FAO FAOSTAT Trade Data · Commodity · Code 1096
Horses
Global agricultural trade data from FAO FAOSTAT. Cumulative 2018–2023 values for the top 50 trading nations.
- $20.0B
- exports, 2018–2023
- $20.6B
- imports, 2018–2023
- 49.3%
- of trade is exports
- #91 of 100
- by cumulative trade value
Thin cumulative trade book
Horses in the thin-trade third
$40.7B cumulative 2018–2023 trade puts Horses in the lightest third of FAO commodities here (#91 of 100).
Cumulative 2018–2023 trade in Horses is $40.7B - a thin-third book; year-to-year swings are noisier, so pair totals with the exporter/importer tables. Even at thin scale, China; Hong Kong SAR still tops exports and China; Hong Kong SAR tops imports. US tariff classification depends on product form (raw, processed, packaged), so map each shipment to a specific HTS code before quoting landed cost.
Dig deeper: How US import duties work. Source: FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock (USD converted from 1000 USD units).
Trade Trend (2019–2023)
| Year | Total Exports (top 50 countries) | Total Imports (top 50 countries) |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $3.1B | $3.1B |
| 2020 | $2.8B | $3.1B |
| 2021 | $3.6B | $3.5B |
| 2022 | $3.6B | $3.6B |
| 2023 | $3.7B | $3.7B |
Top Exporters (2023)
| # | Country | Export Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | China; Hong Kong SAR | $692.1M |
| 2 | Ireland | $515.2M |
| 3 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | $489.0M |
| 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | $446.8M |
| 5 | United States of America | $277.3M |
| 6 | France | $277.2M |
| 7 | Germany | $276.5M |
| 8 | Belgium | $181.9M |
| 9 | Australia | $125.6M |
| 10 | New Zealand | $75.4M |
Top Importers (2023)
| # | Country | Import Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | China; Hong Kong SAR | $825.7M |
| 2 | United States of America | $758.3M |
| 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | $607.6M |
| 4 | Ireland | $337.5M |
| 5 | Japan | $193.6M |
| 6 | Australia | $157.5M |
| 7 | France | $150.2M |
| 8 | Switzerland | $114.5M |
| 9 | Canada | $74.8M |
| 10 | Belgium | $55.3M |
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Nationwide commodities with similar trade scale
Two FAO FAOSTAT peer sets for Horses, each excluding this commodity (country tables above stay the bilateral path).
Similar total trade value
Nearest other commodities by cumulative global trade ($40.7B here).
Similar export share
Nearest other commodities by exports ÷ total trade (49.3% here).
Sources: U.S. International Trade Commission Harmonized Tariff Schedule (2026 Basic Edition) and FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock. See our methodology for how figures are computed.
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