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1101 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Wheat Flours. In 2020, Wheat Flours were the world's 497th most traded product, with a total trade of $4.75B. Between 2019 and 2020 the exports of Wheat Flours decreased by -6.77%, from $5.09B to $4.75B. Trade in Wheat Flours represent 0.028% of total world trade.

Wheat Flours are a part of Products of the milling industry. They include Wheat or meslin flour.

Exports In 2020 the top exporters of Wheat Flours  were Turkey ($949M), Kazakhstan ($489M), Germany ($342M), Uzbekistan ($219M), and Argentina ($196M).

Imports In 2020 the top importers of Wheat Flours were Afghanistan ($554M), Iraq ($451M), Netherlands ($241M), United States ($197M), and France ($157M).

Tariffs In 2018 the average tariff for Wheat Flours was 21.8%, making it the 84th lowest tariff using the HS4 product classification.

Ranking Wheat Flours ranks 934th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

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The following visualization shows the latest trends on Wheat Flours. 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): Turkey, $949M

Top Destination (2020): Afghanistan, $554M

Wheat Flours are the world's 497th most traded product.

In 2020, the top exporters of Wheat Flours were Turkey ($949M), Kazakhstan ($489M), Germany ($342M), Uzbekistan ($219M), and Argentina ($196M).

In 2020, the top importers of Wheat Flours were Afghanistan ($554M), Iraq ($451M), Netherlands ($241M), United States ($197M), and France ($157M).

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Market Dynamics

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Trade by country

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Top Origin Growth (2019 -  2020): Kazakhstan, $126M

Top Destination Growth (2019 - 2020): Afghanistan, $116M

Between 2019 and 2020, the exports of Wheat Flours grew the fastest in Kazakhstan ($126M), Uzbekistan ($114M), India ($27.9M), South Africa ($18.3M), and Belgium ($9.73M).

Between 2019 and 2020, the fastest growing importers of Wheat Flours were Afghanistan ($116M), Venezuela ($35.2M), Zimbabwe ($18.6M), Bolivia ($15.4M), and Italy ($13.9M).

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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 Wheat Flours.

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

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TOP NET EXPORTER (2020): Turkey, $945M

TOP NET IMPORTER (2020): Afghanistan, $554M

This map shows which countries export or import more of Wheat Flours. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Wheat Flours during 2020.

In 2020, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Wheat Flours were Turkey ($945M), Kazakhstan ($485M), Germany ($281M), Argentina ($196M), and Egypt ($166M).

In 2020, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Wheat Flours were Afghanistan ($554M), Iraq ($448M), Netherlands ($173M), Bolivia ($119M), and Yemen ($116M).

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In 2020, the world most traded Wheat Flours, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Wheat or meslin flour ($4.75B)

Country Comparison

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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Wheat Flours.
It is possible to select the main countries that export or import Wheat Flours 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 Wheat Flours to countries. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.