Chemicals: Trade Statistics
Total Trade
| Total Global Exports (2017) | $766,749,431,872 |
| Total Global Imports (2017) | $838,319,662,226 |
Industry Traders
Export Countries
Top 10 Export Countries
| Country | Export USD$ |
|---|---|
| United States | $123,278,649,391 |
| Germany | $106,779,073,571 |
| Belgium | $65,649,832,520 |
| South Korea | $61,711,870,527 |
| Japan | $57,643,346,137 |
| Italy | $29,570,546,731 |
| United Kingdom | $25,251,434,924 |
| Ireland | $24,361,252,535 |
| Canada | $22,817,041,332 |
| Spain | $20,884,127,373 |
Import Countries
Top 10 Import Countries
| Country | Import USD$ |
|---|---|
| United States | $102,717,147,815 |
| Germany | $83,890,817,548 |
| Belgium | $54,725,438,391 |
| Japan | $37,976,569,263 |
| South Korea | $37,361,060,063 |
| Italy | $37,239,329,584 |
| India | $35,948,427,958 |
| Mexico | $33,301,377,660 |
| United Kingdom | $29,424,827,663 |
| Brazil | $27,958,917,160 |
Traded Goods (at the 4-digit HS Code level)
Top 10 Exports
| HS Code | Export USD$ |
|---|---|
| (2933) heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only; nucleic acids and their salts | $45,596,501,004 |
| (3920) Other plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip of plastics, noncellular & not reinforced, laminated, supported | $41,354,701,107 |
| (3901) Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms | $40,474,948,047 |
| (3907) Polyacetals, other polyethers, epoxide resins, polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters, other polyesters in primary forms | $33,778,138,257 |
| (2902) cyclic hydrocarbons | $29,669,176,313 |
| (3902) Polymers of propylene or other olefins, in primary forms | $24,767,673,215 |
| (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 | $22,536,178,910 |
| (3917) Tubes, pipes & hoses & their fittings of plastics joints, elbows, flanges, artificial guts, sausage casings | $18,592,046,829 |
| (4002) Synthetic rubber & factice from oils or mixed with natural rubber in primary form or sheets, strips | $17,456,605,353 |
| (2901) acyclic hydrocarbons | $15,761,109,776 |
Top 10 Imports
| HS Code | Import USD$ |
|---|---|
| (2933) heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only; nucleic acids and their salts | $56,844,947,185 |
| (3901) Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms | $47,259,206,444 |
| (3920) Other plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip of plastics, noncellular & not reinforced, laminated, supported | $38,635,884,600 |
| (3907) Polyacetals, other polyethers, epoxide resins, polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters, other polyesters in primary forms | $36,813,252,301 |
| (3902) Polymers of propylene or other olefins, in primary forms | $28,370,804,639 |
| (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 | $26,598,067,568 |
| (2902) cyclic hydrocarbons | $20,066,225,343 |
| (2905) acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives | $18,906,988,111 |
| (3917) Tubes, pipes & hoses & their fittings of plastics joints, elbows, flanges, artificial guts, sausage casings | $17,350,602,414 |
| (3102) mineral or chemical nitrogenous fertilizers (excl.those in pellet or similar forms, or in packages with a gross weight of =< 10 kg) | $16,854,865,443 |
Sources:
UN Comtrade except where stated otherwise. Data Accessed: December 1, 2017