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2022
World Trade $85.8MRnk 4183 / 4648
2022
Top Exporter | Top Importer $50.7M | undefinedTurkey | N/A
2022
Product Complexity -0.52Rnk 3232 / 4653
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Export Growth (CAGR) 140%Rnk 44 / 4648
2022
Share of World Trade 0.00036%Rnk 4183 / 4648

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Bituminous or oil shale and tar sands are a part of Bitumen and asphalt.

Exports In 2022 the top exporters of Bituminous or oil shale and tar sands  were Turkey ($50.7M), Spain ($7.7M), Iran ($3.88M), South Korea ($2.97M), and United Arab Emirates ($2.91M).

Imports In 2022 the top importers of Bituminous or oil shale and tar sands were N/A.

Ranking Bituminous or oil shale and tar sands ranks 3232nd in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

Description Bituminous or oil shale is a form of coal that differs from other coal because it contains hydrocarbons that can be extracted and refined into liquid or gas fuels. Tar sands are a mixture of sand, clay, water, and bitumen, a black, viscous form of petroleum. Canada has vast deposits of tar sands, and these are mined and processed into a form of crude oil.

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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)Turkey$50.7M

In 2022 Bituminous or oil shale and tar sands were the world's 4183rd most traded product (out of 4,648).

In 2022, the top exporters of Bituminous or oil shale and tar sands were Turkey ($50.7M), Spain ($7.7M), Iran ($3.88M), South Korea ($2.97M), and United Arab Emirates ($2.91M).

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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2021 -  2022)Turkey$50.7M
Top Destination Growth (2021 -  2022)France$44.5M

Between 2021 and 2022, the exports of Bituminous or oil shale and tar sands grew the fastest in Turkey ($50.7M), South Korea ($2.96M), Iran ($1.84M), Thailand ($1.77M), and Chinese Taipei ($1.36M).

Between 2021 and 2022, the fastest growing importers of Bituminous or oil shale and tar sands were France ($44.5M), Finland ($4.06M), New Zealand ($3.7M), Fiji ($3.29M), and Ethiopia ($1.98M).

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Exporters of Bituminous or oil shale and tar sands (2021 - 2022)

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Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Bituminous or oil shale and tar sands.

In 2022, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 2.61. This means that most of the exports of Bituminous or oil shale and tar sands are explained by 6 countries.

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Value of Exports in Bituminous or oil shale and tar sands

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2022)Turkey$50.7M
TOP NET IMPORTER (2022)France$54.9M

This map shows which countries export or import more of Bituminous or oil shale and tar sands. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Bituminous or oil shale and tar sands during 2022.

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Bituminous or oil shale and tar sands were Turkey ($50.7M), Spain ($7M), Iran ($3.88M), South Korea ($2.97M), and United Arab Emirates ($2.9M).

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Bituminous or oil shale and tar sands were France ($54.9M), Kenya ($5M), New Zealand ($3.67M), Fiji ($2.27M), and Bahamas ($1.28M).

Net Trade (2022)

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Top 10 Exporters Countries of Bituminous or oil shale and tar sands by percentage of total exports

Product Complexity

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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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