Breeding Pigs ($236M)

HS6 Disaggregation for Pigs (2023)
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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 Pigs.
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Top 10 Exporters Countries of Pigs by percentage of total exports

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALSpain+ $578k
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALChina+ $2.2k

Pigs’s highest export potential is Spain. With an export gap of $578k.  Pigs’s highest import potential is China with an import gap of $2.2k.

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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)

Country by Relatedness

The following visualization shows the relatedness of Pigs 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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