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The five highest value exporters accounted for over €43 billion or 31% of all exports in 2018. The top 50 enterprises exported three quarters of total goods, equal to €104 billion.
There is less of a concentration of large traders on the import side than on the export side. The top five importers accounted for €18.8 billion or 21% of total imports in 2018.
The top 50 importing enterprises had imports of €47 billion, or just over half of the total.
| X-axis label | Exports | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| Top 5 | 31.3114851855301 | 20.5601969878067 |
| Top 10 | 44.8948738144699 | 28.8260888334318 |
| Top 50 | 74.6816036969914 | 51.8106850101793 |
| Top 100 | 81.8874906411175 | 60.3771717814846 |
| Top 500 | 92.2666370680516 | 78.3982940062608 |
| Table 1.1 Concentration of Value of Traders 2018 | ||||
| Highest Value Traders | Exports | Imports | ||
| Value | % total | Value | % total | |
| Top 5 | 43,711 | 31 | 18,784 | 21 |
| Top 10 | 62,673 | 45 | 26,336 | 29 |
| Top 50 | 104,256 | 75 | 47,335 | 52 |
| Top 100 | 114,315 | 82 | 55,162 | 60 |
| Top 500 | 128,804 | 92 | 71,626 | 78 |
| Total | 139,600 | 100 | 91,362 | 100 |
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