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Blended cotton yarn: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in blended cotton yarn totaled $1.6 billion (548 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were Vietnam (31%), China (19%) and India (13%); the top importers were China (22%), Guatemala (9%) and Bangladesh (9%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 4%.

Summary

World trade
$1.6billion
Tonnes
548thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$2,831
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Vietnam$487 million · 31.4%
  2. China$296 million · 19.1%
  3. India$199 million · 12.8%
  4. Turkey$93 million · 6%
  5. Indonesia$77 million · 4.9%
  6. Costa Rica$75 million · 4.8%
  7. United States$43 million · 2.8%
  8. Pakistan$36 million · 2.3%
  9. Spain$36 million · 2.3%
  10. Italy$29 million · 1.9%
  11. Hong Kong$28 million · 1.8%
    re-exports
  12. Uzbekistan$18 million · 1.2%
  13. Nicaragua$17 million · 1.1%
  14. Honduras$16 million · 1.1%
  15. Taiwan$14 million · 0.93%
  16. Malaysia$12 million · 0.76%
  17. El Salvador$11 million · 0.7%
  18. Thailand$8 million · 0.54%
  19. Mexico$7 million · 0.43%
  20. Japan$5 million · 0.29%

Top importers

  1. China$346 million · 22.3%
  2. Guatemala$136 million · 8.8%
  3. Bangladesh$136 million · 8.8%
  4. South Korea$92 million · 5.9%
  5. Cambodia$76 million · 4.9%
  6. Vietnam$58 million · 3.8%
  7. Russia$50 million · 3.2%
  8. Egypt$46 million · 3%
  9. Indonesia$39 million · 2.5%
  10. Sri Lanka$33 million · 2.1%
  11. Hong Kong$32 million · 2.1%
    re-exports
  12. Honduras$31 million · 2%
  13. Malaysia$29 million · 1.9%
  14. Italy$29 million · 1.8%
  15. Germany$25 million · 1.6%
  16. Thailand$24 million · 1.6%
  17. El Salvador$21 million · 1.3%
  18. Turkey$20 million · 1.3%
  19. Dominican Republic$18 million · 1.1%
  20. Morocco$17 million · 1.1%

Trend

Who sells it

Vietnam has been the top exporter since 2020

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

  • Vietnam 487
  • China 296
  • India 199
  • Turkey 93.5
  • Indonesia 76.6

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Vietnam2487
China71.9296
India17.4199
Turkey2.193.5
Indonesia42.176.6

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 30% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $2,831

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$4,069
1996$3,597
1997$3,339
1998$3,197
1999$2,930
2000$2,830
2001$2,959
2002$2,737
2003$3,147
2004$3,339
2005$3,260
2006$3,166
2007$3,294
2008$3,497
2009$3,281
2010$3,709
2011$4,509
2012$3,644
2013$3,813
2014$3,583
2015$3,273
2016$3,139
2017$3,115
2018$3,243
2019$2,936
2020$2,649
2021$3,145
2022$3,434
2023$2,860
2024$2,831

What it includes

  • 5206 · Blended cotton yarn

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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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