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Overview This page contains the latest international trade data for Washington, DC. In December 2023 Washington, DC was the number 35 in total exports and the number 39 in total imports in United States.

Exports In 2023, United States' Washington, Dc exported $6.28B, making it the 35th largest exporter out of the 43 exporters in United States. In 2023 the top exports of Washington, Dc were Other diagnostic reagents ($300M), Other Aircraft parts ($297M), Immunological products packings for retail sale ($251M), Aircraft parts (excl. propellers/rotors, undercarriages) ($246M), and Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or... ($199M).

Imports In 2023, United States' Washington, Dc imported $12.1B, making it the 39th largest importer out of the 43 importers in United States. In 2023 top imports of Washington, Dc were Human vaccines and similar products ($1.81B), Medicaments nes, in dosage ($998M), Immunological products packings for retail sale ($628M), Commodities not specified according to kind ($382M), and Parts of turbo-jet or turbo-propeller engines ($368M).

Economic Complexity In 2023, the highest complexity exports of Washington, Dc according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Machinery Having Individual Functions (1.93), Blank Audio Media (1.91), Oscilloscopes (1.81), Iron Fasteners (1.79), Interchangeable Tool Parts (1.76), Silicone (1.74), Drafting Tools (1.63), Chemical Analysis Instruments (1.63), Wrenches (1.61), and Flat-Rolled Stainless Steel (1.61). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.

Historical Data

Yearly Exports

Color
Depth
Top Destination (2023)Netherlands$647M
Top Product (2023)Other diagnostic reagents$300M

In 2023 the top export destinations of Washington, Dc were Netherlands ($647M), United Kingdom ($612M), Germany ($612M), Belgium ($383M), and China ($371M).

In 2023 the top exports of Washington, Dc were Other diagnostic reagents ($300M), Other Aircraft parts ($297M), Immunological products packings for retail sale ($251M), Aircraft parts (excl. propellers/rotors, undercarriages) ($246M), and Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or... ($199M).

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Exports Dynamics

Fastest Growing Exports Destination (Dec 2022 - Dec 2023)
Hungary $24.7M (3.85k%)
Belgium $13.9M (66.2%)
Netherlands $7.8M (13.7%)
Rapidly Declining Export Origins (Dec 2022 - Dec 2023)
Switzerland -$12.6M (-41.5%)
Germany -$12.6M (-21.1%)
France -$10.2M (-35.3%)

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Yearly Imports

Color
Depth
Top Origin (2023)United Kingdom$1.31B

In 2023 the top import origins of Washington, Dc were United Kingdom ($1.31B), Germany ($1.13B), Belgium ($1.07B), Italy ($739M), and France ($621M).

In 2023 the top imports of Washington, Dc were Human vaccines and similar products ($1.81B), Medicaments nes, in dosage ($998M), Immunological products packings for retail sale ($628M), Commodities not specified according to kind ($382M), and Parts of turbo-jet or turbo-propeller engines ($368M).

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Imports Dynamics

Fastest Growing Import Origins (Dec 2022 - Dec 2023)
India $39M (218%)
United Kingdom $27.6M (28%)
France $24.4M (128%)
Rapidly Declining Import Origins (Dec 2022 - Dec 2023)
Belgium -$115M (-69%)
Ireland -$11.2M (-52.1%)
Cambodia -$10.7M (-99%)

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Economic Complexity

Economic Complexity of Washington, Dc

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Economic Complexity (2023)0.74

Washington, Dc ranks 4th out of the 43 districts in United States according to ECI.

The Economic Complexity Index, or ECI, is a measure of an economy’s capacity which can be inferred from data connecting locations to the activities that are present in them. For more info about Economic Complexity, visit the Economic Complexity page.

Estimated using exports data.

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Export Opportunities by Relatedness

The top export opportunities according to the relatedness level, without considering those products were Washington, Dc already has a comparative advantage, are led by Developed Exposed Photographic Material (0.28), Precious Metal Compounds (0.28), Non-optical Microscopes (0.28), Watch Movements (0.26), and Cermets (0.26).

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Most Complex Products by PCI

The highest complexity exports of Washington, Dc according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Machinery Having Individual Functions (1.93), Blank Audio Media (1.91), Oscilloscopes (1.81), Iron Fasteners (1.79), Interchangeable Tool Parts (1.76), Silicone (1.74), Drafting Tools (1.63), Chemical Analysis Instruments (1.63), Wrenches (1.61), and Flat-Rolled Stainless Steel (1.61). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.

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Most Specialized Products by RCA Index

The most specialized products according to the RCA index are led by Cathode Tubes (105.40), Micro-Organism Culture Preparations (48.16), Laboratory Reagents (36.78), Peptones (32.21), and Binoculars and Telescopes (28.03).

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Product Space

The product space is a network connecting products that are likely to be co-exported. The product space can be used to predict future exports, since Washington, Dc is more likely to start exporting products that are related to current exports. Relatedness measures the distance between a product, and all of the products it is currently specialized in.

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Relatedness Space

This network shows the products most related to the production structure of  Washington, Dc. These are products that tend to be co-exported with the products that Washington, Dc exports. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

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Diversification Frontier

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The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk and the strategic value of a territory's potential export oppotunities. Relatedness is a predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth, less income inequality, and lower emissions. Bubble size corresponds to exports value by year 2020.

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