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Photographic or cinematographic goods

37 (Harmonized System 1992 for 2-digit)

2022
World Trade $15.1BRnk 80 / 96
2022
Top Exporter | Top Importer $5.28B | $3.42BJapan | China
2022
Product Complexity 2.48Rnk 1 / 96
2021 - 2022
Export Growth (CAGR) -2.04%Rnk 79 / 96
2022
Share of World Trade 0.064%Rnk 80 / 96

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Photo & movie goods. In 2022, Photo & movie goods were the world's 80th most traded product, with a total trade of $15.1B. Between 2021 and 2022 the exports of Photo & movie goods decreased by -2.04%, from $15.4B to $15.1B. Trade in Photo & movie goods represent 0.064% 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 2022 the top exporters of Photo & movie goods  were Japan ($5.28B), United States ($2.18B), China ($1.49B), Germany ($1.14B), and South Korea ($1.14B).

Imports In 2022 the top importers of Photo & movie goods were China ($3.42B), Chinese Taipei ($1.62B), United States ($1.43B), South Korea ($1.1B), and Germany ($668M).

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 (2022)Japan$5.28B
Top Destination (2022)China$3.42B

In 2022 Photo & movie goods were the world's 80th most traded product (out of 96).

In 2022, the top exporters of Photo & movie goods were Japan ($5.28B), United States ($2.18B), China ($1.49B), Germany ($1.14B), and South Korea ($1.14B).

In 2022, the top importers of Photo & movie goods were China ($3.42B), Chinese Taipei ($1.62B), United States ($1.43B), South Korea ($1.1B), and Germany ($668M).

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Exporters of Photo & movie goods (2022)
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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2021 -  2022)China$198M
Top Destination Growth (2021 -  2022)China$135M

Between 2021 and 2022, the exports of Photo & movie goods grew the fastest in China ($198M), South Korea ($74.2M), Chinese Taipei ($67.4M), Singapore ($19.7M), and France ($12.1M).

Between 2021 and 2022, the fastest growing importers of Photo & movie goods were China ($135M), India ($36.9M), United States ($31.6M), United Kingdom ($26.6M), and Singapore ($24.6M).

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Exporters of Photo & movie goods (2021 - 2022)

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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 2022, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 3.28. 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 (2022)Japan$4.97B
TOP NET IMPORTER (2022)China$1.93B

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 2022.

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Photo & movie goods were Japan ($4.97B), United States ($757M), Belgium ($600M), Germany ($477M), and Netherlands ($369M).

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Photo & movie goods were China ($1.93B), Chinese Taipei ($863M), Israel ($297M), United Kingdom ($260M), and Singapore ($258M).

Net Trade (2022)

Disaggregation

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In 2022, the world most traded Photo & movie goods, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Photographic Chemicals ($6.6B), Photographic Plates ($4.53B), Developed Exposed Photographic Material ($1.85B), Photographic Film ($1.63B), and Photographic Paper ($460M)

HS6 Disaggregation for Photo & movie goods (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 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

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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