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Artificial staple fiber (viscose): top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in artificial staple fiber (viscose) totaled $3.4 billion (1.7 million tonnes). The top exporters were Austria (27%), Indonesia (27%) and China (15%); the top importers were China (18%), Turkey (17%) and Pakistan (9%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 5%.

Summary

World trade
$3.4billion
Tonnes
1.7million tonnes
Price per tonne
$2,047
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Austria$933 million · 27.5%
  2. Indonesia$907 million · 26.7%
  3. China$500 million · 14.7%
  4. Thailand$390 million · 11.5%
  5. Germany$158 million · 4.6%
  6. United Kingdom$130 million · 3.8%
  7. India$117 million · 3.4%
  8. Singapore$65 million · 1.9%
    re-exports
  9. United States$59 million · 1.8%
  10. Japan$38 million · 1.1%
  11. Malaysia$30 million · 0.89%
  12. Taiwan$23 million · 0.68%
  13. Italy$9 million · 0.27%
  14. Croatia$8 million · 0.23%
  15. Turkey$6 million · 0.16%
  16. Uzbekistan$4 million · 0.13%
  17. Sri Lanka$4 million · 0.11%
  18. Netherlands$4 million · 0.1%
    re-exports
  19. France$3 million · 0.08%
  20. Spain$1 million · 0.04%

Top importers

  1. China$611 million · 18%
  2. Turkey$568 million · 16.7%
  3. Pakistan$290 million · 8.6%
  4. United States$260 million · 7.6%
  5. Bangladesh$232 million · 6.8%
  6. India$167 million · 4.9%
  7. Singapore$136 million · 4%
    re-exports
  8. Spain$116 million · 3.4%
  9. Germany$112 million · 3.3%
  10. Vietnam$91 million · 2.7%
  11. Brazil$63 million · 1.9%
  12. Indonesia$57 million · 1.7%
  13. United Arab Emirates$53 million · 1.6%
  14. Russia$53 million · 1.6%
  15. Israel$50 million · 1.5%
  16. Italy$48 million · 1.4%
  17. Poland$33 million · 0.97%
  18. Iran$31 million · 0.9%
  19. Malaysia$30 million · 0.89%
  20. Japan$30 million · 0.89%

Trend

Who sells it

Austria has been the top exporter since 2022

Value in USD billions. The five largest exporters in 2024.

  • Austria 0.93
  • Indonesia 0.91
  • China 0.5
  • Thailand 0.39
  • Germany 0.16

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Austria0.20.93
Indonesia0.050.91
China< 0.010.5
Thailand0.050.39
Germany0.360.16

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 8% since 1995

Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.

  • 2024: $2,047

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$2,225
1996$1,967
1997$1,743
1998$1,579
1999$1,605
2000$1,743
2001$1,791
2002$1,758
2003$1,815
2004$1,936
2005$1,980
2006$1,957
2007$2,318
2008$2,756
2009$2,306
2010$2,641
2011$3,116
2012$2,587
2013$2,352
2014$2,159
2015$2,050
2016$2,138
2017$2,338
2018$2,373
2019$2,133
2020$1,724
2021$2,145
2022$2,450
2023$2,164
2024$2,047

What it includes

  • 5504 · Artificial staple fiber (viscose)

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Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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