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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Signal generators. In 2022, Signal generators were the world's 1606th most traded product, with a total trade of $1.77B. Between 2021 and 2022 the exports of Signal generators grew by 18.2%, from $1.5B to $1.77B. Trade in Signal generators represent 0.0075% of total world trade.

Signal generators are a part of Other Electrical Machinery.

Exports In 2022 the top exporters of Signal generators  were Germany ($297M), Japan ($271M), China ($235M), Malaysia ($232M), and United States ($149M).

Imports In 2022 the top importers of Signal generators were China ($309M), Hong Kong ($258M), United States ($238M), Japan ($77.6M), and Germany ($72.9M).

Ranking Signal generators ranks 161st in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

Description A signal generator is an electronic device that generates a continuous sine wave signal. It can be used to measure and test the performance of electronic devices and components. It is also used in some programming exercises for students to generate a sine wave.

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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)Germany$297M
Top Destination (2022)China$309M

In 2022 Signal generators were the world's 1606th most traded product (out of 4,648).

In 2022, the top exporters of Signal generators were Germany ($297M), Japan ($271M), China ($235M), Malaysia ($232M), and United States ($149M).

In 2022, the top importers of Signal generators were China ($309M), Hong Kong ($258M), United States ($238M), Japan ($77.6M), and Germany ($72.9M).

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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2021 -  2022)Japan$192M
Top Destination Growth (2021 -  2022)Hong Kong$173M

Between 2021 and 2022, the exports of Signal generators grew the fastest in Japan ($192M), Australia ($31.7M), Switzerland ($24M), Egypt ($16.7M), and United Kingdom ($14.9M).

Between 2021 and 2022, the fastest growing importers of Signal generators were Hong Kong ($173M), India ($28.4M), United Kingdom ($19.9M), China ($18.1M), and South Korea ($17.7M).

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Exporters of Signal generators (2021 - 2022)

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Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Signal generators.

In 2022, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 3.98. This means that most of the exports of Signal generators are explained by 15 countries.

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Value of Exports in Signal generators

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2022)Germany$224M
TOP NET IMPORTER (2022)Hong Kong$249M

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

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Signal generators were Germany ($224M), Malaysia ($200M), Japan ($193M), Switzerland ($51.9M), and United Kingdom ($30.2M).

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Signal generators were Hong Kong ($249M), United States ($89.2M), China ($74.4M), India ($53.1M), and South Korea ($34.3M).

Net Trade (2022)

Country Comparison

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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Signal generators.
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Top 10 Exporters Countries of Signal generators by percentage of total exports

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 (2022)

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