2023
Exports
$10.9BWorld Rnk 2 / 175
Flag Rnk 35 / 96
2023
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Fertilizers
-0.92Rnk 808 / 1025
2023
Imports
$5.85BWorld Rnk 4 / 221
Flag Rnk 36 / 96
2023
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of China
1.16Rnk 21 / 132

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Exports In 2023, China exported $10.9B in Fertilizers, making it the 2nd largest exporter of Fertilizers in the world. At the same year, Fertilizers was the 35th most exported product in China. The main destination of Fertilizers exports from China are: India ($2.59B), Brazil ($1.75B), Vietnam ($641M), Burma ($557M), and Thailand ($375M).

The fastest growing export markets for Fertilizers of China between 2022 and 2023 were India ($287M), Burma ($256M), and North Korea ($76.8M).

Imports In 2023, China imported $5.85B in Fertilizers, becoming the 4th largest importer of Fertilizers in the world. At the same year, Fertilizers was the 36th most imported product in China. China imports Fertilizers primarily from: Belarus ($1.46B), Russia ($1.31B), Canada ($713M), Laos ($630M), and Jordan ($527M).

The fastest growing import markets in Fertilizers for China between 2022 and 2023 were Belarus ($532M), Laos ($349M), and Russia ($269M).

COMPANIES In 2024, leading companies such as GE RENEWABLES NORTH AMERICA LLC (39), Elkem Silicones (7), and IKEA Group (6) were at the forefront of shipping Fertilizers from China to the United States.

Latest Trends

December 2024

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Color
EXPORT GROWTH (December 2023 - December 2024)$-5.98M(-0.87%)
IMPORT GROWTH (December 2023 - December 2024)$-33.9M(-7.12%)
MAIN EXPORTER (December 2024)
MAIN DESTINATION (December 2024)Brazil$113M

This section shows Fertilizers's exports and imports data at subnational level for China. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap, or any destination or origin country to explore the exports or imports behavior of Fertilizers over time.

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

Color
EXPORTS (2023)$10.9B
IMPORTS (2023)$5.85B
NET TRADE (2023)$5.06B

In 2023, China exported $10.9B in Fertilizers. The main destinations of China exports on Fertilizers were India ($2.59B), Brazil ($1.75B), Vietnam ($641M), Burma ($557M), and Thailand ($375M).

In 2023, China imported $5.85B in Fertilizers, mainly from Belarus ($1.46B), Russia ($1.31B), Canada ($713M), Laos ($630M), and Jordan ($527M).

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Export Destinations (2023)

Import Origins (2023)

Market Growth

Flow
THE FASTEST GROWING Fertilizers EXPORT MARKETS FOR China WERE (2022 - 2023):
India$287M (12.4%)
Burma$256M (85.2%)
North Korea$76.8M (1.42k%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Fertilizers BY China WERE (2022 - 2023):
Brazil-$892M (-33.8%)
Bangladesh-$446M (-78.1%)
Japan-$275M (-51.1%)

Change in Exports by Market (2022 - 2023)

Market Concentration

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In 2023, China's main exporting competitors in Fertilizers were:
Russia $15.3B
Canada $10.4B
In 2023, China's main importing competitors in Fertilizers were:

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Trade Value of Fertilizers by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALIndia+ $1.02B
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALRussia+ $395M

Fertilizers’s highest export potential is India. With an export gap of $1.02B.   Fertilizers’s highest import potential is Russia with an import gap of $395M.

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