- Traded
- $894B2024
- Share of all trade
- 3.9%rank 5 of 96
- Exporters
- 221nations
- Importers
- 226nations
World trade by year, 1995 to 2024
In current US dollars, not adjusted for prices.
Largest exporters
In 2024, with each one's share of trade in the category.
| Nation | Value | Share | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | $114B | 13% | |
| Ireland | $101B | 11% | |
| United States | $100B | 11% | |
| Switzerland | $88.9B | 9.9% | |
| Italy | $55.0B | 6.2% | |
| Belgium | $52.2B | 5.8% | |
| France | $40.6B | 4.5% | |
| Netherlands | $35.1B | 3.9% | |
| India | $29.1B | 3.3% | |
| United Kingdom | $26.2B | 2.9% | |
| Slovenia | $25.5B | 2.9% | |
| Singapore | $22.9B | 2.6% | |
| Spain | $21.3B | 2.4% | |
| Denmark | $18.8B | 2.1% | |
| Austria | $18.5B | 2.1% | |
| China | $17.9B | 2.0% | |
| Japan | $16.4B | 1.8% | |
| Sweden | $15.2B | 1.7% | |
| South Korea | $12.8B | 1.4% | |
| Canada | $11.8B | 1.3% |
Largest importers
In 2024, with each one's share of trade in the category.
| Nation | Value | Share | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $200B | 22% | |
| Germany | $74.2B | 8.3% | |
| Switzerland | $67.5B | 7.5% | |
| Belgium | $44.4B | 5.0% | |
| China | $41.8B | 4.7% | |
| Italy | $32.0B | 3.6% | |
| France | $31.8B | 3.6% | |
| Japan | $29.6B | 3.3% | |
| United Kingdom | $28.6B | 3.2% | |
| Netherlands | $24.7B | 2.8% | |
| Spain | $22.2B | 2.5% | |
| Canada | $18.4B | 2.1% | |
| Ireland | $13.3B | 1.5% | |
| Poland | $12.8B | 1.4% | |
| Brazil | $12.0B | 1.3% | |
| Russia | $11.8B | 1.3% | |
| Austria | $11.6B | 1.3% | |
| Slovenia | $11.0B | 1.2% | |
| Australia | $10.9B | 1.2% | |
| South Korea | $9.18B | 1.0% |
Largest flows
From one nation to another in 2024.
| From | To | Value | Share | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | United States | $45.8B | 5.1% | |
| Germany | United States | $20.3B | 2.3% | |
| Slovenia | Switzerland | $19.8B | 2.2% | |
| Switzerland | United States | $19.7B | 2.2% | |
| Belgium | United States | $12.9B | 1.4% | |
| United States | Germany | $12.8B | 1.4% | |
| India | United States | $12.4B | 1.4% | |
| Singapore | United States | $11.8B | 1.3% | |
| Switzerland | Germany | $11.7B | 1.3% | |
| Germany | Switzerland | $11.1B | 1.2% | |
| Italy | United States | $10.4B | 1.2% | |
| Ireland | Germany | $9.48B | 1.1% | |
| Italy | Switzerland | $9.09B | 1.0% | |
| United States | Japan | $7.94B | 0.9% | |
| Switzerland | Slovenia | $7.89B | 0.9% | |
| China | United States | $7.59B | 0.8% | |
| Ireland | Belgium | $7.40B | 0.8% | |
| Italy | Belgium | $7.39B | 0.8% | |
| United States | China | $7.21B | 0.8% | |
| United Kingdom | United States | $7.20B | 0.8% |
Largest products
The six-digit codes of the Harmonized System within the chapter, by world trade in 2024.
| Code | Product | Value | Share | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $394B | 44% | |
| 300290 | Toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products | $295B | 33% | |
| 300220 | Vaccines: for human medicine | $47.7B | 5.3% | |
| 300439 | Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $40.7B | 4.6% | |
| 300420 | Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $15.6B | 1.7% | |
| 300210 | Blood: human and animal, antisera and other blood fractions | $12.0B | 1.3% | |
| 300390 | Medicaments: (not containing antibiotics, hormones, alkaloids or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, (not packaged for retail sale) | $11.9B | 1.3% | |
| 300432 | Medicaments: containing adrenal cortex hormones (but not containing antibiotics), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $11.3B | 1.3% | |
| 300431 | Medicaments: containing insulin (but not containing antibiotics), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $8.23B | 0.9% | |
| 300510 | Dressings, adhesive: and other articles having an adhesive layer, packed for retail sale for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes | $5.48B | 0.6% |
Shares are of all trade in this category. The line is each figure’s history from 2000, drawn to its own peak: it shows the shape of the years, and the value shows the size.
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