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Radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes (including the fissile or fertile chemical elements and isotopes); and their compounds; mixtures and residues containing these products

2844 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

2023
World Trade $19BRnk 210 / 1217
2023
Top Exporter | Top Importer $3.51B | $5.47BKazakhstan | United States
2023
Product Complexity -0.97Rnk 848 / 1044
2022 - 2023
Export Growth (CAGR) 26.3%Rnk 42 / 1217
2023
Share of World Trade 0.084%Rnk 210 / 1217

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Radioactive Chemicals. In 2023, Radioactive Chemicals were the world's 210th most traded product, with a total trade of $19B. Between 2022 and 2023 the exports of Radioactive Chemicals grew by 26.3%, from $15B to $19B. Trade in Radioactive Chemicals represent 0.084% of total world trade.

Radioactive Chemicals are a part of Inorganic chemicals. They include Uranium (enriched U235), plutonium compounds, alloys, Natural uranium, its compounds, mixtures, Radio-actives nes, their mixtures and compounds, Uranium (depleted U235), thorium compounds, products, and Spent fuel elements of nuclear reactors.

Exports In 2023 the top exporters of Radioactive Chemicals  were Kazakhstan ($3.51B), Russia ($2.5B), Canada ($2.49B), France ($2.25B), and Germany ($1.59B).

Imports In 2023 the top importers of Radioactive Chemicals were United States ($5.47B), China ($2.5B), Russia ($1.6B), France ($1.37B), and United Kingdom ($1.21B).

Ranking Radioactive Chemicals ranks 848th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

Description The common uses of radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes are in nuclear medicine, nuclear power, and nuclear weapons. Fissile radioactive chemical elements and isotopes are used in nuclear weapons, while fertile radioactive chemical elements and isotopes are used in nuclear power. Radioactive chemical elements and isotopes are also used in the medical field, such as in cancer treatments.

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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)Kazakhstan$3.51B
Top Destination (2023)United States$5.47B

In 2023 Radioactive Chemicals were the world's 210th most traded product (out of 1,217).

In 2023, the top exporters of Radioactive Chemicals were Kazakhstan ($3.51B), Russia ($2.5B), Canada ($2.49B), France ($2.25B), and Germany ($1.59B).

In 2023, the top importers of Radioactive Chemicals were United States ($5.47B), China ($2.5B), Russia ($1.6B), France ($1.37B), and United Kingdom ($1.21B).

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Exporters of Radioactive Chemicals (2023)
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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2022 -  2023)France$780M
Top Destination Growth (2022 -  2023)United States$1.48B

Between 2022 and 2023, the exports of Radioactive Chemicals grew the fastest in France ($780M), Kazakhstan ($697M), Canada ($526M), Germany ($486M), and Russia ($377M).

Between 2022 and 2023, the fastest growing importers of Radioactive Chemicals were United States ($1.48B), Russia ($632M), China ($467M), Sweden ($308M), and United Kingdom ($302M).

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Exporters of Radioactive Chemicals (2022 - 2023)

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Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Radioactive Chemicals.

In 2023, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 3.61. This means that most of the exports of Radioactive Chemicals are explained by 12 countries.

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Value of Exports in Radioactive Chemicals

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2023)Kazakhstan$3.19B
TOP NET IMPORTER (2023)United States$4.83B

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

In 2023, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Radioactive Chemicals were Kazakhstan ($3.19B), Canada ($1.71B), Russia ($898M), France ($879M), and Namibia ($844M).

In 2023, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Radioactive Chemicals were United States ($4.83B), China ($2.04B), South Korea ($907M), Sweden ($868M), and Spain ($535M).

Net Trade (2023)

Disaggregation

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In 2023, the world most traded Radioactive Chemicals, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Uranium (enriched U235), plutonium compounds, alloys ($8.63B), Natural uranium, its compounds, mixtures ($7.76B), Radio-actives nes, their mixtures and compounds ($2.52B), Uranium (depleted U235), thorium compounds, products ($86.1M), and Spent fuel elements of nuclear reactors ($6.18M)

HS6 Disaggregation for Radioactive Chemicals (2023)
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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Radioactive Chemicals.
It is possible to select the main countries that export or import Radioactive Chemicals in the world, or by continent, as well as select the measure of interest.

Top 10 Exporters Countries of Radioactive Chemicals by percentage of total exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALChina+ $59.2M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALRussia+ $2.98M

Radioactive Chemicals’s highest export potential is China. With an export gap of $59.2M.  Radioactive Chemicals’s highest import potential is Russia with an import gap of $2.98M.

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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 (2023)

Related Products

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

Country by Relatedness

The following visualization shows the relatedness of Radioactive Chemicals to countries. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

Relative Relatedness by Country (2023)

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