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Andean Community

Exports (2023)$169B
Imports (2023)$154B
Main Exporter (2023)Peru $66.6B
Main Importer (2023)Colombia$61.8B
Internal Trade (2023)5.6%of total trade

About

Overview CAN (Andean Community) is a Trade Bloc composed by Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, and Bolivia. In 2023, CAN exported $169B (0.75% of global exports) and imported $154B (0.68% of global imports). Its largest exporter, Peru exported $66.6B, which corresponds to 39.4% of the total exports. On the other hand, the largest importer, Colombia, imported $61.8B, which is 40.1% of the total imports of Andean Community.

Trade In 2023, CAN's most exported products were Crude Petroleum Oils ($26.3B), Copper ores and concentrates ($21.3B), Unwrought Non-Monetary Gold ($16B), Bituminous coal, not agglomerated ($8.32B), and Frozen Shrimps & Prawns ($7.13B). The same year, the most imported products were Bituminous Petroleum Distillates (Excl. Crude) ($16.3B), Radio/TV Transmit-Receive Apparatus ($4.08B), Crude Petroleum Oils ($3.87B), Medicaments in Dosage (n.e.s.) ($2.89B), and Maize except seed corn ($2.75B).

Partners In 2023, CAN's exports went primarly to China ($34.2B), United States ($32.7B), Panama ($9.59B), India ($7.46B), and Brazil ($5.58B). The same year, CAN's imported primarily from United States ($36.1B), China ($35.8B), Brazil ($10.7B), Mexico ($5.75B), and Argentina ($4.92B).

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Disclaimer: data is presented based on availability and only countries that use the harmonized system are being shown.

*All data is converted to USD using January 2020 exchange rates when data is reported in local currency.

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Historical Data

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The following section shows the trade patterns over time for all the countries that comprise the organization, using historical dataset.

Yearly Exports of CAN

Internal Trade

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Internal Trade includes all trade between the countries that comprise this organization.

In 2023, the top internal exports of CAN were Crude Petroleum ($806M), Soybean Meal ($552M), Soybean Oil ($472M), Animal Food ($323M), and Electricity ($307M).

The same year, the principal destinations of internal exports were Ecuador ($3.51B), Peru ($2.97B), Colombia ($2.27B), and Bolivia ($730M).

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External Trade

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External trade includes all world trade excluding the countries that comprise this organization.

In 2023, the top external exports of CAN were China ($34.2B), United States ($32.7B), Panama ($9.59B), India ($7.46B), and Brazil ($5.58B).

The same year, the principal destinations of external exports were Crude Petroleum ($25.5B), Copper Ore ($21.2B), Gold ($16.1B), Coal Briquettes ($10.7B), and Crustaceans ($7.09B).

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Total Trade

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Top Export (2023)Crude Petroleum$26.3B
Top Destination (2023)China$34.2B

In 2023, CAN exported a total of $169B. During the last five reported years the exports of CAN have changed by $41B from $128B in 2018 to $169B in 2023.

The most recent exports are led by Crude Petroleum ($26.3B), Copper Ore ($21.3B), Gold ($16.1B), Coal Briquettes ($10.7B), and Crustaceans ($7.14B). The most common destination for the exports of CAN are China ($34.2B), United States ($32.7B), Panama ($9.59B), India ($7.46B), and Brazil ($5.58B).

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Largest Export by Country

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Biggest export by country (2021)

Trade between organizations

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Economic Complexity

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This visualization compares the Economic Complexity Index (ECI) with different indicators about country development such as GDP per capita or Inflation. For more information about ECI, check the Methods page.

In 2023, the countries with higher complexity that belong to Andean Community were Colombia (0.26), Peru (-0.6), Ecuador (-0.83), and Bolivia (-0.86).

On the other hand, the countries with higher GDP per capita were Peru ($7.91k), Colombia ($6.95k), Ecuador ($6.61k), and Bolivia ($3.69k).

Finally, the biggest exporters of CAN were Peru ($66.6B), Colombia ($54.8B), Ecuador ($37.3B), and Bolivia ($10.6B).

GDP per capita v/s ECI for countries that comprise Andean Community (2023)

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