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North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Exports (2023)$9.04T
Imports (2023)$10.7T
Main Exporter (2023)United States $1.86T
Main Importer (2023)United States$3T
Internal Trade (2023)62.7%of total trade

About

Overview NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) is an International Organization composed by United States, Germany, Italy, France, Netherlands, Canada, Belgium, United Kingdom, Spain, Poland, Turkey, Czechia, Norway, Hungary, Denmark, Slovakia, Romania, Portugal, Slovenia, Greece, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Luxembourg, North Macedonia, Iceland, Albania, and Montenegro. In 2023, NATO exported $9.04T (40% of global exports) and imported $10.7T (47.2% of global imports). Its largest exporter, United States exported $1.86T, which corresponds to 20.6% of the total exports. On the other hand, the largest importer, United States, imported $3T, which is 28.2% of the total imports of North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Trade In 2023, NATO's most exported products were Bituminous Petroleum Distillates (Excl. Crude) ($350B), Crude Petroleum Oils ($324B), Medicaments in Dosage (n.e.s.) ($249B), Other Vehicles Including Gas Turbine Powered ($195B), and Gaseous Natural Gas ($154B). The same year, the most imported products were Crude Petroleum Oils ($499B), Bituminous Petroleum Distillates (Excl. Crude) ($318B), Radio/TV Transmit-Receive Apparatus ($277B), Medicaments in Dosage (n.e.s.) ($227B), and Other Vehicles Including Gas Turbine Powered ($224B).

Partners In 2023, NATO's exports went primarly to United States ($918B), Germany ($819B), France ($560B), China ($444B), and United Kingdom ($428B). The same year, NATO's imported primarily from China ($1.19T), Germany ($1.01T), United States ($702B), Mexico ($525B), and Canada ($458B).

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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

Organization Composition

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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 NATO

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

In 2023, the top internal exports of NATO were Cars ($397B), Crude Petroleum ($239B), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($191B), Petroleum Gas ($184B), and Refined Petroleum ($179B).

The same year, the principal destinations of internal exports were United States ($918B), Germany ($819B), France ($560B), United Kingdom ($428B), and Netherlands ($401B).

Internal Exports (2021)
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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 NATO were China ($444B), Mexico ($305B), Switzerland ($218B), Japan ($168B), and Austria ($157B).

The same year, the principal destinations of external exports were Refined Petroleum ($171B), Cars ($165B), Packaged Medicaments ($131B), Gold ($85.4B), and Crude Petroleum ($84.8B).

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Total Trade

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Top Export (2023)Cars$562B
Top Destination (2023)United States$918B

In 2023, NATO exported a total of $9.04T. During the last five reported years the exports of NATO have changed by $1.39T from $7.65T in 2018 to $9.04T in 2023.

The most recent exports are led by Cars ($562B), Refined Petroleum ($350B), Crude Petroleum ($324B), Packaged Medicaments ($310B), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($263B). The most common destination for the exports of NATO are United States ($918B), Germany ($819B), France ($560B), China ($444B), and United Kingdom ($428B).

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Largest Export by Country

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The following visualization shows the principal export per country, the product which has grown the most over the past 5 years or the product in which the country has a higher level of specialization, measured by the RCA Index.

Biggest export by country (2021)

Trade between organizations

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Economic Complexity

Complexity and Country Indicators

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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 North Atlantic Treaty Organization were Germany (1.79), Czechia (1.61), United Kingdom (1.51), Slovenia (1.5), and United States (1.49).

On the other hand, the countries with higher GDP per capita were Luxembourg ($129k), Norway ($87.9k), United States ($82.8k), Iceland ($79.6k), and Denmark ($68.5k).

Finally, the biggest exporters of NATO were United States ($1.86T), Germany ($1.57T), Italy ($638B), France ($635B), and Netherlands ($599B).

GDP per capita v/s ECI for countries that comprise North Atlantic Treaty Organization (2023)

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