Natural gas, liquefied | Imports and Exports | 2023

In 2023, the world exports of "Natural gas, liquefied" exceeded $130 billion (according to external trade statistics of 53 countries). It was $171 billion in the previous year (according to merchandise trade statistics of 53 countries).

Top exporters of Natural gas, liquefied in 2023

The world's largest exporters of this commodity group in 2023:

• Australia - 37% of the world exports ($49 billion)
• USA - 26% ($34 billion)
• Malaysia - 9.99% ($13 billion)
• Oman - 5.12% ($6.7 billion)
• Indonesia - 5.05% ($6.6 billion)

«Natural gas, liquefied» accounted for a substantial share of total exports of

• Brunei - 23% of Brunei's total exports in 2023 ($2.61 billion of $11.2 billion)
• Mozambique - 20% ($1.65 billion of $8.27 billion)
• Australia - 13.4% ($49 billion of $369 billion)
• Jamaica - 11.9% ($239 million of $2 billion)
• Oman - 11.3% ($6.7 billion of $59 billion)
• Nigeria - 9.15% ($5.96 billion of $65 billion)
• Egypt - 6.12% ($2.57 billion of $42 billion)

According to statistics provided by the major exporters, the largest flows of exports of «Natural gas, liquefied» in 2023:

• Exports from Australia to Areas, nes: (37% of the world exports, $49 billion according to external trade statistics of Australia)
• Exports from Indonesia to China: (1.83% of the world exports, $2.4 billion according to external trade statistics of Indonesia)
• Exports from Malaysia to China: (2.59% of the world exports, $3.38 billion according to external trade statistics of Malaysia)
• Exports from Malaysia to Japan: (4.31% of the world exports, $5.63 billion according to external trade statistics of Malaysia)
• Exports from Malaysia to Korea: (2.23% of the world exports, $2.92 billion according to external trade statistics of Malaysia)
• Exports from Oman to Areas, nes: (5.12% of the world exports, $6.7 billion according to external trade statistics of Oman)
• Exports from USA to France: (3.15% of the world exports, $4.13 billion according to external trade statistics of USA)
• Exports from USA to Netherlands: (3.37% of the world exports, $4.4 billion according to external trade statistics of USA)
• Exports from USA to Spain: (1.82% of the world exports, $2.38 billion according to external trade statistics of USA)
• Exports from USA to United Kingdom: (2.8% of the world exports, $3.67 billion according to external trade statistics of USA)

In 2023, the world imports of "Natural gas, liquefied" exceeded $213 billion (according to external trade statistics of 90 countries). It was $364 billion in the previous year (according to merchandise trade statistics of 93 countries).

There are no trade data (2023) for such importers as Korea (13.7% of the world imports in 2022), Cambodia (0.063%), State of Palestine (0.049%), Panama (0.037%), Lesotho (0.003%)

Top importers of Natural gas, liquefied in 2023

The world's largest importers of this commodity group in 2023:

• Japan - 21% of the world imports ($46 billion)
• China - 21% ($44 billion)
• Netherlands - 8.66% ($18.4 billion)
• France - 6.65% ($14.1 billion)
• India - 6.22% ($13.2 billion)

«Natural gas, liquefied» accounted for a substantial share of total imports of

• Pakistan - 7.33% of Pakistan's total imports in 2023 ($3.66 billion of $50 billion)
• Japan - 6.17% ($46 billion of $751 billion)
• Jamaica - 5.35% ($406 million of $7.59 billion)
• Croatia - 4.65% ($1.98 billion of $42 billion)
• Lithuania - 3.52% ($1.7 billion of $48 billion)
• Thailand - 2.91% ($8.39 billion of $288 billion)
• Egypt - 2.81% ($2.34 billion of $83 billion)
• Netherlands - 2.78% ($18.4 billion of $664 billion)

According to statistics provided by the major importers, the largest flows of imports of «Natural gas, liquefied» in 2023:

• Imports to China from Australia (6.92% of the world imports, $14.7 billion according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to China from Qatar (4.83% of the world imports, $10.2 billion according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to China from Russia (2.43% of the world imports, $5.18 billion according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to France from USA (2.46% of the world imports, $5.25 billion according to external trade statistics of France)
• Imports to India from Qatar (3.06% of the world imports, $6.52 billion according to external trade statistics of India)
• Imports to Japan from Australia (9.29% of the world imports, $19.8 billion according to external trade statistics of Japan)
• Imports to Japan from Malaysia (3.25% of the world imports, $6.93 billion according to external trade statistics of Japan)
• Imports to Netherlands from USA (5.55% of the world imports, $11.8 billion according to external trade statistics of Netherlands)
• Imports to Other Asia, nes from Australia (2.86% of the world imports, $6.11 billion according to external trade statistics of Other Asia, nes)
• Imports to United Kingdom from USA (3.72% of the world imports, $7.95 billion according to external trade statistics of United Kingdom)