Chemicals: Trade Statistics
Total Trade
| Total Global Exports (2018) | $1,083,741,899,069 |
| Total Global Imports (2018) | $1,124,732,918,651 |
Industry Traders
Export Countries
Top 10 Export Countries
| Country | Export USD$ |
|---|---|
| United States | $133,599,994,300 |
| Germany | $114,142,203,390 |
| Belgium | $80,266,355,112 |
| South Korea | $69,622,969,794 |
| Japan | $62,147,012,914 |
| Netherlands | $53,234,055,107 |
| Saudi Arabia | $39,528,032,576 |
| Singapore | $37,968,880,436 |
| France | $36,284,552,411 |
| Ireland | $34,107,346,456 |
Import Countries
Top 10 Import Countries
| Country | Import USD$ |
|---|---|
| United States | $118,101,109,412 |
| Germany | $100,512,975,310 |
| Belgium | $63,360,969,299 |
| India | $56,306,965,253 |
| France | $45,321,243,834 |
| Japan | $43,685,635,718 |
| South Korea | $42,130,113,566 |
| Italy | $41,374,261,895 |
| Mexico | $36,921,263,824 |
| Netherlands | $33,739,249,400 |
Traded Goods (at the 4-digit HS Code level)
Top 10 Exports
| HS Code | Export USD$ |
|---|---|
| (3901) Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms | $79,400,753,863 |
| (2933) heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only; nucleic acids and their salts | $66,492,850,752 |
| (3920) Other plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip of plastics, noncellular & not reinforced, laminated, supported | $50,831,948,640 |
| (3907) Polyacetals, other polyethers, epoxide resins, polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters, other polyesters in primary forms | $50,063,291,202 |
| (2902) cyclic hydrocarbons | $47,076,197,306 |
| (3902) Polymers of propylene or other olefins, in primary forms | $44,523,679,828 |
| (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 | $30,712,275,533 |
| (2901) acyclic hydrocarbons | $25,040,371,516 |
| (2905) acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives | $25,039,420,191 |
| (3917) Tubes, pipes & hoses & their fittings of plastics joints, elbows, flanges, artificial guts, sausage casings | $23,298,735,594 |
Top 10 Imports
| HS Code | Import USD$ |
|---|---|
| (2933) heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only; nucleic acids and their salts | $80,966,786,590 |
| (3901) Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms | $60,615,477,752 |
| (3907) Polyacetals, other polyethers, epoxide resins, polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters, other polyesters in primary forms | $50,543,782,194 |
| (3920) Other plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip of plastics, noncellular & not reinforced, laminated, supported | $49,021,332,603 |
| (3902) Polymers of propylene or other olefins, in primary forms | $37,707,879,508 |
| (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 | $33,239,484,460 |
| (2905) acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives | $27,762,760,180 |
| (2902) cyclic hydrocarbons | $27,286,679,064 |
| (3917) Tubes, pipes & hoses & their fittings of plastics joints, elbows, flanges, artificial guts, sausage casings | $23,094,323,236 |
| (3105) mineral or chemical fertilizers containing two or three of the fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium; other fertilizers (excl . pure animal or vegetable fertilizers or mineral or chemical nitrogenous, phosphatic or potassic fertilizers); | $21,796,685,748 |
Sources:
UN Comtrade except where stated otherwise. Data Accessed: December 1, 2017