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Pearls; natural or cultured, whether or not worked or graded but not strung, mounted or set; pearls, natural or cultured, temporarily strung for the convenience of transport

7101 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

2022
World Trade $796MRnk 980 / 1218
2022
Top Exporter | Top Importer $211M | $290MJapan | Hong Kong
2022
Product Complexity -0.24Rnk 632 / 1033
2021 - 2022
Export Growth (CAGR) 17.2%Rnk 239 / 1218
2022
Share of World Trade 0.0034%Rnk 980 / 1218

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Pearls. In 2022, Pearls were the world's 980th most traded product, with a total trade of $796M. Between 2021 and 2022 the exports of Pearls grew by 17.2%, from $679M to $796M. Trade in Pearls represent 0.0034% of total world trade.

Pearls are a part of Precious stones, metals, & pearls. They include Worked cultured pearls, Unworked cultured pearls, and Natural pearls, not permanently mounted or set.

Exports In 2022 the top exporters of Pearls  were Japan ($211M), China ($101M), Indonesia ($96.3M), Australia ($79.8M), and French Polynesia ($64.6M).

Imports In 2022 the top importers of Pearls were Hong Kong ($290M), Japan ($151M), United States ($69.5M), China ($60.9M), and Australia ($37.2M).

Ranking Pearls ranks 632nd in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

Description Pearls are a type of gemstone that is formed from the nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Pearls can be made from various types of mollusks, including oysters and mussels.

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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)Japan$211M
Top Destination (2022)Hong Kong$290M

In 2022 Pearls were the world's 980th most traded product (out of 1,218).

In 2022, the top exporters of Pearls were Japan ($211M), China ($101M), Indonesia ($96.3M), Australia ($79.8M), and French Polynesia ($64.6M).

In 2022, the top importers of Pearls were Hong Kong ($290M), Japan ($151M), United States ($69.5M), China ($60.9M), and Australia ($37.2M).

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Exporters of Pearls (2022)
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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2021 -  2022)China$25.6M
Top Destination Growth (2021 -  2022)Hong Kong$44.8M

Between 2021 and 2022, the exports of Pearls grew the fastest in China ($25.6M), Japan ($24.5M), Australia ($23.1M), France ($22.3M), and Indonesia ($12.4M).

Between 2021 and 2022, the fastest growing importers of Pearls were Hong Kong ($44.8M), China ($31.1M), India ($16.1M), United States ($9.52M), and Macau ($7.1M).

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Exporters of Pearls (2021 - 2022)

Importers of Pearls (2021 - 2022)

Market Concentration

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

In 2022, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 3.54. This means that most of the exports of Pearls are explained by 11 countries.

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Value of Exports in Pearls

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2022)Indonesia$96.2M
TOP NET IMPORTER (2022)Hong Kong$240M

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

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Pearls were Indonesia ($96.2M), French Polynesia ($64.6M), Japan ($60.7M), Australia ($42.6M), and China ($39.7M).

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Pearls were Hong Kong ($240M), United States ($44.3M), India ($31.4M), Italy ($16.1M), and Macau ($12.4M).

Net Trade (2022)

Disaggregation

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In 2022, the world most traded Pearls, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Worked cultured pearls ($432M), Unworked cultured pearls ($302M), and Natural pearls, not permanently mounted or... ($62.3M)

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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 Pearls.
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Top 10 Exporters Countries of Pearls by percentage of total exports

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALChina+ $2.7M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALChina+ $2.34M

Pearls’s highest export potential is China. With an export gap of $2.7M.  Pearls’s highest import potential is China with an import gap of $2.34M.

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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)

Related Products

This visualization shows products that are likely to be exported by countries that export Pearls.

Country by Relatedness

The following visualization shows the relatedness of Pearls 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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