Chemicals: Trade Statistics
Total Trade
| Total Global Exports (2019) | $1,157,111,620,177 |
| Total Global Imports (2019) | $1,242,047,597,090 |
Industry Traders
Export Countries
Top 10 Export Countries
| Country | Export USD$ |
|---|---|
| United States | $128,395,256,693 |
| China | $127,147,728,132 |
| Germany | $107,249,107,103 |
| Belgium | $69,134,932,586 |
| South Korea | $61,542,878,192 |
| Japan | $60,134,655,663 |
| Netherlands | $47,364,214,817 |
| Ireland | $35,926,231,309 |
| Saudi Arabia | $35,716,934,515 |
| France | $34,617,476,421 |
Import Countries
Top 10 Import Countries
| Country | Import USD$ |
|---|---|
| China | $162,187,662,883 |
| United States | $112,292,580,167 |
| Germany | $89,818,211,303 |
| India | $54,046,282,827 |
| Belgium | $53,995,370,688 |
| France | $42,179,121,650 |
| Japan | $39,450,159,787 |
| South Korea | $38,458,484,627 |
| Italy | $37,980,007,535 |
| Mexico | $34,486,380,799 |
Traded Goods (at the 4-digit HS Code level)
Top 10 Exports
| HS Code | Export USD$ |
|---|---|
| (2933) heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only; nucleic acids and their salts | $76,242,016,347 |
| (3901) Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms | $73,061,290,698 |
| (3920) Other plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip of plastics, noncellular & not reinforced, laminated, supported | $56,067,285,196 |
| (3907) Polyacetals, other polyethers, epoxide resins, polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters, other polyesters in primary forms | $53,365,059,798 |
| (3902) Polymers of propylene or other olefins, in primary forms | $42,370,643,652 |
| (2902) cyclic hydrocarbons | $39,800,736,126 |
| (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 | $36,183,599,095 |
| (3917) Tubes, pipes & hoses & their fittings of plastics joints, elbows, flanges, artificial guts, sausage casings | $26,118,197,681 |
| (2901) acyclic hydrocarbons | $21,991,429,260 |
| (2905) acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives | $21,753,953,914 |
Top 10 Imports
| HS Code | Import USD$ |
|---|---|
| (2933) heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only; nucleic acids and their salts | $85,081,582,079 |
| (3901) Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms | $78,126,340,834 |
| (3907) Polyacetals, other polyethers, epoxide resins, polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters, other polyesters in primary forms | $56,684,844,725 |
| (3920) Other plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip of plastics, noncellular & not reinforced, laminated, supported | $56,288,157,692 |
| (3902) Polymers of propylene or other olefins, in primary forms | $43,539,969,343 |
| (2902) cyclic hydrocarbons | $42,889,962,573 |
| (2905) acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives | $33,404,459,257 |
| (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 | $33,389,369,335 |
| (3917) Tubes, pipes & hoses & their fittings of plastics joints, elbows, flanges, artificial guts, sausage casings | $24,794,369,222 |
| (2901) acyclic hydrocarbons | $24,491,833,410 |
Sources:
UN Comtrade except where stated otherwise. Data Accessed: December 1, 2017