2023
Exports
$6.13MWorld Rnk 57 / 146
Flag Rnk 210 / 1091
2023
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Vinyl Chloride Polymers
0.56Rnk 342 / 1025
2023
Imports
$86.5MWorld Rnk 43 / 205
Flag Rnk 72 / 1187
2023
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of Guatemala
-0.21Rnk 73 / 132

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Exports In 2023, Guatemala exported $6.13M in Vinyl Chloride Polymers, making it the 57th largest exporter of Vinyl Chloride Polymers in the world. At the same year, Vinyl Chloride Polymers was the 210th most exported product in Guatemala. The main destination of Vinyl Chloride Polymers exports from Guatemala are: Honduras ($2.76M), El Salvador ($1.53M), Costa Rica ($789k), Mexico ($765k), and Nicaragua ($181k).

The fastest growing export markets for Vinyl Chloride Polymers of Guatemala between 2022 and 2023 were El Salvador ($10.6k), Italy ($5.59k), and Canada ($4.04k).

Imports In 2023, Guatemala imported $86.5M in Vinyl Chloride Polymers, becoming the 43rd largest importer of Vinyl Chloride Polymers in the world. At the same year, Vinyl Chloride Polymers was the 72nd most imported product in Guatemala. Guatemala imports Vinyl Chloride Polymers primarily from: United States ($55.6M), Mexico ($15.3M), El Salvador ($8.75M), China ($2.31M), and Vietnam ($1.12M).

The fastest growing import markets in Vinyl Chloride Polymers for Guatemala between 2022 and 2023 were Mexico ($2.34M), Costa Rica ($758k), and Colombia ($705k).

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

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

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EXPORTS (2023)$6.13M
IMPORTS (2023)$86.5M
NET TRADE (2023)-$80.4M

In 2023, Guatemala exported $6.13M in Vinyl Chloride Polymers. The main destinations of Guatemala exports on Vinyl Chloride Polymers were Honduras ($2.76M), El Salvador ($1.53M), Costa Rica ($789k), Mexico ($765k), and Nicaragua ($181k).

In 2023, Guatemala imported $86.5M in Vinyl Chloride Polymers, mainly from United States ($55.6M), Mexico ($15.3M), El Salvador ($8.75M), China ($2.31M), and Vietnam ($1.12M).

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Export Destinations (2023)

Import Origins (2023)

Market Growth

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THE FASTEST GROWING Vinyl Chloride Polymers EXPORT MARKETS FOR Guatemala WERE (2022 - 2023):
El Salvador$10.6k (0.7%)
Italy$5.59k (1%)
Canada$4.04k (1%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Vinyl Chloride Polymers BY Guatemala WERE (2022 - 2023):
Honduras-$2.26M (-45%)
Costa Rica-$403k (-33.8%)
Mexico-$350k (-31.4%)

Change in Exports by Market (2022 - 2023)

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In 2023, Guatemala's main exporting competitors in Vinyl Chloride Polymers were:
In 2023, Guatemala's main importing competitors in Vinyl Chloride Polymers were:

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Trade Value of Vinyl Chloride Polymers by Exporters

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALMexico+ $2.22M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALMexico+ $5.03M

Vinyl Chloride Polymers’s highest export potential is Mexico. With an export gap of $2.22M.   Vinyl Chloride Polymers’s highest import potential is Mexico with an import gap of $5.03M.

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