Summary
- Largest supplier: China
- 41.6%
- Concentration (HHI)
- 2,313
- Products with a supplier above 50%
- 67
- Products with a supplier above 75%
- 29
Concentration index (HHI): 2,313 out of 10,000; equivalent to splitting purchases among 4 suppliers of the same size
Trend
Trend in shares
China went from 0.07% to 41.6% of what the Marshall Islands buys
Share (%)
- China 41.6%
- South Korea 20.3%
- Japan 9.9%
- Netherlands 5.4%
- Singapore 3.1%
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Largest supplier | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Germany | 58.4% |
| 1996 | Japan | 53.8% |
| 1997 | Japan | 79.2% |
| 1998 | United States | 27.2% |
| 1999 | Japan | 45.5% |
| 2000 | South Korea | 46% |
| 2001 | South Korea | 51.7% |
| 2002 | South Korea | 51.2% |
| 2003 | South Korea | 59.6% |
| 2004 | South Korea | 43.7% |
| 2005 | South Korea | 47.6% |
| 2006 | South Korea | 37.2% |
| 2007 | South Korea | 45.9% |
| 2008 | South Korea | 55.6% |
| 2009 | South Korea | 76.6% |
| 2010 | South Korea | 48.2% |
| 2011 | South Korea | 57.8% |
| 2012 | South Korea | 45.2% |
| 2013 | South Korea | 69.7% |
| 2014 | South Korea | 62.7% |
| 2015 | South Korea | 50.9% |
| 2016 | South Korea | 49.9% |
| 2017 | South Korea | 51.1% |
| 2018 | China | 22.4% |
| 2019 | South Korea | 37.9% |
| 2020 | South Korea | 40.2% |
| 2021 | South Korea | 32.4% |
| 2022 | China | 32.7% |
| 2023 | South Korea | 42.9% |
| 2024 | China | 41.6% |
Its suppliers
Some of these goods may have been produced in another country: countries record origin in different ways.
Products with a dominant supplier
Of the 103 products the Marshall Islands buys for more than $1 million in 2024, these are the highest-value ones with a dominant supplier.
| Product | Supplier | Share | Second | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Refined petroleum | China | 58.1% | Brazil · 11.8% | $2.6 billion |
| Yachts and pleasure boats | Netherlands | 67.5% | Italy · 19.4% | $1 billion |
| 3D printers | China | 97.5%over 75% | Japan · 2% | $195 million |
| Steel structures | China | 98.8%over 75% | Italy · 0.6% | $121 million |
| Shipping containers | China | 99.9%over 75% | Taiwan · 0.03% | $77 million |
| Engine parts | China | 57.6% | Japan · 21.9% | $69 million |
| Centrifuges and filters | China | 86%over 75% | Turkey · 4.5% | $44 million |
| Synthetic paints and varnishes | China | 81.3%over 75% | Greece · 11.2% | $40 million |
| Other industrial machines | China | 93.7%over 75% | Japan · 2.9% | $21 million |
| Valves and taps | China | 56.6% | Japan · 27.5% | $11 million |
| Air pumps, compressors and fans | China | 65% | Japan · 24.4% | $11 million |
| Transmission shafts, gears and gearboxes | Japan | 58.9% | China · 29.9% | $9 million |
| Rope, twine and fishing nets | Taiwan | 82.3%over 75% | Japan · 14.6% | $8 million |
| Control panels | China | 84.1%over 75% | United States · 7.8% | $8 million |
| Physical and chemical analysis instruments | Indonesia | 78.4%over 75% | China · 11.4% | $7 million |
| Water heaters and industrial dryers | China | 87.8%over 75% | Japan · 7.6% | $7 million |
| Other rubber articles | China | 65.2% | Japan · 24.4% | $7 million |
| Cameras and broadcast equipment | Germany | 73.2% | China · 8.4% | $6 million |
| Transformers and power supplies | United States | 55.1% | China · 16.2% | $6 million |
| Poultry meat | United States | 80.5%over 75% | Brazil · 11.3% | $5 million |
| Frozen fish | China | 63% | Taiwan · 19.4% | $5 million |
| Other iron or steel articles | China | 67% | Turkey · 7.5% | $5 million |
| Parts for broadcast equipment | United States | 66% | China · 19.7% | $4 million |
| Iron or steel chains | China | 83.5%over 75% | Turkey · 9.4% | $4 million |
| Bread, biscuits and pastries | United States | 54.8% | Philippines · 13.4% | $4 million |
and 42 more
A product has a dominant supplier when a single country sells more than 50% of what is bought of it; we flag it separately above 75%.
