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Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes

24 (Harmonized System 1992 for 2-digit)

2023
World Trade $53.5BRnk 58 / 96
2023
Top Exporter | Top Importer $6.31B | $5.19BPoland | Germany
2023
Product Complexity -0.64Rnk 69 / 96
2022 - 2023
Export Growth (CAGR) 14.1%Rnk 4 / 96
2023
Share of World Trade 0.24%Rnk 58 / 96

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Tobacco & substitutes. In 2023, Tobacco & substitutes were the world's 58th most traded product, with a total trade of $53.5B. Between 2022 and 2023 the exports of Tobacco & substitutes grew by 14.1%, from $46.9B to $53.5B. Trade in Tobacco & substitutes represent 0.24% of total world trade.

Tobacco & substitutes are a part of Foodstuffs. They include Rolled Tobacco, Raw Tobacco, and Processed Tobacco.

Exports In 2023 the top exporters of Tobacco & substitutes  were Poland ($6.31B), United Arab Emirates ($4.8B), Germany ($3.44B), Brazil ($2.59B), and Italy ($2.27B).

Imports In 2023 the top importers of Tobacco & substitutes were Germany ($5.19B), Japan ($4.25B), Italy ($2.64B), United States ($2.48B), and Spain ($2.03B).

Ranking Tobacco & substitutes ranks 69th 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)Poland$6.31B
Top Destination (2023)Germany$5.19B

In 2023 Tobacco & substitutes were the world's 58th most traded product (out of 96).

In 2023, the top exporters of Tobacco & substitutes were Poland ($6.31B), United Arab Emirates ($4.8B), Germany ($3.44B), Brazil ($2.59B), and Italy ($2.27B).

In 2023, the top importers of Tobacco & substitutes were Germany ($5.19B), Japan ($4.25B), Italy ($2.64B), United States ($2.48B), and Spain ($2.03B).

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Exporters of Tobacco & substitutes (2023)
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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2022 -  2023)Poland$1.31B
Top Destination Growth (2022 -  2023)Germany$2.1B

Between 2022 and 2023, the exports of Tobacco & substitutes grew the fastest in Poland ($1.31B), Czechia ($665M), Germany ($657M), Brazil ($609M), and Zimbabwe ($508M).

Between 2022 and 2023, the fastest growing importers of Tobacco & substitutes were Germany ($2.1B), United Arab Emirates ($747M), China ($652M), Japan ($559M), and Italy ($489M).

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Exporters of Tobacco & substitutes (2022 - 2023)

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Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Tobacco & substitutes.

In 2023, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 5.26. This means that most of the exports of Tobacco & substitutes are explained by 38 countries.

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Value of Exports in Tobacco & substitutes

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2023)Poland$5.15B
TOP NET IMPORTER (2023)Japan$4.05B

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

In 2023, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Tobacco & substitutes were Poland ($5.15B), United Arab Emirates ($2.98B), Brazil ($2.5B), Romania ($1.59B), and Zimbabwe ($1.3B).

In 2023, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Tobacco & substitutes were Japan ($4.05B), Spain ($1.77B), Germany ($1.75B), Iraq ($1.22B), and United States ($1.12B).

Net Trade (2023)

Disaggregation

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In 2023, the world most traded Tobacco & substitutes, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Rolled Tobacco ($28.5B), Processed Tobacco ($13.2B), and Raw Tobacco ($11.9B)

HS6 Disaggregation for Tobacco & substitutes (2023)
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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 Tobacco & substitutes.
It is possible to select the main countries that export or import Tobacco & substitutes in the world, or by continent, as well as select the measure of interest.

Top 10 Exporters Countries of Tobacco & substitutes by percentage of total exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALCzechia+ $20.2M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALIndia+ $8.09M

Tobacco & substitutes’s highest export potential is Czechia. With an export gap of $20.2M.  Tobacco & substitutes’s highest import potential is India with an import gap of $8.09M.

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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)

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