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Nickel and articles thereof

75 (Harmonized System 1992 for 2-digit)

2022
World Trade $48.4BRnk 60 / 96
2022
Top Exporter | Top Importer $6.3B | $12.8BIndonesia | China
2022
Product Complexity -1.15Rnk 85 / 96
2021 - 2022
Export Growth (CAGR) 33.9%Rnk 3 / 96
2022
Share of World Trade 0.2%Rnk 60 / 96

About

Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Nickel articles. In 2022, Nickel articles were the world's 60th most traded product, with a total trade of $48.4B. Between 2021 and 2022 the exports of Nickel articles grew by 33.9%, from $36.1B to $48.4B. Trade in Nickel articles represent 0.2% of total world trade.

Nickel articles are a part of Metals. They include Raw Nickel, Nickel Mattes, Nickel Bars, Nickel Sheets, Other Nickel Products, Nickel Powder, Nickel Pipes, and Scrap Nickel.

Exports In 2022 the top exporters of Nickel articles  were Indonesia ($6.3B), Canada ($5.49B), Russia ($4.87B), Australia ($4.73B), and United States ($3.04B).

Imports In 2022 the top importers of Nickel articles were China ($12.8B), United States ($4.52B), Japan ($4.39B), Norway ($2.52B), and Germany ($2.49B).

Ranking Nickel articles ranks 85th 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$6.3B
Top Destination (2022)China$12.8B

In 2022 Nickel articles were the world's 60th most traded product (out of 96).

In 2022, the top exporters of Nickel articles were Indonesia ($6.3B), Canada ($5.49B), Russia ($4.87B), Australia ($4.73B), and United States ($3.04B).

In 2022, the top importers of Nickel articles were China ($12.8B), United States ($4.52B), Japan ($4.39B), Norway ($2.52B), and Germany ($2.49B).

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Exporters of Nickel articles (2022)
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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2021 -  2022)Indonesia$4.64B
Top Destination Growth (2021 -  2022)China$2.59B

Between 2021 and 2022, the exports of Nickel articles grew the fastest in Indonesia ($4.64B), Canada ($1.57B), Russia ($1.25B), Finland ($1.19B), and United States ($795M).

Between 2021 and 2022, the fastest growing importers of Nickel articles were China ($2.59B), United States ($1.78B), Japan ($1.21B), Germany ($880M), and Norway ($866M).

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Exporters of Nickel articles (2021 - 2022)

Importers of Nickel articles (2021 - 2022)

Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Nickel articles.

In 2022, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 4.45. This means that most of the exports of Nickel articles are explained by 21 countries.

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Value of Exports in Nickel articles

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2022)Indonesia$6.22B
TOP NET IMPORTER (2022)China$11.8B

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

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Nickel articles were Indonesia ($6.22B), Canada ($4.9B), Russia ($4.82B), Australia ($4.6B), and Zimbabwe ($1.03B).

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Nickel articles were China ($11.8B), Japan ($3.31B), South Korea ($1.71B), United States ($1.48B), and Netherlands ($953M).

Net Trade (2022)

Disaggregation

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In 2022, the world most traded Nickel articles, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Raw Nickel ($18.9B), Nickel Mattes ($16B), Nickel Bars ($3.64B), Other Nickel Products ($2.77B), and Nickel Powder ($2.4B)

HS6 Disaggregation for Nickel articles (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 Nickel articles.
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Top 10 Exporters Countries of Nickel articles by percentage of total exports

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALMalaysia+ $26.9M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALChina+ $3.4M

Nickel articles’s highest export potential is Malaysia. With an export gap of $26.9M.  Nickel articles’s highest import potential is China with an import gap of $3.4M.

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Product Complexity

Diversification Frontier

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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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