Cocoa beans; whole or broken, raw or roasted

1801 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Cocoa Beans. In 2022, Cocoa Beans were the world's 423rd most traded product, with a total trade of $8.29B. Between 2021 and 2022 the exports of Cocoa Beans decreased by -20.3%, from $10.4B to $8.29B. Trade in Cocoa Beans represent 0.035% of total world trade.

Cocoa Beans are a part of Cocoa & cocoa preparations. They include Cocoa Beans (Raw/Roasted, Whole/Broken).

Exports In 2022 the top exporters of Cocoa Beans  were Cote d'Ivoire ($3.33B), Ghana ($1.08B), Ecuador ($937M), Nigeria ($489M), and Cameroon ($450M).

Imports In 2022 the top importers of Cocoa Beans were Netherlands ($1.68B), Malaysia ($1.02B), United States ($874M), Germany ($681M), and Belgium ($678M).

Ranking Cocoa Beans ranks 1033rd 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)Cote d'Ivoire$3.33B
Top Destination (2022)Netherlands$1.68B

In 2022 Cocoa Beans were the world's 423rd most traded product (out of 1,218).

In 2022, the top exporters of Cocoa Beans were Cote d'Ivoire ($3.33B), Ghana ($1.08B), Ecuador ($937M), Nigeria ($489M), and Cameroon ($450M).

In 2022, the top importers of Cocoa Beans were Netherlands ($1.68B), Malaysia ($1.02B), United States ($874M), Germany ($681M), and Belgium ($678M).

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Exporters of Cocoa Beans (2022)
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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2021 -  2022)Ecuador$97.9M
Top Destination Growth (2021 -  2022)India$18M

Between 2021 and 2022, the exports of Cocoa Beans grew the fastest in Ecuador ($97.9M), Singapore ($24.5M), Democratic Republic of the Congo ($23.3M), Indonesia ($9.09M), and Guinea ($7.98M).

Between 2021 and 2022, the fastest growing importers of Cocoa Beans were India ($18M), Tunisia ($8.54M), Slovakia ($6.89M), Kazakhstan ($4.34M), and South Korea ($3.91M).

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Exporters of Cocoa Beans (2021 - 2022)

Importers of Cocoa Beans (2021 - 2022)

Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Cocoa Beans.

In 2022, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 3.26. This means that most of the exports of Cocoa Beans are explained by 9 countries.

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Value of Exports in Cocoa Beans

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2022)Cote d'Ivoire$3.33B
TOP NET IMPORTER (2022)Netherlands$1.32B

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

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Cocoa Beans were Cote d'Ivoire ($3.33B), Ghana ($1.08B), Ecuador ($936M), Nigeria ($489M), and Cameroon ($450M).

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Cocoa Beans were Netherlands ($1.32B), United States ($865M), Malaysia ($760M), Germany ($656M), and Belgium ($531M).

Net Trade (2022)

Country Comparison

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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Cocoa Beans.
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Top 10 Exporters Countries of Cocoa Beans by percentage of total exports

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALIndonesia+ $13.8M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALNigeria+ $964

Cocoa Beans’s highest export potential is Indonesia. With an export gap of $13.8M.  Cocoa Beans’s highest import potential is Nigeria with an import gap of $964.

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Product Complexity

Diversification Frontier

Specialization

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)

Country by Relatedness

The following visualization shows the relatedness of Cocoa Beans to countries. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

Relative Relatedness by Country (2022)

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