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Trees and other plants, live; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage

06 (Harmonized System 1992 for 2-digit)

2023
World Trade $24BRnk 74 / 96
2023
Top Exporter | Top Importer $10.3B | $3.96BNetherlands | United States
2023
Product Complexity -0.45Rnk 64 / 96
2022 - 2023
Export Growth (CAGR) 0.73%Rnk 26 / 96
2023
Share of World Trade 0.11%Rnk 74 / 96

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage. In 2023, Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage were the world's 74th most traded product, with a total trade of $24B. Between 2022 and 2023 the exports of Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage grew by 0.73%, from $23.8B to $24B. Trade in Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage represent 0.11% of total world trade.

Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage are a part of Vegetable Products. They include Cut Flowers, Other live plants, cuttings and slips; mushroom spawn, Bulbs and Roots, and Plant foliage.

Exports In 2023 the top exporters of Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage  were Netherlands ($10.3B), Colombia ($2.12B), Ecuador ($1.13B), Italy ($1.1B), and Germany ($1.05B).

Imports In 2023 the top importers of Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage were United States ($3.96B), Germany ($3.1B), Netherlands ($2.35B), United Kingdom ($1.79B), and France ($1.45B).

Ranking Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage ranks 64th 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 (2023)Netherlands$10.3B
Top Destination (2023)United States$3.96B

In 2023 Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage were the world's 74th most traded product (out of 96).

In 2023, the top exporters of Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage were Netherlands ($10.3B), Colombia ($2.12B), Ecuador ($1.13B), Italy ($1.1B), and Germany ($1.05B).

In 2023, the top importers of Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage were United States ($3.96B), Germany ($3.1B), Netherlands ($2.35B), United Kingdom ($1.79B), and France ($1.45B).

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Exporters of Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage (2023)
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Importers of Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage (2023)
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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2022 -  2023)Netherlands$211M
Top Destination Growth (2022 -  2023)Italy$291M

Between 2022 and 2023, the exports of Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage grew the fastest in Netherlands ($211M), Nigeria ($88.4M), Canada ($64.4M), Kenya ($52.5M), and Belgium ($40.7M).

Between 2022 and 2023, the fastest growing importers of Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage were Italy ($291M), Belgium ($98.9M), China ($71.3M), Kyrgyzstan ($51.7M), and Mexico ($38.4M).

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Exporters of Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage (2022 - 2023)

Importers of Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage (2022 - 2023)

Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage.

In 2023, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 3.69. This means that most of the exports of Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage are explained by 12 countries.

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Value of Exports in Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2023)Netherlands$7.95B
TOP NET IMPORTER (2023)United States$3.51B

This map shows which countries export or import more of Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage during 2023.

In 2023, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage were Netherlands ($7.95B), Colombia ($2.05B), Ecuador ($1.09B), Kenya ($898M), and Canada ($304M).

In 2023, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage were United States ($3.51B), Germany ($2.05B), United Kingdom ($1.72B), France ($1.19B), and Switzerland ($658M).

Net Trade (2023)

Disaggregation

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In 2023, the world most traded Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers,..., disaggragated by their HS6 level were Other live plants, cuttings and slips; mushroom... ($10.6B), Cut Flowers ($10B), Bulbs and Roots ($1.98B), and Plant foliage ($1.39B)

HS6 Disaggregation for Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage (2023)
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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage.
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Top 10 Exporters Countries of Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage by percentage of total exports

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALUnited States+ $27.7M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALGermany+ $18.3M

Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage’s highest export potential is United States. With an export gap of $27.7M.  Live trees, plants, bulbs, cut flowers, & ornamental foliage’s highest import potential is Germany with an import gap of $18.3M.

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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 (2023)

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