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Pasta; whether or not cooked or stuffed with meat or other substance, or otherwise prepared, egg spaghetti, macaroni, noodles, lasagne, gnocchi, ravioli, cannelloni; couscous, whether or not prepared

1902 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

2022
World Trade $14.4BRnk 294 / 1218
2022
Top Exporter | Top Importer $4.16B | $1.62BItaly | United States
2022
Product Complexity -1.11Rnk 872 / 1033
2021 - 2022
Export Growth (CAGR) 12.3%Rnk 349 / 1218
2022
Share of World Trade 0.061%Rnk 294 / 1218

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Pasta. In 2022, Pasta were the world's 294th most traded product, with a total trade of $14.4B. Between 2021 and 2022 the exports of Pasta grew by 12.3%, from $12.8B to $14.4B. Trade in Pasta represent 0.061% of total world trade.

Pasta are a part of Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk. They include Uncooked pasta, not stuffed or prepared, without eggs, Pasta except uncooked or stuffed, Stuffed pasta, Uncooked egg pasta not stuffed or prepared, and Couscous.

Exports In 2022 the top exporters of Pasta  were Italy ($4.16B), China ($1.27B), South Korea ($1B), Turkey ($965M), and Thailand ($673M).

Imports In 2022 the top importers of Pasta were United States ($1.62B), Germany ($1.17B), France ($1.01B), United Kingdom ($948M), and Canada ($630M).

Ranking Pasta ranks 872nd in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

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* Trade values are converted to USD using each month's exchange rate. For December 2023 data, the exchange rate from December 30, 2023 is used.

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Historical Data

Exporters and Importers

Top Origin (2022)Italy$4.16B
Top Destination (2022)United States$1.62B

In 2022 Pasta were the world's 294th most traded product (out of 1,218).

In 2022, the top exporters of Pasta were Italy ($4.16B), China ($1.27B), South Korea ($1B), Turkey ($965M), and Thailand ($673M).

In 2022, the top importers of Pasta were United States ($1.62B), Germany ($1.17B), France ($1.01B), United Kingdom ($948M), and Canada ($630M).

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Exporters of Pasta (2022)
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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2021 -  2022)Italy$551M
Top Destination Growth (2021 -  2022)United States$315M

Between 2021 and 2022, the exports of Pasta grew the fastest in Italy ($551M), Turkey ($171M), China ($156M), Vietnam ($120M), and South Korea ($107M).

Between 2021 and 2022, the fastest growing importers of Pasta were United States ($315M), Canada ($115M), France ($115M), Germany ($83.9M), and United Kingdom ($81.1M).

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Exporters of Pasta (2021 - 2022)

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Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Pasta.

In 2022, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 4.49. This means that most of the exports of Pasta are explained by 22 countries.

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Value of Exports in Pasta

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2022)Italy$4.05B
TOP NET IMPORTER (2022)United States$1.17B

This map shows which countries export or import more of Pasta. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Pasta during 2022.

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Pasta were Italy ($4.05B), Turkey ($950M), China ($913M), South Korea ($723M), and Thailand ($603M).

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Pasta were United States ($1.17B), United Kingdom ($880M), France ($768M), Germany ($767M), and Canada ($462M).

Net Trade (2022)

Disaggregation

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In 2022, the world most traded Pasta, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Uncooked pasta, not stuffed or prepared,... ($6.29B), Pasta except uncooked or stuffed ($4.93B), Stuffed pasta ($2.31B), Uncooked egg pasta not stuffed or... ($653M), and Couscous ($221M)

HS6 Disaggregation for Pasta (2022)
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Country Comparison

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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Pasta.
It is possible to select the main countries that export or import Pasta in the world, or by continent, as well as select the measure of interest.

Top 10 Exporters Countries of Pasta by percentage of total exports

Product Complexity

Diversification Frontier

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The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk and the strategic value of a product's potential export opportunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth potential, lower income inequality, and lower emissions.

Relatedness vs Country Complexity (2022)

Related Products

This visualization shows products that are likely to be exported by countries that export Pasta.

Country by Relatedness

The following visualization shows the relatedness of Pasta to countries. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

Relative Relatedness by Country (2022)

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