Chemicals: Trade Statistics
Total Trade
| Total Global Exports (2021) | $1,428,831,247,688 |
| Total Global Imports (2021) | $1,531,629,742,288 |
Industry Traders
Export Countries
Top 10 Export Countries
| Country | Export USD$ |
|---|---|
| China | $190,788,079,734 |
| United States | $145,317,632,982 |
| Germany | $131,113,950,532 |
| South Korea | $79,744,321,366 |
| Japan | $71,116,968,543 |
| Netherlands | $63,002,353,866 |
| France | $48,798,992,783 |
| Belgium | $47,197,854,454 |
| Saudi Arabia | $45,049,551,173 |
| India | $38,378,165,576 |
Import Countries
Top 10 Import Countries
| Country | Import USD$ |
|---|---|
| China | $185,901,317,993 |
| United States | $137,327,752,756 |
| Germany | $100,563,270,487 |
| India | $71,668,298,523 |
| France | $50,311,942,193 |
| Brazil | $49,981,417,907 |
| Italy | $49,830,977,903 |
| Belgium | $48,327,480,834 |
| South Korea | $47,480,808,240 |
| Mexico | $43,270,318,496 |
Traded Goods (at the 4-digit HS Code level)
Top 10 Exports
| HS Code | Export USD$ |
|---|---|
| (3901) Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms | $92,145,847,833 |
| (2933) heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only; nucleic acids and their salts | $76,754,542,185 |
| (3920) Other plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip of plastics, noncellular & not reinforced, laminated, supported | $69,771,224,882 |
| (3907) Polyacetals, other polyethers, epoxide resins, polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters, other polyesters in primary forms | $69,241,854,086 |
| (3902) Polymers of propylene or other olefins, in primary forms | $54,374,223,791 |
| (3808) insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, germination inhibitors and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up for retail sale or as preparations or articles, e.g. sulphur-treated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-paper | $42,846,160,100 |
| (2902) cyclic hydrocarbons | $41,735,112,753 |
| (3917) Tubes, pipes & hoses & their fittings of plastics joints, elbows, flanges, artificial guts, sausage casings | $31,874,633,370 |
| (2905) acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives | $31,840,784,034 |
| (3102) mineral or chemical nitrogenous fertilizers (excl.those in pellet or similar forms, or in packages with a gross weight of =< 10 kg) | $31,039,480,619 |
Top 10 Imports
| HS Code | Import USD$ |
|---|---|
| (3901) Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms | $98,483,871,754 |
| (2933) heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only; nucleic acids and their salts | $86,090,412,103 |
| (3907) Polyacetals, other polyethers, epoxide resins, polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters, other polyesters in primary forms | $74,396,799,691 |
| (3920) Other plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip of plastics, noncellular & not reinforced, laminated, supported | $68,580,393,377 |
| (3902) Polymers of propylene or other olefins, in primary forms | $56,093,885,500 |
| (2902) cyclic hydrocarbons | $43,908,427,129 |
| (2905) acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives | $43,271,182,966 |
| (3808) insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, germination inhibitors and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up for retail sale or as preparations or articles, e.g. sulphur-treated bands, wicks and candles, and fly-paper | $41,044,296,575 |
| (2934) Heterocyclic compounds (excl. with oxygen only and with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only) | $38,479,592,363 |
| (3102) mineral or chemical nitrogenous fertilizers (excl.those in pellet or similar forms, or in packages with a gross weight of =< 10 kg) | $37,766,594,148 |
Sources:
UN Comtrade except where stated otherwise. Data Accessed: December 1, 2017