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Animals; live

01 (Harmonized System 1992 for 2-digit)

2022
World Trade $23.9BRnk 74 / 96
2022
Top Exporter | Top Importer $2.5B | $3.19BFrance | United States
2022
Product Complexity -0.32Rnk 56 / 96
2021 - 2022
Export Growth (CAGR) -4.15%Rnk 87 / 96
2022
Share of World Trade 0.1%Rnk 74 / 96

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Live animals. In 2022, Live animals were the world's 74th most traded product, with a total trade of $23.9B. Between 2021 and 2022 the exports of Live animals decreased by -4.15%, from $25B to $23.9B. Trade in Live animals represent 0.1% of total world trade.

Live animals are a part of Animal Products. They include Bovine, Pigs, Horses, Poultry, Sheep and Goats, and Other Animals.

Exports In 2022 the top exporters of Live animals  were France ($2.5B), Canada ($1.97B), Netherlands ($1.74B), Germany ($1.43B), and United States ($1.21B).

Imports In 2022 the top importers of Live animals were United States ($3.19B), Italy ($1.85B), Germany ($1.48B), Netherlands ($1.26B), and Hong Kong ($1.16B).

Ranking Live animals ranks 56th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

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* Trade values are converted to USD using each month's exchange rate. For December 2023 data, the exchange rate from December 30, 2023 is used.

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Historical Data

Exporters and Importers

Top Origin (2022)France$2.5B
Top Destination (2022)United States$3.19B

In 2022 Live animals were the world's 74th most traded product (out of 96).

In 2022, the top exporters of Live animals were France ($2.5B), Canada ($1.97B), Netherlands ($1.74B), Germany ($1.43B), and United States ($1.21B).

In 2022, the top importers of Live animals were United States ($3.19B), Italy ($1.85B), Germany ($1.48B), Netherlands ($1.26B), and Hong Kong ($1.16B).

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Exporters of Live animals (2022)
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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2021 -  2022)Canada$274M
Top Destination Growth (2021 -  2022)Kuwait$186M

Between 2021 and 2022, the exports of Live animals grew the fastest in Canada ($274M), Iran ($160M), Colombia ($160M), France ($148M), and Brazil ($116M).

Between 2021 and 2022, the fastest growing importers of Live animals were Kuwait ($186M), Egypt ($178M), Poland ($171M), United States ($123M), and Jordan ($82.3M).

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Exporters of Live animals (2021 - 2022)

Importers of Live animals (2021 - 2022)

Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Live animals.

In 2022, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 5.14. This means that most of the exports of Live animals are explained by 35 countries.

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Value of Exports in Live animals

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2022)France$2.16B
TOP NET IMPORTER (2022)United States$1.98B

This map shows which countries export or import more of Live animals. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Live animals during 2022.

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Live animals were France ($2.16B), Canada ($1.36B), Denmark ($1.13B), Australia ($831M), and Netherlands ($481M).

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Live animals were United States ($1.98B), Italy ($1.78B), Poland ($775M), Hong Kong ($578M), and Egypt ($544M).

Net Trade (2022)

Disaggregation

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In 2022, the world most traded Live animals, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Bovine ($9.02B), Horses ($4.22B), Pigs ($3.76B), Poultry ($3.48B), and Sheep and Goats ($1.91B)

HS6 Disaggregation for Live animals (2022)
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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Live animals.
It is possible to select the main countries that export or import Live animals in the world, or by continent, as well as select the measure of interest.

Top 10 Exporters Countries of Live animals by percentage of total exports

Product Complexity

Diversification Frontier

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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.

Relatedness vs Country Complexity (2022)

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