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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Industrial fatty alcohols. In 2022, Industrial fatty alcohols were the world's 757th most traded product, with a total trade of $5.03B. Between 2021 and 2022 the exports of Industrial fatty alcohols grew by 20.1%, from $4.19B to $5.03B. Trade in Industrial fatty alcohols represent 0.021% of total world trade.

Industrial fatty alcohols are a part of Stearic Acid.

Exports In 2022 the top exporters of Industrial fatty alcohols  were Indonesia ($1.5B), Malaysia ($983M), Netherlands ($602M), Germany ($577M), and United States ($400M).

Imports In 2022 the top importers of Industrial fatty alcohols were China ($964M), Netherlands ($502M), United States ($476M), Singapore ($314M), and India ($291M).

Ranking Industrial fatty alcohols ranks 2003rd 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)Indonesia$1.5B
Top Destination (2022)China$964M

In 2022 Industrial fatty alcohols were the world's 757th most traded product (out of 4,648).

In 2022, the top exporters of Industrial fatty alcohols were Indonesia ($1.5B), Malaysia ($983M), Netherlands ($602M), Germany ($577M), and United States ($400M).

In 2022, the top importers of Industrial fatty alcohols were China ($964M), Netherlands ($502M), United States ($476M), Singapore ($314M), and India ($291M).

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Exporters of Industrial fatty alcohols (2022)
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Importers of Industrial fatty alcohols (2022)
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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2021 -  2022)Indonesia$230M
Top Destination Growth (2021 -  2022)China$176M

Between 2021 and 2022, the exports of Industrial fatty alcohols grew the fastest in Indonesia ($230M), Malaysia ($190M), Germany ($132M), United States ($100M), and India ($84.9M).

Between 2021 and 2022, the fastest growing importers of Industrial fatty alcohols were China ($176M), United States ($96.1M), Netherlands ($58.3M), Belgium ($54.1M), and India ($53.5M).

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Exporters of Industrial fatty alcohols (2021 - 2022)

Importers of Industrial fatty alcohols (2021 - 2022)

Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Industrial fatty alcohols.

In 2022, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 3.13. This means that most of the exports of Industrial fatty alcohols are explained by 8 countries.

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Value of Exports in Industrial fatty alcohols

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2022)Indonesia$1.44B
TOP NET IMPORTER (2022)China$940M

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

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Industrial fatty alcohols were Indonesia ($1.44B), Malaysia ($925M), Germany ($308M), South Africa ($131M), and Netherlands ($100M).

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Industrial fatty alcohols were China ($940M), Singapore ($253M), Belgium ($249M), United Kingdom ($170M), and Japan ($155M).

Net Trade (2022)

Country Comparison

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

Top 10 Exporters Countries of Industrial fatty alcohols 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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