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Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories

90 (Harmonized System 1992 for 2-digit)

2022
World Trade $664BRnk 8 / 96
2022
Top Exporter | Top Importer $99.9B | $115BUnited States | United States
2022
Product Complexity 1.74Rnk 4 / 96
2021 - 2022
Export Growth (CAGR) -10.4%Rnk 94 / 96
2022
Share of World Trade 2.8%Rnk 8 / 96

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments. In 2022, Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments were the world's 8th most traded product, with a total trade of $664B. Between 2021 and 2022 the exports of Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments decreased by -10.4%, from $742B to $664B. Trade in Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments represent 2.8% of total world trade.

Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments are a part of Instruments. They include Medical Instruments, LCDs, Orthopedic Appliances, Other Measuring Instruments, Chemical Analysis Instruments, Thermostats, Optical Fibers and optical fibre bundles, Oscilloscopes, Photo Lab Equipment, and X-Ray Equipment, among others.

Exports In 2022 the top exporters of Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments  were United States ($99.9B), China ($82.4B), Germany ($76.3B), Japan ($41.5B), and Netherlands ($41.4B).

Imports In 2022 the top importers of Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments were United States ($115B), China ($69.9B), Germany ($46.3B), Netherlands ($34.5B), and Chinese Taipei ($28.8B).

Ranking Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments ranks 4th 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)United States$99.9B
Top Destination (2022)United States$115B

In 2022 Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments were the world's 8th most traded product (out of 96).

In 2022, the top exporters of Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments were United States ($99.9B), China ($82.4B), Germany ($76.3B), Japan ($41.5B), and Netherlands ($41.4B).

In 2022, the top importers of Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments were United States ($115B), China ($69.9B), Germany ($46.3B), Netherlands ($34.5B), and Chinese Taipei ($28.8B).

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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2021 -  2022)Mexico$2.85B
Top Destination Growth (2021 -  2022)United States$3.57B

Between 2021 and 2022, the exports of Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments grew the fastest in Mexico ($2.85B), Malaysia ($2.01B), Ireland ($1.23B), Canada ($829M), and India ($742M).

Between 2021 and 2022, the fastest growing importers of Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments were United States ($3.57B), Netherlands ($2.11B), United Kingdom ($2.09B), Canada ($989M), and Kuwait ($632M).

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Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments.

In 2022, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 4.56. This means that most of the exports of Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments are explained by 23 countries.

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Value of Exports in Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2022)Germany$30B
TOP NET IMPORTER (2022)United States$14.6B

This map shows which countries export or import more of Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments during 2022.

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments were Germany ($30B), Japan ($15.1B), Mexico ($13.8B), Ireland ($13.5B), and China ($12.5B).

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments were United States ($14.6B), Hong Kong ($10B), Chinese Taipei ($9.73B), India ($6.94B), and Spain ($6.81B).

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Disaggregation

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In 2022, the world most traded Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical..., disaggragated by their HS6 level were Medical Instruments ($157B), Orthopedic Appliances ($71.5B), Other Measuring Instruments ($56.6B), Chemical Analysis Instruments ($55.7B), and Thermostats ($37.3B)

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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments.
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Top 10 Exporters Countries of Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments by percentage of total exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALUnited States+ $1.59B
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALChina+ $503M

Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments’s highest export potential is United States. With an export gap of $1.59B.  Optical, photo, & film equipment; medical instruments’s highest import potential is China with an import gap of $503M.

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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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