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2022
World Trade $2.52BRnk 733 / 1228
2022
Top Exporter | Top Importer $1.48B | $302MChina | United States
2022
Product Complexity 0.085Rnk 447 / 854
2022
Share of World Trade 0.011%Rnk 733 / 1228

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Drones. In 2022, Drones were the world's 733rd most traded product, with a total trade of $2.52B.

Drones are a part of Aircraft, spacecraft and parts thereof. They include Small drones (250g-7kg), RC Only, Mini drones (<250g), RC Only, Large drones (25-150kg), RC Only, Heavy drones (>150kg), RC Only, Medium-sized drones (7-25kg), RC Only, Heavy UAV (>150kg), Large UAV (25-150kg), Small UAV (250g-7kg), Medium-sized UAV (7-25kg), and Passenger carrying drones, among others.

Exports In 2022 the top exporters of Drones  were China ($1.48B), United States ($171M), Netherlands ($140M), Hong Kong ($123M), and Malaysia ($99.9M).

Imports In 2022 the top importers of Drones were United States ($302M), Germany ($158M), Netherlands ($156M), Japan ($123M), and Denmark ($120M).

Ranking Drones ranks 447th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

Latest Trends

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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)China$1.48B
Top Destination (2022)United States$302M

In 2022 Drones were the world's 733rd most traded product (out of 1,228).

In 2022, the top exporters of Drones were China ($1.48B), United States ($171M), Netherlands ($140M), Hong Kong ($123M), and Malaysia ($99.9M).

In 2022, the top importers of Drones were United States ($302M), Germany ($158M), Netherlands ($156M), Japan ($123M), and Denmark ($120M).

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Exporters of Drones (2022)
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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (false -  2022)China$1.48B
Top Destination Growth (false -  2022)United States$302M

Between false and 2022, the exports of Drones grew the fastest in China ($1.48B), United States ($171M), Netherlands ($140M), Hong Kong ($123M), and Malaysia ($99.9M).

Between false and 2022, the fastest growing importers of Drones were United States ($302M), Germany ($158M), Netherlands ($156M), Japan ($123M), and Denmark ($120M).

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Exporters of Drones (NaN - 2022)

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Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Drones.

In 2022, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 2.77. This means that most of the exports of Drones are explained by 6 countries.

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Value of Exports in Drones

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2022)China$1.39B
TOP NET IMPORTER (2022)United States$132M

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

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Drones were China ($1.39B), Malaysia ($81.4M), Hong Kong ($78.1M), Israel ($37.1M), and Norway ($13.5M).

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Drones were United States ($132M), Japan ($119M), Germany ($110M), Denmark ($99.1M), and Australia ($74.5M).

Net Trade (2022)

Disaggregation

In 2022, the world most traded Drones, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Small drones (250g-7kg), RC Only ($1.09B), Mini drones (<250g), RC Only ($872M), Large drones (25-150kg), RC Only ($171M), Heavy drones (>150kg), RC Only ($112M), and Medium-sized drones (7-25kg), RC Only ($93.3M)

HS6 Disaggregation for Drones (2022)
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Country Comparison

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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Drones.
It is possible to select the main countries that export or import Drones in the world, or by continent, as well as select the measure of interest.

Top 10 Exporters Countries of Drones by percentage of total exports

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Drones’s highest export potential is N/A. With an export gap of N/A.  Drones’s highest import potential is N/A with an import gap of N/A.

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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 Drones 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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