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Alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms, semi-finished products of other alloy steel

7224 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

2022
World Trade $4.5BRnk 586 / 1218
2022
Top Exporter | Top Importer $811M | $1.68BBrazil | United States
2022
Product Complexity 0.29Rnk 468 / 1033
2021 - 2022
Export Growth (CAGR) -7.21%Rnk 1063 / 1218
2022
Share of World Trade 0.019%Rnk 586 / 1218

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Steel Ingots. In 2022, Steel Ingots were the world's 586th most traded product, with a total trade of $4.5B. Between 2021 and 2022 the exports of Steel Ingots decreased by -7.21%, from $4.85B to $4.5B. Trade in Steel Ingots represent 0.019% of total world trade.

Steel Ingots are a part of Iron & steel. They include Semi-finished products of alloy steel except stainles and Ingots, primary forms of alloy steel, except stainles.

Exports In 2022 the top exporters of Steel Ingots  were Brazil ($811M), Germany ($381M), Italy ($359M), Romania ($338M), and Mexico ($303M).

Imports In 2022 the top importers of Steel Ingots were United States ($1.68B), Germany ($387M), Italy ($358M), France ($251M), and China ($203M).

Ranking Steel Ingots ranks 468th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

Description Steel is a metal that is used in the production of other goods. It can be made from many different materials, including iron and chromium. Steel can also be made into various shapes, such as wire or bars.

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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$811M
Top Destination (2022)United States$1.68B

In 2022 Steel Ingots were the world's 586th most traded product (out of 1,218).

In 2022, the top exporters of Steel Ingots were Brazil ($811M), Germany ($381M), Italy ($359M), Romania ($338M), and Mexico ($303M).

In 2022, the top importers of Steel Ingots were United States ($1.68B), Germany ($387M), Italy ($358M), France ($251M), and China ($203M).

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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2021 -  2022)Romania$223M
Top Destination Growth (2021 -  2022)United States$435M

Between 2021 and 2022, the exports of Steel Ingots grew the fastest in Romania ($223M), China ($152M), Germany ($125M), Italy ($97.3M), and Austria ($69.3M).

Between 2021 and 2022, the fastest growing importers of Steel Ingots were United States ($435M), France ($121M), Japan ($101M), Italy ($92.6M), and Poland ($28.6M).

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Exporters of Steel Ingots (2021 - 2022)

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Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Steel Ingots.

In 2022, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 4.3. This means that most of the exports of Steel Ingots are explained by 19 countries.

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Value of Exports in Steel Ingots

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2022)Brazil$787M
TOP NET IMPORTER (2022)United States$1.59B

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

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Steel Ingots were Brazil ($787M), Romania ($269M), Mexico ($261M), Austria ($190M), and Russia ($163M).

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Steel Ingots were United States ($1.59B), Thailand ($140M), South Korea ($93.6M), France ($76.5M), and Chinese Taipei ($71.1M).

Net Trade (2022)

Disaggregation

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In 2022, the world most traded Steel Ingots, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Semi-finished products of alloy steel except... ($3.78B) and Ingots, primary forms of alloy steel,... ($719M)

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

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALChina+ $10.5M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALUnited States+ $503k

Steel Ingots’s highest export potential is China. With an export gap of $10.5M.  Steel Ingots’s highest import potential is United States with an import gap of $503k.

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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)

Related Products

This visualization shows products that are likely to be exported by countries that export Steel Ingots.

Country by Relatedness

The following visualization shows the relatedness of Steel Ingots 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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