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2401 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Raw Tobacco. In 2020, Raw Tobacco were the world's 357th most traded product, with a total trade of $8.35B. Between 2019 and 2020 the exports of Raw Tobacco decreased by -15%, from $9.82B to $8.35B. Trade in Raw Tobacco represent 0.05% 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 2020 the top exporters of Raw Tobacco  were Brazil ($1.15B), United States ($618M), India ($606M), China ($572M), and Malawi ($488M).

Imports In 2020 the top importers of Raw Tobacco were Belgium ($957M), Indonesia ($500M), United States ($457M), Germany ($433M), and Dominican Republic ($375M).

Tariffs In 2018 the average tariff for Raw Tobacco was 42.5%, making it the 14th lowest tariff using the HS4 product classification.

Ranking Raw Tobacco ranks 990th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

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The following visualization shows the latest trends on Raw Tobacco. 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 (2020): Brazil, $1.15B

Top Destination (2020): Belgium, $957M

Raw Tobacco are the world's 357th most traded product.

In 2020, the top exporters of Raw Tobacco were Brazil ($1.15B), United States ($618M), India ($606M), China ($572M), and Malawi ($488M).

In 2020, the top importers of Raw Tobacco were Belgium ($957M), Indonesia ($500M), United States ($457M), Germany ($433M), and Dominican Republic ($375M).

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Market Dynamics

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Trade by country

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Top Origin Growth (2019 -  2020): Zambia, $59.1M

Top Destination Growth (2019 - 2020): Dominican Republic, $87.9M

Between 2019 and 2020, the exports of Raw Tobacco grew the fastest in Zambia ($59.1M), Mozambique ($45.7M), United Arab Emirates ($24.1M), Croatia ($19.2M), and Netherlands ($18.1M).

Between 2019 and 2020, the fastest growing importers of Raw Tobacco were Dominican Republic ($87.9M), Malawi ($58.7M), Belarus ($32.7M), Lithuania ($21M), and Greece ($19.6M).

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Market Concentration

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Cumulative market share

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

In 2020,  market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 4.94. This means that most of the exports of Raw Tobacco are explained by 30 countries.

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TOP NET EXPORTER (2020): Brazil, $1.13B

TOP NET IMPORTER (2020): Belgium, $793M

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 2020.

In 2020, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Raw Tobacco were Brazil ($1.13B), India ($580M), Malawi ($373M), Zimbabwe ($317M), and Argentina ($295M).

In 2020, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Raw Tobacco were Belgium ($793M), Dominican Republic ($294M), Poland ($280M), Russia ($274M), and Indonesia ($271M).

Disaggregation

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Value

In 2020, the world most traded Raw Tobacco, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Tobacco, unmanufactured, stemmed or stripped ($6.25B), Tobacco, unmanufactured, not stemmed or stripped ($1.83B), and Tobacco refuse ($269M)

Country Comparison

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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Raw Tobacco.
It is possible to select the main countries that export or import Raw Tobacco in the world, or by continent, as well as select the measure of interest.

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.

Country by Relatedness

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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.