- Traded
- $50.2B2024
- Share of all trade
- 0.2%rank 60 of 96
- Exporters
- 197nations
- Importers
- 222nations
World trade by year, 1995 to 2024
In current US dollars, not adjusted for prices.
Largest exporters
In 2024, with each one's share of trade in the category.
| Nation | Value | Share | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | $9.51B | 19% | |
| India | $6.45B | 13% | |
| United States | $5.88B | 12% | |
| Brazil | $5.28B | 11% | |
| Vietnam | $2.86B | 5.7% | |
| Pakistan | $2.78B | 5.5% | |
| Turkey | $2.48B | 4.9% | |
| Australia | $2.30B | 4.6% | |
| Uzbekistan | $1.43B | 2.8% | |
| Italy | $1.12B | 2.2% | |
| Germany | $540M | 1.1% | |
| Benin | $534M | 1.1% | |
| Egypt | $529M | 1.1% | |
| Indonesia | $476M | 0.9% | |
| Greece | $449M | 0.9% | |
| Spain | $441M | 0.9% | |
| Austria | $382M | 0.8% | |
| Burkina Faso | $353M | 0.7% | |
| South Korea | $328M | 0.7% | |
| Malaysia | $307M | 0.6% |
Largest importers
In 2024, with each one's share of trade in the category.
| Nation | Value | Share | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | $8.64B | 17% | |
| Bangladesh | $7.69B | 15% | |
| Vietnam | $4.83B | 9.6% | |
| Turkey | $2.33B | 4.6% | |
| Pakistan | $1.78B | 3.5% | |
| Indonesia | $1.53B | 3.1% | |
| India | $1.28B | 2.5% | |
| Morocco | $1.02B | 2.0% | |
| Egypt | $998M | 2.0% | |
| Italy | $947M | 1.9% | |
| United States | $870M | 1.7% | |
| Cambodia | $806M | 1.6% | |
| South Korea | $781M | 1.6% | |
| Mexico | $728M | 1.5% | |
| Russia | $679M | 1.4% | |
| Honduras | $642M | 1.3% | |
| Germany | $626M | 1.2% | |
| Sri Lanka | $619M | 1.2% | |
| Tunisia | $565M | 1.1% | |
| Portugal | $565M | 1.1% |
Largest flows
From one nation to another in 2024.
| From | To | Value | Share | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | Bangladesh | $2.70B | 5.4% | |
| China | Bangladesh | $2.28B | 4.5% | |
| Vietnam | China | $2.02B | 4.0% | |
| Brazil | China | $1.80B | 3.6% | |
| United States | China | $1.74B | 3.5% | |
| China | Vietnam | $1.69B | 3.4% | |
| Brazil | Vietnam | $1.01B | 2.0% | |
| Australia | China | $659M | 1.3% | |
| Australia | Vietnam | $608M | 1.2% | |
| Brazil | Bangladesh | $607M | 1.2% | |
| Pakistan | Bangladesh | $594M | 1.2% | |
| United States | Vietnam | $582M | 1.2% | |
| China | Cambodia | $563M | 1.1% | |
| Brazil | Pakistan | $520M | 1.0% | |
| Pakistan | China | $512M | 1.0% | |
| Benin | Bangladesh | $481M | 1.0% | |
| United States | Honduras | $479M | 1.0% | |
| China | Indonesia | $473M | 0.9% | |
| India | China | $460M | 0.9% | |
| United States | Dominican Republic | $459M | 0.9% |
Largest products
The six-digit codes of the Harmonized System within the chapter, by world trade in 2024.
| Code | Product | Value | Share | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 520100 | Cotton: not carded or combed | $16.8B | 33% | |
| 520512 | Cotton yarn: (not sewing thread), single, of uncombed fibres, 85% or more by weight of cotton, less than 714.29 but not less than 232.56 decitex (exceeding 14 but not exceeding 43 metric number), not for retail sale | $3.00B | 6.0% | |
| 520942 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, of yarns of different colours, weighing more than 200g/m2, denim | $2.25B | 4.5% | |
| 520523 | Cotton yarn: (not sewing thread), single, of combed fibres, 85% or more by weight of cotton, less than 232.56 but not less than 192.31 decitex (exceeding 43 but not exceeding 52 metric number), not for retail sale | $2.05B | 4.1% | |
| 521142 | Fabrics, woven: containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing more than 200g/m2, of yarns of different colours, denim | $1.55B | 3.1% | |
| 520852 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, printed, plain weave, weighing more than 100g/m2 but not more than 200g/m2 | $1.26B | 2.5% | |
| 520524 | Cotton yarn: (not sewing thread), single, of combed fibres, 85% or more by weight of cotton, less than 192.31 but not less than 125 decitex (exceeding 52 but not exceeding 80 metric number), not for retail sale | $1.23B | 2.4% | |
| 520939 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, dyed, of weaves n.e.s. in item no. 5209.3, weighing more than 200g/m2 | $1.05B | 2.1% | |
| 520839 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, dyed, of weaves n.e.s. in item no. 5208.3 weighing not more than 200g/m2 | $1.04B | 2.1% | |
| 520522 | Cotton yarn: (not sewing thread), single, of combed fibres, 85% or more by weight of cotton, less than 714.29 but not less than 232.56 decitex (exceeding 14 but not exceeding 43 metric number), not for retail sale | $1.03B | 2.0% |
Shares are of all trade in this category. The line is each figure’s history from 2000, drawn to its own peak: it shows the shape of the years, and the value shows the size.
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