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Tobacco, unmanufactured; tobacco refuse

2401 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

2022
World Trade $10.8BRnk 355 / 1218
2022
Top Exporter | Top Importer $1.73B | $1.37BBrazil | Belgium
2022
Product Complexity -1.59Rnk 969 / 1033
2021 - 2022
Export Growth (CAGR) 10.7%Rnk 389 / 1218
2022
Share of World Trade 0.046%Rnk 355 / 1218

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Raw Tobacco. In 2022, Raw Tobacco were the world's 355th most traded product, with a total trade of $10.8B. Between 2021 and 2022 the exports of Raw Tobacco grew by 10.7%, from $9.76B to $10.8B. Trade in Raw Tobacco represent 0.046% of total world trade.

Raw Tobacco are a part of Tobacco & substitutes. They include Tobacco, unmanufactured, stemmed or stripped, Tobacco, unmanufactured, not stemmed or stripped, and Tobacco refuse.

Exports In 2022 the top exporters of Raw Tobacco  were Brazil ($1.73B), India ($917M), Zimbabwe ($835M), United States ($813M), and China ($686M).

Imports In 2022 the top importers of Raw Tobacco were Belgium ($1.37B), China ($1.15B), Indonesia ($576M), United States ($516M), and Dominican Republic ($508M).

Ranking Raw Tobacco ranks 969th 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)Brazil$1.73B
Top Destination (2022)Belgium$1.37B

In 2022 Raw Tobacco were the world's 355th most traded product (out of 1,218).

In 2022, the top exporters of Raw Tobacco were Brazil ($1.73B), India ($917M), Zimbabwe ($835M), United States ($813M), and China ($686M).

In 2022, the top importers of Raw Tobacco were Belgium ($1.37B), China ($1.15B), Indonesia ($576M), United States ($516M), and Dominican Republic ($508M).

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Exporters of Raw Tobacco (2022)
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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2021 -  2022)Brazil$337M
Top Destination Growth (2021 -  2022)China$368M

Between 2021 and 2022, the exports of Raw Tobacco grew the fastest in Brazil ($337M), India ($286M), Argentina ($148M), China ($121M), and Italy ($71.4M).

Between 2021 and 2022, the fastest growing importers of Raw Tobacco were China ($368M), United Arab Emirates ($144M), Belgium ($141M), Dominican Republic ($139M), and Turkey ($89.7M).

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Exporters of Raw Tobacco (2021 - 2022)

Importers of Raw Tobacco (2021 - 2022)

Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Raw Tobacco.

In 2022, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 4.77. This means that most of the exports of Raw Tobacco are explained by 27 countries.

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Value of Exports in Raw Tobacco

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2022)Brazil$1.68B
TOP NET IMPORTER (2022)Belgium$1.03B

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

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Raw Tobacco were Brazil ($1.68B), India ($896M), Zimbabwe ($820M), Malawi ($429M), and Argentina ($401M).

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Raw Tobacco were Belgium ($1.03B), China ($465M), Dominican Republic ($338M), United Arab Emirates ($332M), and Poland ($318M).

Net Trade (2022)

Disaggregation

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In 2022, the world most traded Raw Tobacco, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Tobacco, unmanufactured, stemmed or stripped ($8.58B), Tobacco, unmanufactured, not stemmed or stripped ($1.94B), and Tobacco refuse ($281M)

HS6 Disaggregation for Raw Tobacco (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 Raw Tobacco.
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Top 10 Exporters Countries of Raw Tobacco by percentage of total exports

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALUnited States+ $17.1M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALZambia+ $324k

Raw Tobacco’s highest export potential is United States. With an export gap of $17.1M.  Raw Tobacco’s highest import potential is Zambia with an import gap of $324k.

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Product Complexity

Diversification Frontier

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.

Relatedness vs Country Complexity (2022)

Related Products

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

Country by Relatedness

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

Relative Relatedness by Country (2022)

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