Chemicals and related products, n.e.s.

In 2013, the value (in current US$) of exports of "hydrocarbons, nes, and their derivatives" (SITC group 511) increased by 6.6 percent (compared to 17.5 percent average growth rate from 2009-2013) to reach 99.3 bln US$ (see table 2), while imports increased by 9.9 percent to reach 105.9 bln US$ (see table 3). Exports of this commodity accounted for 5.1 percent of world exports of SITC section 5, and 0.5 percent of total world merchandise exports (see table 1). Rep. of Korea, Japan and USA were the top exporters in 2013 (see table 2). They accounted for 14.4, 13.6 and 10.6 percent of world exports, respectively. China, Belgium and USA were the top destinations, with respectively 29.9, 9.1 and 6.8 percent of world imports (see table 3).

Related Subject(s): International Trade and Finance