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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Tin articles. In 2022, Tin articles were the world's 86th most traded product, with a total trade of $9.14B. Between 2021 and 2022 the exports of Tin articles grew by 0.27%, from $9.12B to $9.14B. Trade in Tin articles represent 0.039% of total world trade.

Tin articles are a part of Metals. They include Raw Tin, Tin Bars, Other Tin Products, Scrap Tin, Tin Foil, Tin Plating, and Tin pipes or tubes and pipe fittings.

Exports In 2022 the top exporters of Tin articles  were Indonesia ($2.87B), Peru ($777M), Bolivia ($635M), Malaysia ($601M), and China ($483M).

Imports In 2022 the top importers of Tin articles were China ($1.1B), United States ($977M), Japan ($814M), Germany ($696M), and Netherlands ($647M).

Ranking Tin articles ranks 44th 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$2.87B
Top Destination (2022)China$1.1B

In 2022 Tin articles were the world's 86th most traded product (out of 96).

In 2022, the top exporters of Tin articles were Indonesia ($2.87B), Peru ($777M), Bolivia ($635M), Malaysia ($601M), and China ($483M).

In 2022, the top importers of Tin articles were China ($1.1B), United States ($977M), Japan ($814M), Germany ($696M), and Netherlands ($647M).

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Exporters of Tin articles (2022)
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Importers of Tin articles (2022)
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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2021 -  2022)Indonesia$303M
Top Destination Growth (2021 -  2022)China$840M

Between 2021 and 2022, the exports of Tin articles grew the fastest in Indonesia ($303M), Brazil ($66.6M), United States ($50.5M), Spain ($40.6M), and Burma ($25.8M).

Between 2021 and 2022, the fastest growing importers of Tin articles were China ($840M), India ($69.1M), United Kingdom ($53.4M), Portugal ($50.9M), and Italy ($37.4M).

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Exporters of Tin articles (2021 - 2022)

Importers of Tin articles (2021 - 2022)

Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Tin articles.

In 2022, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 3.96. This means that most of the exports of Tin articles are explained by 15 countries.

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Value of Exports in Tin articles

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2022)Indonesia$2.84B
TOP NET IMPORTER (2022)United States$725M

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

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Tin articles were Indonesia ($2.84B), Peru ($776M), Bolivia ($635M), Malaysia ($393M), and Brazil ($381M).

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Tin articles were United States ($725M), Japan ($659M), China ($615M), Germany ($523M), and South Korea ($459M).

Net Trade (2022)

Disaggregation

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In 2022, the world most traded Tin articles, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Raw Tin ($7.75B), Tin Bars ($641M), Other Tin Products ($568M), and Scrap Tin ($187M)

HS6 Disaggregation for Tin articles (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 Tin articles.
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Top 10 Exporters Countries of Tin articles by percentage of total exports

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALUnited States+ $39M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALMalaysia+ $3.54M

Tin articles’s highest export potential is United States. With an export gap of $39M.  Tin articles’s highest import potential is Malaysia with an import gap of $3.54M.

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Product Complexity

Diversification Frontier

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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.

Relatedness vs Country Complexity (2022)

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