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World Trade (2021)$21T
Top Exporter (2021)China$3.34T
Top Importer (2021)United States$2.73T
Most Complex Economy (2021)Japan2.25

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Overview In this page you will find historical data for the world trade. Also, latest trade data is available for selected countries.

Countries In 2021, world biggest exporters were China ($3.34T), United States ($1.63T), Germany ($1.56T), Japan ($731B), and South Korea ($653B) and world biggest importers were United States ($2.73T), China ($1.97T), Germany ($1.34T), Japan ($700B), and France ($696B).

Products In 2021, world's most traded products were Crude Petroleum ($951B), Integrated Circuits ($823B), Refined Petroleum ($746B), Cars ($723B), and Broadcasting Equipment ($473B).

Economic Complexity In 2021, the world most complex economies were Japan (2.25), Chinese Taipei (2.21), Switzerland (2.04), South Korea (2), and Germany (1.85). In contrast, the world least complex economies were Iraq (-1.5), Democratic Republic of the Congo (-1.57), Mali (-1.64), Chad (-1.98), and Guinea (-2.04).

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The following section shows the trade patterns over time for the world.

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

Total Trade

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World Trade (2021)$21T
Top Export (2021)Crude Petroleum$951B

The following visualization shows the total trade for the World, aswell as its product product disaggregation.

Adding a country in the selector will include a new line, and clicking a line will show the product disaggregation in that month.

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Total Trade
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HS4 Exports for World (2021)

Trade Patterns

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In 2021, the world top exporters were China ($3.34T), United States ($1.63T), Germany ($1.56T), Japan ($731B), and South Korea ($653B).

Meanwhile, the most traded products were Crude Petroleum ($951B), Integrated Circuits ($823B), Refined Petroleum ($746B), Cars ($723B), and Broadcasting Equipment ($473B).

World Exports Value (2021)
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World Exports Value (2021)
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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)

Comparative Advantage

Depth

This chart compares trade between both selected countries, considering products traded by both.

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Subnational

Subnational Data Availability

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The following visualization shows the latest trade data for world economies, depending on data availability.

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** Using January 2020 exchange rates when trade data is reported in local currency

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Economic Complexity

Economic Complexity by Country

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The following visualization shows the Economic Complexity Index and Economic Complexity Ranking of Each Country

The Economic Complexity Index, or ECI, is a measure of an economy’s capacity which can be inferred from data connecting locations to the activities that are present in them. For more info about Economic Complexity, visit the Economic Complexity page.

Estimated using exports data.

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Economic Complexity Index by Country (2021)

Product Space

The product space is a network connecting products that are likely to be co-exported. The product space can be used to predict future exports, since countries are more likely to start exporting products that are related to current exports. Relatedness measures the distance between a product, and all of the products it is currently specialized in.

Product Space for United States (2021)

Main Product by Country

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The following network visualization shows the top exporter, top importer and most specialized country by product at HS4 level.

RCA is used to measure the specialization of a country in a product.

Product Exports (2021)

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