Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form

1701 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Raw Sugar. In 2022, Raw Sugar were the world's 135th most traded product, with a total trade of $34.1B. Between 2021 and 2022 the exports of Raw Sugar grew by 20.2%, from $28.4B to $34.1B. Trade in Raw Sugar represent 0.14% of total world trade.

Raw Sugar are a part of Sugars & confectioneries. They include Raw sugar, cane, Refined sugar, in solid form, nes, pure sucrose, Refined sugar, in solid form, flavoured or coloured, and Raw sugar, beet.

Exports In 2022 the top exporters of Raw Sugar  were Brazil ($11.5B), India ($6.03B), Thailand ($3.22B), Australia ($1.22B), and France ($1.16B).

Imports In 2022 the top importers of Raw Sugar were Indonesia ($2.37B), China ($2.25B), United States ($1.94B), Bangladesh ($972M), and Sudan ($957M).

Ranking Raw Sugar ranks 980th 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)Brazil$11.5B
Top Destination (2022)Indonesia$2.37B

In 2022 Raw Sugar were the world's 135th most traded product (out of 1,218).

In 2022, the top exporters of Raw Sugar were Brazil ($11.5B), India ($6.03B), Thailand ($3.22B), Australia ($1.22B), and France ($1.16B).

In 2022, the top importers of Raw Sugar were Indonesia ($2.37B), China ($2.25B), United States ($1.94B), Bangladesh ($972M), and Sudan ($957M).

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Exporters of Raw Sugar (2022)
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Importers of Raw Sugar (2022)
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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2021 -  2022)India$1.92B
Top Destination Growth (2021 -  2022)Indonesia$602M

Between 2021 and 2022, the exports of Raw Sugar grew the fastest in India ($1.92B), Brazil ($1.75B), Thailand ($1.65B), France ($323M), and Guatemala ($296M).

Between 2021 and 2022, the fastest growing importers of Raw Sugar were Indonesia ($602M), Turkey ($508M), China ($353M), United States ($285M), and Morocco ($267M).

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Exporters of Raw Sugar (2021 - 2022)

Importers of Raw Sugar (2021 - 2022)

Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Raw Sugar.

In 2022, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 3.93. This means that most of the exports of Raw Sugar are explained by 15 countries.

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Value of Exports in Raw Sugar

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2022)Brazil$11.5B
TOP NET IMPORTER (2022)China$2.13B

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

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Raw Sugar were Brazil ($11.5B), India ($5.8B), Thailand ($3.16B), Australia ($1.22B), and France ($921M).

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Raw Sugar were China ($2.13B), Indonesia ($2.11B), United States ($1.84B), Bangladesh ($972M), and Sudan ($957M).

Net Trade (2022)

Disaggregation

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In 2022, the world most traded Raw Sugar, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Raw sugar, cane ($18.9B), Refined sugar, in solid form, nes,... ($14.7B), Refined sugar, in solid form, flavoured... ($325M), and Raw sugar, beet ($136M)

HS6 Disaggregation for Raw Sugar (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 Raw Sugar.
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Top 10 Exporters Countries of Raw Sugar by percentage of total exports

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALUnited States+ $135M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALGermany+ $354k

Raw Sugar’s highest export potential is United States. With an export gap of $135M.  Raw Sugar’s highest import potential is Germany with an import gap of $354k.

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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)

Country by Relatedness

The following visualization shows the relatedness of Raw Sugar 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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