# Gases (HS4 2705) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Gases at HS4 2705, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The gases subsector recorded $6.4M in reported global trade in 2024, with -24.4% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $6.4M |
| Latest annual change | -24.4% |
| Active exporters | 77 |
| Active importers | 93 |
| Active HS6 products | 1 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $2.7M | 273 | 1 |
| 1996 | $5.9M | 384 | 1 |
| 1997 | $3.0M | 322 | 1 |
| 1998 | $4.1M | 330 | 1 |
| 1999 | $6.4M | 361 | 1 |
| 2000 | $4.7M | 301 | 1 |
| 2001 | $5.3M | 367 | 1 |
| 2002 | $9.4M | 355 | 1 |
| 2003 | $3.2M | 300 | 1 |
| 2004 | $15.6M | 355 | 1 |
| 2005 | $21.6M | 363 | 1 |
| 2006 | $21.1M | 400 | 1 |
| 2007 | $20.4M | 437 | 1 |
| 2008 | $8.5M | 401 | 1 |
| 2009 | $21.6M | 440 | 1 |
| 2010 | $25.2M | 446 | 1 |
| 2011 | $26.1M | 565 | 1 |
| 2012 | $13.0M | 506 | 1 |
| 2013 | $15.1M | 400 | 1 |
| 2014 | $21.3M | 403 | 1 |
| 2015 | $67.1M | 474 | 1 |
| 2016 | $24.8M | 380 | 1 |
| 2017 | $21.0M | 363 | 1 |
| 2018 | $22.9M | 359 | 1 |
| 2019 | $101.2M | 420 | 1 |
| 2020 | $25.5M | 291 | 1 |
| 2021 | $17.0M | 386 | 1 |
| 2022 | $28.7M | 385 | 1 |
| 2023 | $8.5M | 355 | 1 |
| 2024 | $6.4M | 290 | 1 |

## Leading corridors

- Netherlands to Italy: $1.3M; growth +211.2%.
- China to Laos: $849.2K; growth +123.8%.
- Thailand to Laos: $609.0K; growth +8.1%.
- Malta to Italy: $540.4K; growth +6,613.3%.
- Germany to Italy: $476.7K; growth +93.5%.
- Republic of Korea to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $353.2K; growth +3.7%.
- Singapore to Malaysia: $344.0K; growth +8.9%.
- Germany to France: $305.8K; growth +693.9%.
- Netherlands to Belgium: $169.9K; growth +9.2%.
- Germany to Netherlands: $134.4K; growth -78.4%.

## HS6 products

- Gases: coal, water, producer and similar gases (excluding petroleum and other gaseous hydrocarbons) (HS6 270500)

## Definitions and coverage

Merchandise trade observations aggregated to HS4. Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons calculated from reported observations. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed.

Reported observations cover 1995-2024.

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## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) · [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) · [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) · [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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