Global exports of plastics and articles thereof from the European Union had a value of 88.6 billion U.S. dollars in 2021. The annual value of EU exports of plastics and articles thereof have quadrupled since the turn of the century. The import value of plastics and articles thereof to the EU was roughly 70 billion U.S. dollars in 2021.
Annual value of global imports and exports of plastics and articles thereof in the European Union from 2000 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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UN Comtrade. (December 6, 2022). Annual value of global imports and exports of plastics and articles thereof in the European Union from 2000 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271844/european-union-trade-value-of-plastics-worldwide/
UN Comtrade. "Annual value of global imports and exports of plastics and articles thereof in the European Union from 2000 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. December 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271844/european-union-trade-value-of-plastics-worldwide/
UN Comtrade. (2022). Annual value of global imports and exports of plastics and articles thereof in the European Union from 2000 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271844/european-union-trade-value-of-plastics-worldwide/
UN Comtrade. "Annual Value of Global Imports and Exports of Plastics and Articles Thereof in The European Union from 2000 to 2021 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271844/european-union-trade-value-of-plastics-worldwide/
UN Comtrade, Annual value of global imports and exports of plastics and articles thereof in the European Union from 2000 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271844/european-union-trade-value-of-plastics-worldwide/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Annual value of global imports and exports of plastics and articles thereof in the European Union from 2000 to 2021 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], UN Comtrade, December 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271844/european-union-trade-value-of-plastics-worldwide/