Some of these goods may have been produced in another country: countries record origin in different ways.
Selling: who it relies on
- Largest customer: Germany
- 21%
- Concentration (HHI)
- 1,001
Concentration index (HHI): 1,001 out of 10,000; equivalent to splitting sales among 10 customers of the same size
Trend in shares
Germany went from 0.03% to 21% of what the Marshall Islands sells
Share (%)
- Germany 21%
- Denmark 15.9%
- Thailand 9.5%
- Cyprus 7%
- Norway 6%
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Largest customer | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Japan | 61.7% |
| 1996 | Japan | 78% |
| 1997 | Japan | 51.6% |
| 1998 | Italy | 55.6% |
| 1999 | Thailand | 63.8% |
| 2000 | Thailand | 56.2% |
| 2001 | Germany | 43.6% |
| 2002 | Greece | 40.2% |
| 2003 | Poland | 26.4% |
| 2004 | Belgium | 74.9% |
| 2005 | Germany | 42.4% |
| 2006 | Germany | 41.4% |
| 2007 | Poland | 35.3% |
| 2008 | Denmark | 47.5% |
| 2009 | Poland | 25.6% |
| 2010 | Côte d'Ivoire | 38.2% |
| 2011 | Poland | 31.1% |
| 2012 | Thailand | 50.3% |
| 2013 | Namibia | 36.5% |
| 2014 | Thailand | 29.3% |
| 2015 | Poland | 37% |
| 2016 | Greece | 23.8% |
| 2017 | Denmark | 27.3% |
| 2018 | South Korea | 18.9% |
| 2019 | Poland | 26.6% |
| 2020 | Netherlands | 25.6% |
| 2021 | Denmark | 29.2% |
| 2022 | Germany | 30.5% |
| 2023 | Netherlands | 18.3% |
| 2024 | Germany | 21% |
10 of the 13 products the Marshall Islands sells for more than $1 million have a customer buying more than 50% of what the Marshall Islands sells of that product; in 10, more than 75%. In those products, sales to each one’s dominant customer add up to 12.3% of what the Marshall Islands sells.
| Product | Customer | Share | Second | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frozen fish | Thailand | 78.1%over 75% | China · 10.1% | $76 million |
| Dredgers and floating cranes | Thailand | 100%over 75% | — | $36 million |
| Fresh fish | United States | 99.6%over 75% | Japan · 0.39% | $11 million |
| Fish fillets | United States | 87.1%over 75% | Philippines · 7.4% | $9 million |
| Sorting and crushing machines | Thailand | 100%over 75% | Zimbabwe · 0% | $6 million |
| Tugboats | Israel | 100%over 75% | — | $6 million |
| Wood joinery | Netherlands | 100%over 75% | — | $2 million |
| Live fish | United States | 75.4%over 75% | Netherlands · 5.1% | $2 million |
| Other knitted fabric | Indonesia | 93%over 75% | Brazil · 6.9% | $1 million |
| Steel bars | Indonesia | 100%over 75% | — | $1 million |
Concentration compared
The closest countries in the concentration ranking (HHI, highest first).
| Rank | Country | HHI |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | Cook Islands | 2,351 |
| 37 | Mexico | 2,339 |
| 38 | Marshall Islands | 2,313 |
| 39 | Venezuela | 2,295 |
| 40 | Palestine | 2,244 |
| 41 | Tuvalu | 2,242 |
Links
Sources and method
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
The data come from CEPII BACI (Etalab 2.0 licence), which reconciles what the exporting and the importing country report, in current USD, FOB. Data up to 2024.
Dependence is the share of a country’s imports (or exports) that each partner accounts for. It does not measure whether a product has a substitute or how much it would cost to change supplier.
The concentration index (HHI) adds up the square of each partner’s share, in percent: it runs from 0 to 10,000. Its equivalent is 10,000 ÷ HHI, the number of partners of the same size that would give that value.
Products are HS4 headings of the 1992 nomenclature (some combine different goods), with a floor of $1 million per product and country.
The EU is the 27 current members in every year; the United Kingdom is outside the EU throughout the series.
Re-exports: countries that act as redistribution hubs carry their notice and the figures are not corrected.