Overview In December 2021 Santa Cruz exported $263M and imported $454M, resulting in a negative trade balance of $191M. Between December 2020 and December 2021 the exports of Santa Cruz have increased by $57.8M (28.2%) from $205M to $263M, while imports increased by $147M (47.7%) from $307M to $454M.
Trade In December 2021, the top exports of Santa Cruz were Natural gas, in the gaseous state ($90.2M), Oilcake and other solid residues (except... ($52.6M), Soya bean oil and its fractions ($47.5M), Sunflower seed or safflower oil and... ($14.5M), and Soya beans ($5.63M). In December 2021 the top imports of Santa Cruz were Gas oils ($71.8M), Insecticides put up in forms or... ($19.8M), Bars and rods (other than those... ($14.2M), Medicaments, n.e.s. ($8.27M), and Food preparations, n.e.s. ($7.97M).
Destinations In December 2021, Santa Cruz exported mostly to Colombia ($51.5M), Brazil ($50.2M), Peru ($49.9M), Argentina ($46M), and Ecuador ($32.4M), and imported mostly from Brazil ($163M), China ($72.7M), Argentina ($57.2M), India ($33.2M), and United States ($26.5M).
Growth In December 2021, the increase in Santa Cruz's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by an increase in exports to Peru ($22M or 74%), Ecuador ($5.44M or 34.2%), and Colombia ($5.19M or 29.6%), and product exports increase in Oilcake and other solid residues (except... ($26.1M or 86.5%), Soya bean oil and its fractions ($12.5M or 84.8%), and Meat of bovine animals, frozen ($1.63M or 43.3%). In December 2021, the increase in Santa Cruz's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by an increase in imports from South Korea ($7.18M or 798%), Italy ($866k or 26.7%), and France ($399k or 19.1%), and product imports increase in Pharmaceutical goods, other than medicaments ($6.19M or 1.52k%), Harvesting or threshing machinery (including straw... ($1.39M or 67.5%), and Organic chemical products, n.e.s. ($1.38M or 187%).