1. Home
  2. Global Insights
  3. By Industry
  4. Media and Communications
  5. Trade Statistics

Media and Communications: Trade Statistics

Total Trade

Total Global Exports (2021) $21,241,815,209
Total Global Imports (2021) $20,098,554,584

Industry Traders

Export Countries

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
United States $2,554,558,973
Germany $2,465,367,098
United Kingdom $2,362,204,118
Poland $2,103,203,221
China $1,970,835,497
France $1,138,002,877
Hong Kong $1,104,573,580
Netherlands $1,062,333,981
Italy $741,704,964
Spain $591,984,169

Import Countries

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
United States $2,700,885,219
Germany $2,297,564,863
Canada $1,466,433,243
France $1,249,882,094
United Kingdom $1,248,874,791
Hong Kong $887,221,899
Poland $811,266,561
Switzerland $754,840,136
China $727,742,912
Netherlands $644,923,312

Traded Goods (at the 4-digit HS Code level)

Top 10 Exports

HS Code Export USD$
(4901) Printed books, brochures, leaflets & similar printed matter $16,702,392,003
(4902) Newspapers, journals & periodicals $2,799,156,724
(4903) Children's picture, drawing or coloring books $1,515,521,503
(4905) Maps & hydrographic or similar charts atlases, wall maps, topographical plans, globes $141,144,601
(4904) Music, printed or in manuscript, whether bound, illustrated or not $83,600,378

Top 10 Imports

HS Code Import USD$
(4901) Printed books, brochures, leaflets & similar printed matter $15,363,755,203
(4902) Newspapers, journals & periodicals $2,590,899,082
(4903) Children's picture, drawing or coloring books $1,946,228,524
(4905) Maps & hydrographic or similar charts atlases, wall maps, topographical plans, globes $125,213,169
(4904) Music, printed or in manuscript, whether bound, illustrated or not $72,458,606

Sources:

UN Comtrade except where stated otherwise. Data Accessed: December 1, 2017