- Traded
- $78.9B2024
- Share of all trade
- 0.3%rank 47 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 | $9.19B | 12% | |
| United States | $8.49B | 11% | |
| China | $7.80B | 9.9% | |
| France | $4.39B | 5.6% | |
| Poland | $3.90B | 4.9% | |
| Belgium | $3.61B | 4.6% | |
| Italy | $3.38B | 4.3% | |
| Netherlands | $3.27B | 4.1% | |
| Japan | $2.96B | 3.8% | |
| United Kingdom | $2.39B | 3.0% | |
| Spain | $2.38B | 3.0% | |
| South Korea | $1.90B | 2.4% | |
| Turkey | $1.61B | 2.0% | |
| Indonesia | $1.58B | 2.0% | |
| Mexico | $1.50B | 1.9% | |
| Canada | $1.35B | 1.7% | |
| Malaysia | $1.16B | 1.5% | |
| India | $1.14B | 1.4% | |
| Vietnam | $1.14B | 1.4% | |
| Thailand | $1.08B | 1.4% |
Largest importers
In 2024, with each one's share of trade in the category.
| Nation | Value | Share | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $6.33B | 8.0% | |
| Germany | $5.47B | 6.9% | |
| China | $4.98B | 6.3% | |
| France | $3.49B | 4.4% | |
| Canada | $3.29B | 4.2% | |
| United Kingdom | $3.15B | 4.0% | |
| Netherlands | $2.59B | 3.3% | |
| Belgium | $1.94B | 2.5% | |
| Poland | $1.93B | 2.4% | |
| Italy | $1.86B | 2.4% | |
| Mexico | $1.47B | 1.9% | |
| Spain | $1.47B | 1.9% | |
| India | $1.39B | 1.8% | |
| Turkey | $1.32B | 1.7% | |
| Japan | $1.21B | 1.5% | |
| Australia | $1.21B | 1.5% | |
| Austria | $1.15B | 1.5% | |
| Vietnam | $1.12B | 1.4% | |
| South Korea | $1.11B | 1.4% | |
| United Arab Emirates | $1.09B | 1.4% |
Largest flows
From one nation to another in 2024.
| From | To | Value | Share | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Canada | $2.78B | 3.5% | |
| Japan | China | $1.36B | 1.7% | |
| Canada | United States | $1.14B | 1.4% | |
| Mexico | United States | $1.05B | 1.3% | |
| Poland | Germany | $943M | 1.2% | |
| United States | Mexico | $918M | 1.2% | |
| China | United States | $803M | 1.0% | |
| France | Germany | $739M | 0.9% | |
| United States | China | $694M | 0.9% | |
| Germany | France | $676M | 0.9% | |
| Vietnam | United States | $668M | 0.8% | |
| Netherlands | Germany | $655M | 0.8% | |
| Germany | Netherlands | $643M | 0.8% | |
| Belgium | Netherlands | $596M | 0.8% | |
| Germany | China | $592M | 0.8% | |
| Netherlands | Belgium | $574M | 0.7% | |
| Belgium | Germany | $566M | 0.7% | |
| Germany | Poland | $555M | 0.7% | |
| France | United Kingdom | $525M | 0.7% | |
| Germany | Austria | $522M | 0.7% |
Largest products
The six-digit codes of the Harmonized System within the chapter, by world trade in 2024.
| Code | Product | Value | Share | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 340220 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale | $26.7B | 34% | |
| 340290 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), including auxiliary washing preparations, not for retail sale | $8.40B | 11% | |
| 340213 | Organic surface-active agents: non-ionic (other than soap), whether or not put up for retail sale | $5.65B | 7.2% | |
| 340319 | Lubricating preparations: (other than for the treatment of textile and similar materials), containing less than 70% (by weight) of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals | $4.91B | 6.2% | |
| 340399 | Lubricating preparations: other than for the treatment of textile and similar materials, not containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals | $4.86B | 6.2% | |
| 340600 | Candles, tapers and the like | $4.50B | 5.7% | |
| 340111 | Soap and organic surface-active products: in the form of bars, cakes, moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, for toilet use (including medicated products) | $4.16B | 5.3% | |
| 340211 | Organic surface-active agents: anionic (other than soap), whether or not put up for retail sale | $4.08B | 5.2% | |
| 340490 | Waxes: artificial and prepared, other than of chemically modified lignite or polyethylene glycol | $3.31B | 4.2% | |
| 340119 | Soap and organic surface-active products: in the form of bars, cakes, moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, not for toilet use | $2.37B | 3.0% |
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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