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Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur

2503 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

2023
World Trade $5.05BRnk 537 / 1217
2023
Top Exporter | Top Importer $852M | $1.01BUnited Arab Emirates | China
2023
Product Complexity -1.88Rnk 1003 / 1044
2022 - 2023
Export Growth (CAGR) -55.1%Rnk 1208 / 1217
2023
Share of World Trade 0.022%Rnk 537 / 1217

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Sulphur. In 2023, Sulphur were the world's 537th most traded product, with a total trade of $5.05B. Between 2022 and 2023 the exports of Sulphur decreased by -55.1%, from $11.2B to $5.05B. Trade in Sulphur represent 0.022% of total world trade.

Sulphur are a part of Salt, sulphur, cement, lime, stone, & plaster. They include Sulphur, crude or unrefined and Refined sulphur, not sublimate, precipitate, colloida.

Exports In 2023 the top exporters of Sulphur  were United Arab Emirates ($852M), Qatar ($649M), Canada ($467M), Saudi Arabia ($445M), and Kazakhstan ($372M).

Imports In 2023 the top importers of Sulphur were China ($1.01B), Morocco ($721M), Indonesia ($364M), Brazil ($363M), and Zambia ($353M).

Ranking Sulphur ranks 1003rd 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 (2023)United Arab Emirates$852M
Top Destination (2023)China$1.01B

In 2023 Sulphur were the world's 537th most traded product (out of 1,217).

In 2023, the top exporters of Sulphur were United Arab Emirates ($852M), Qatar ($649M), Canada ($467M), Saudi Arabia ($445M), and Kazakhstan ($372M).

In 2023, the top importers of Sulphur were China ($1.01B), Morocco ($721M), Indonesia ($364M), Brazil ($363M), and Zambia ($353M).

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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2022 -  2023)Zambia$204M
Top Destination Growth (2022 -  2023)Jordan$69.6M

Between 2022 and 2023, the exports of Sulphur grew the fastest in Zambia ($204M), Malaysia ($10.9M), Czechia ($3.63M), Brazil ($1.89M), and Tanzania ($1.68M).

Between 2022 and 2023, the fastest growing importers of Sulphur were Jordan ($69.6M), Zambia ($65.3M), Paraguay ($3.52M), Bangladesh ($3.51M), and Bolivia ($3.39M).

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Exporters of Sulphur (2022 - 2023)

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Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Sulphur.

In 2023, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 4.28. This means that most of the exports of Sulphur are explained by 19 countries.

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Value of Exports in Sulphur

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2023)United Arab Emirates$835M
TOP NET IMPORTER (2023)China$972M

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

In 2023, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Sulphur were United Arab Emirates ($835M), Qatar ($649M), Canada ($460M), Saudi Arabia ($441M), and Kazakhstan ($371M).

In 2023, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Sulphur were China ($972M), Morocco ($721M), Indonesia ($363M), Brazil ($359M), and Democratic Republic of the Congo ($292M).

Net Trade (2023)

Country Comparison

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

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALChina+ $71M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALQatar+ $9.37M

Sulphur’s highest export potential is China. With an export gap of $71M.  Sulphur’s highest import potential is Qatar with an import gap of $9.37M.

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Product Complexity

Diversification Frontier

Specialization

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 Sulphur.

Country by Relatedness

The following visualization shows the relatedness of Sulphur 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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