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2022
World Trade $17.7BRnk 245 / 1218
2022
Top Exporter | Top Importer $6.84B | $2.64BIndonesia | China
2022
Product Complexity -0.88Rnk 821 / 1033
2021 - 2022
Export Growth (CAGR) 23.9%Rnk 134 / 1218
2022
Share of World Trade 0.075%Rnk 245 / 1218

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Stearic Acid. In 2022, Stearic Acid were the world's 245th most traded product, with a total trade of $17.7B. Between 2021 and 2022 the exports of Stearic Acid grew by 23.9%, from $14.3B to $17.7B. Trade in Stearic Acid represent 0.075% of total world trade.

Stearic Acid are a part of Animal or vegetable fats, oils, & waxes. They include Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids, nes, acid oils, Industrial fatty alcohols, Acid oils from refining, Stearic acid, Oleic acid, and Tall oil fatty acids.

Exports In 2022 the top exporters of Stearic Acid  were Indonesia ($6.84B), Malaysia ($3.58B), Netherlands ($1.72B), Germany ($995M), and United States ($642M).

Imports In 2022 the top importers of Stearic Acid were China ($2.64B), Netherlands ($2.2B), United States ($1.13B), Italy ($1.01B), and Malaysia ($970M).

Ranking Stearic Acid ranks 821st 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)Indonesia$6.84B
Top Destination (2022)China$2.64B

In 2022 Stearic Acid were the world's 245th most traded product (out of 1,218).

In 2022, the top exporters of Stearic Acid were Indonesia ($6.84B), Malaysia ($3.58B), Netherlands ($1.72B), Germany ($995M), and United States ($642M).

In 2022, the top importers of Stearic Acid were China ($2.64B), Netherlands ($2.2B), United States ($1.13B), Italy ($1.01B), and Malaysia ($970M).

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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2021 -  2022)Indonesia$1.31B
Top Destination Growth (2021 -  2022)China$588M

Between 2021 and 2022, the exports of Stearic Acid grew the fastest in Indonesia ($1.31B), Malaysia ($611M), India ($227M), Netherlands ($209M), and Germany ($206M).

Between 2021 and 2022, the fastest growing importers of Stearic Acid were China ($588M), Netherlands ($428M), Malaysia ($306M), United States ($257M), and Italy ($172M).

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Exporters of Stearic Acid (2021 - 2022)

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Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Stearic Acid.

In 2022, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 3.27. This means that most of the exports of Stearic Acid are explained by 9 countries.

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Value of Exports in Stearic Acid

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2022)Indonesia$6.73B
TOP NET IMPORTER (2022)China$2.49B

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

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Stearic Acid were Indonesia ($6.73B), Malaysia ($2.61B), Argentina ($255M), Germany ($87M), and South Africa ($85.8M).

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Stearic Acid were China ($2.49B), Italy ($772M), South Korea ($678M), Singapore ($582M), and United States ($493M).

Net Trade (2022)

Disaggregation

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In 2022, the world most traded Stearic Acid, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids, nes, acid... ($9.56B), Industrial fatty alcohols ($5.03B), Stearic acid ($1.93B), Oleic acid ($731M), and Tall oil fatty acids ($419M)

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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Stearic Acid.
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Top 10 Exporters Countries of Stearic Acid by percentage of total exports

Potential Exports

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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 Stearic Acid.

Country by Relatedness

The following visualization shows the relatedness of Stearic Acid 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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