Top 10 Most Marketed Goods by ASEAN Countries in 2021

ASEANstats data shows that in 2021, there were 10 types of goods most marketed by ASEAN countries. The accumulated value of these goods reached US$1.17 trillion.

The most exported goods by this Southeast Asian group were electrical machinery and equipment and their accessories, totaling US$489.65 billion in 2021. This represented a 28% share of total export value.

The second most exported goods were nuclear reactors, boilers, and parts thereof, valued at US$179.25 billion. Their export share reached 10.5%.

The third most exported goods were mineral fuels, mineral oils, and their distillates; bituminous substances; mineral waxes, totaling US$155.51 billion. Their export market share was 9.1%.

The least exported goods were cultured pearls, precious and semi-precious stones; precious metals, metals clad with precious metals, and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coins, totaling US$42 billion with an export share of 2.5%. Other goods accumulated to US$539.72 billion or 31.5%.

Here is a detailed breakdown of the value of goods frequently exported by ASEAN countries in 2021:

1. Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories thereof: US$489.65 billion
2. Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof: US$179.25 billion
3. Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes: US$155.51 billion
4. Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes: US$56.12 billion
5. Plastics and articles thereof: US$53.72 billion
6. Rubber and articles thereof: US$53.59 billion
7. Vehicles – other than railway or tramway rolling-stock – and parts and accessories thereof: US$52.41 billion
8. Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof: US$46.97 billion
9. Iron and steel: US$44.06 billion
10. Cultured pearls, precious and semi-precious stones; precious metals, metals clad with precious metals, and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coins: US$42 billion
11. Others: US$539.72 billion

(Also read: ASEAN Countries with the Highest Import Role in Indonesia until May 2023)