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37 (Harmonized System 1992 for 2-digit)

2023
World Trade $13.9BRnk 79 / 96
2023
Top Exporter | Top Importer $5.22B | $3.25BJapan | China
2023
Product Complexity 2.41Rnk 1 / 96
2022 - 2023
Export Growth (CAGR) -7.86%Rnk 58 / 96
2023
Share of World Trade 0.062%Rnk 79 / 96

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Photo & movie goods. In 2023, Photo & movie goods were the world's 79th most traded product, with a total trade of $13.9B. Between 2022 and 2023 the exports of Photo & movie goods decreased by -7.86%, from $15.1B to $13.9B. Trade in Photo & movie goods represent 0.062% of total world trade.

Photo & movie goods are a part of Chemical Products. They include Photographic Chemicals, Photographic Plates, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Developed Exposed Photographic Material, Motion-picture film, exposed and developed, and Undeveloped Exposed Photographic Material.

Exports In 2023 the top exporters of Photo & movie goods  were Japan ($5.22B), United States ($1.97B), China ($1.29B), Germany ($1.05B), and South Korea ($955M).

Imports In 2023 the top importers of Photo & movie goods were China ($3.25B), Chinese Taipei ($1.51B), United States ($1.26B), South Korea ($933M), and Germany ($494M).

Ranking Photo & movie goods ranks 1st 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)Japan$5.22B
Top Destination (2023)China$3.25B

In 2023 Photo & movie goods were the world's 79th most traded product (out of 96).

In 2023, the top exporters of Photo & movie goods were Japan ($5.22B), United States ($1.97B), China ($1.29B), Germany ($1.05B), and South Korea ($955M).

In 2023, the top importers of Photo & movie goods were China ($3.25B), Chinese Taipei ($1.51B), United States ($1.26B), South Korea ($933M), and Germany ($494M).

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Exporters of Photo & movie goods (2023)
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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2022 -  2023)Singapore$111M
Top Destination Growth (2022 -  2023)Netherlands$31.6M

Between 2022 and 2023, the exports of Photo & movie goods grew the fastest in Singapore ($111M), United Arab Emirates ($14.1M), Austria ($10.1M), Spain ($4.92M), and Czechia ($4.86M).

Between 2022 and 2023, the fastest growing importers of Photo & movie goods were Netherlands ($31.6M), Vietnam ($31M), Hong Kong ($21.2M), Iraq ($15.9M), and United Arab Emirates ($13.6M).

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Exporters of Photo & movie goods (2022 - 2023)

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Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Photo & movie goods.

In 2023, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 3.24. This means that most of the exports of Photo & movie goods are explained by 9 countries.

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Value of Exports in Photo & movie goods

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2023)Japan$4.95B
TOP NET IMPORTER (2023)China$1.96B

This map shows which countries export or import more of Photo & movie goods. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Photo & movie goods during 2023.

In 2023, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Photo & movie goods were Japan ($4.95B), United States ($708M), Germany ($551M), Belgium ($507M), and Netherlands ($244M).

In 2023, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Photo & movie goods were China ($1.96B), Chinese Taipei ($976M), Ireland ($356M), France ($269M), and United Kingdom ($255M).

Net Trade (2023)

Disaggregation

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In 2023, the world most traded Photo & movie goods, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Photographic Chemicals ($6.08B), Photographic Plates ($4.41B), Photographic Film ($1.48B), Developed Exposed Photographic Material ($1.46B), and Photographic Paper ($430M)

HS6 Disaggregation for Photo & movie goods (2023)
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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 Photo & movie goods.
It is possible to select the main countries that export or import Photo & movie goods in the world, or by continent, as well as select the measure of interest.

Top 10 Exporters Countries of Photo & movie goods by percentage of total exports

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALIndia+ $15M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALChina+ $4.05M

Photo & movie goods’s highest export potential is India. With an export gap of $15M.  Photo & movie goods’s highest import potential is China with an import gap of $4.05M.

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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 (2023)

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