Plastics and articles thereof | Imports and Exports | 2023

In 2023, the world exports of "Plastics and articles thereof" exceeded $644 billion (according to external trade statistics of 141 countries). It was $747 billion in the previous year (according to merchandise trade statistics of 139 countries).

Top exporters of Plastics and articles thereof in 2023

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

• China - 20% of the world exports ($131 billion)
• USA - 12% ($77 billion)
• Germany - 10.3% ($66 billion)
• Netherlands - 4.19% ($27 billion)
• Italy - 3.82% ($24 billion)

«Plastics and articles thereof» accounted for a substantial share of total exports of

• Luxembourg - 9.84% of Luxembourg's total exports in 2023 ($1.6 billion of $16.3 billion)
• Togo - 8.62% ($125 million of $1.45 billion)
• El Salvador - 7.77% ($505 million of $6.49 billion)
• The Bahamas - 6.66% ($46 million of $700 million)
• Djibouti - 6.3% ($301 million of $4.78 billion)
• Dominican Republic - 5.66% ($675 million of $11.9 billion)

According to statistics provided by the major exporters, the largest flows of exports of «Plastics and articles thereof» in 2023:

• Exports from Canada to USA: (2.18% of the world exports, $14 billion according to external trade statistics of Canada)
• Exports from China to India: (0.955% of the world exports, $6.15 billion according to external trade statistics of China)
• Exports from China to USA: (3.6% of the world exports, $23 billion according to external trade statistics of China)
• Exports from China to Vietnam: (1.03% of the world exports, $6.65 billion according to external trade statistics of China)
• Exports from Japan to China: (1.28% of the world exports, $8.3 billion according to external trade statistics of Japan)
• Exports from Mexico to USA: (1.46% of the world exports, $9.45 billion according to external trade statistics of Mexico)
• Exports from Netherlands to Germany: (0.96% of the world exports, $6.18 billion according to external trade statistics of Netherlands)
• Exports from USA to Canada: (2.39% of the world exports, $15.4 billion according to external trade statistics of USA)
• Exports from USA to China: (1.15% of the world exports, $7.44 billion according to external trade statistics of USA)
• Exports from USA to Mexico: (3.28% of the world exports, $21 billion according to external trade statistics of USA)

In 2023, the world imports of "Plastics and articles thereof" exceeded $651 billion (according to external trade statistics of 141 countries). It was $779 billion in the previous year (according to merchandise trade statistics of 140 countries).

Top importers of Plastics and articles thereof in 2023

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

• USA - 11.1% of the world imports ($72 billion)
• China - 9.51% ($61 billion)
• Germany - 7.64% ($49 billion)
• Mexico - 4.71% ($30 billion)
• France - 4.24% ($27 billion)
• Italy - 3.96% ($25 billion)

«Plastics and articles thereof» accounted for a substantial share of total imports of

• Costa Rica - 7.7% of Costa Rica's total imports in 2023 ($1.73 billion of $22 billion)
• Dominican Republic - 6.95% ($2.18 billion of $31 billion)
• Togo - 6.53% ($199 million of $3.04 billion)
• Tunisia - 6.3% ($1.63 billion of $25 billion)
• Djibouti - 5.64% ($299 million of $5.29 billion)

According to statistics provided by the major importers, the largest flows of imports of «Plastics and articles thereof» in 2023:

• Imports to Canada from USA (2.03% of the world imports, $13.2 billion according to external trade statistics of Canada)
• Imports to China from Japan (1.43% of the world imports, $9.32 billion according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to China from Korea (1.56% of the world imports, $10.2 billion according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to China from USA (1.25% of the world imports, $8.17 billion according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to France from Germany (0.989% of the world imports, $6.44 billion according to external trade statistics of France)
• Imports to Italy from Germany (1% of the world imports, $6.55 billion according to external trade statistics of Italy)
• Imports to Mexico from USA (2.95% of the world imports, $19.2 billion according to external trade statistics of Mexico)
• Imports to USA from Canada (2.09% of the world imports, $13.6 billion according to external trade statistics of USA)
• Imports to USA from China (3.09% of the world imports, $20 billion according to external trade statistics of USA)
• Imports to USA from Mexico (1.21% of the world imports, $7.9 billion according to external trade statistics of USA)