Accounting for more than 12 percent of global imports, the United States was the leading importer of plastics and rubber worldwide in 2022. This was followed by China, at about 8.32 percent, and then Germany, with some 6.94 percent of total shipments. Meanwhile, the world's largest exporter of plastics and rubber that year was China.
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The Observatory of Economic Complexity. (March 8, 2024). Distribution of plastic and rubber imports worldwide in 2022, by leading country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455522/global-plastic-rubber-imports-distribution-by-country/
The Observatory of Economic Complexity. "Distribution of plastic and rubber imports worldwide in 2022, by leading country." Chart. March 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455522/global-plastic-rubber-imports-distribution-by-country/
The Observatory of Economic Complexity. (2024). Distribution of plastic and rubber imports worldwide in 2022, by leading country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455522/global-plastic-rubber-imports-distribution-by-country/
The Observatory of Economic Complexity. "Distribution of Plastic and Rubber Imports Worldwide in 2022, by Leading Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455522/global-plastic-rubber-imports-distribution-by-country/
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Distribution of plastic and rubber imports worldwide in 2022, by leading country [Graph], The Observatory of Economic Complexity, March 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1455522/global-plastic-rubber-imports-distribution-by-country/