Raw Sugar (HS: Cane) Product Trade, Exporters and Importers | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form

1701 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

2022
World Trade $34.1BRnk 135 / 1218

2022
Top Exporter | Top Importer $11.5B | $2.37BBrazil | Indonesia

2022
Product Complexity -1.68Rnk 980 / 1033

2021 - 2022
Export Growth (CAGR) 20.2%Rnk 177 / 1218

2022
Share of World Trade 0.14%Rnk 135 / 1218

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Raw Sugar. In 2022, Raw Sugar were the world's 135th most traded product, with a total trade of $34.1B. Between 2021 and 2022 the exports of Raw Sugar grew by 20.2%, from $28.4B to $34.1B. Trade in Raw Sugar represent 0.14% of total world trade.

Raw Sugar are a part of Sugars & confectioneries. They include Raw sugar, cane, Refined sugar, in solid form, nes, pure sucrose, Refined sugar, in solid form, flavoured or coloured, and Raw sugar, beet.

Exports In 2022 the top exporters of Raw Sugar were Brazil ($11.5B), India ($6.03B), Thailand ($3.22B), Australia ($1.22B), and France ($1.16B).

Imports In 2022 the top importers of Raw Sugar were Indonesia ($2.37B), China ($2.25B), United States ($1.94B), Bangladesh ($972M), and Sudan ($957M).

Ranking Raw Sugar ranks 980th 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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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 Raw Sugar to countries. Higher relatedness values indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.