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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Silicon, >99.99% pure. In 2020, Silicon, >99.99% pure were the world's 1018th most traded product, with a total trade of $2.71B. Between 2019 and 2020 the exports of Silicon, >99.99% pure decreased by -15.7%, from $3.22B to $2.71B. Trade in Silicon, >99.99% pure represent 0.016% of total world trade.

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Exports In 2020 the top exporters of Silicon, >99.99% pure  were United States ($828M), Germany ($815M), Japan ($350M), Malaysia ($209M), and Chinese Taipei ($173M).

Imports In 2020 the top importers of Silicon, >99.99% pure were China ($942M), Japan ($576M), Chinese Taipei ($252M), South Korea ($227M), and Germany ($175M).

Tariffs In 2018 the average tariff for Silicon, >99.99% pure was 3.61%, making it the 5413th lowest tariff using the HS6 product classification.

Ranking Silicon, >99.99% pure ranks 110th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

Description Silicon is used for a number of products. Silicon is used in the semiconductor industry to produce silicon wafers which are used to produce integrated circuits. Silicon is also used in the production of computer chips, solar cells, and other devices.

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The following visualization shows the latest trends on Silicon, >99.99% pure. 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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Exporters and Importers

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Trade By Country

Top Origin (2020): United States, $828M

Top Destination (2020): China, $942M

Silicon, >99.99% pure are the world's 1018th most traded product.

In 2020, the top exporters of Silicon, >99.99% pure were United States ($828M), Germany ($815M), Japan ($350M), Malaysia ($209M), and Chinese Taipei ($173M).

In 2020, the top importers of Silicon, >99.99% pure were China ($942M), Japan ($576M), Chinese Taipei ($252M), South Korea ($227M), and Germany ($175M).

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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2019 -  2020): Malaysia, $24.6M

Top Destination Growth (2019 - 2020): Germany, $66.6M

Between 2019 and 2020, the exports of Silicon, >99.99% pure grew the fastest in Malaysia ($24.6M), Italy ($3.26M), Belgium ($1.89M), Slovakia ($887k), and Laos ($837k).

Between 2019 and 2020, the fastest growing importers of Silicon, >99.99% pure were Germany ($66.6M), Turkey ($8.61M), Belgium ($3.6M), Australia ($3.52M), and Norway ($1.79M).

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Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Silicon, >99.99% pure.

In 2020,  market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 2.67. This means that most of the exports of Silicon, >99.99% pure are explained by 6 countries.

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TOP NET EXPORTER (2020): United States, $741M

TOP NET IMPORTER (2020): China, $857M

This map shows which countries export or import more of Silicon, >99.99% pure. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Silicon, >99.99% pure during 2020.

In 2020, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Silicon, >99.99% pure were United States ($741M), Germany ($640M), Malaysia ($105M), Denmark ($16.7M), and Italy ($10.7M).

In 2020, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Silicon, >99.99% pure were China ($857M), Japan ($226M), Singapore ($109M), South Korea ($93.8M), and Chinese Taipei ($78.4M).

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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Silicon, >99.99% pure.
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Product Complexity

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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.