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Coir, abaca and ramie: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in coir, abaca and ramie totaled $619 million (1.5 million tonnes). The top exporters were India (36%), Sri Lanka (23%) and Kenya (7%); the top importers were China (27%), the United States (11%) and the United Kingdom (7%). Compared with 2019, the value was stable.

Summary

World trade
$619million
Tonnes
1.5million tonnes
Price per tonne
$412
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. India$225 million · 36.4%
  2. Sri Lanka$144 million · 23.4%
  3. Kenya$43 million · 7%
  4. Brazil$39 million · 6.3%
  5. Tanzania$29 million · 4.7%
  6. Ecuador$23 million · 3.7%
  7. Philippines$21 million · 3.5%
  8. Netherlands$17 million · 2.7%
    re-exports
  9. Vietnam$16 million · 2.5%
  10. Spain$8 million · 1.3%
  11. Thailand$8 million · 1.3%
  12. Belgium$7 million · 1.2%
    re-exports
  13. Madagascar$5 million · 0.86%
  14. China$4 million · 0.72%
  15. Indonesia$4 million · 0.63%
  16. Malaysia$2 million · 0.36%
  17. Costa Rica$2 million · 0.33%
  18. Mexico$2 million · 0.3%
  19. Germany$2 million · 0.29%
  20. Mozambique$2 million · 0.27%

Top importers

  1. China$164 million · 26.5%
  2. United States$65 million · 10.6%
  3. United Kingdom$43 million · 7%
  4. Netherlands$29 million · 4.7%
    re-exports
  5. Japan$24 million · 3.9%
  6. Spain$22 million · 3.6%
  7. Nigeria$22 million · 3.6%
  8. Canada$17 million · 2.8%
  9. Morocco$15 million · 2.4%
  10. Peru$15 million · 2.4%
  11. Mexico$13 million · 2.1%
  12. France$12 million · 1.9%
  13. Germany$11 million · 1.7%
  14. Australia$10 million · 1.6%
  15. Philippines$9 million · 1.5%
  16. Russia$8 million · 1.3%
  17. United Arab Emirates$8 million · 1.3%
  18. Belgium$8 million · 1.2%
    re-exports
  19. South Africa$6 million · 0.93%
  20. Portugal$5 million · 0.89%

Trend

Who sells it

India has been the top exporter since 2012

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

  • India 225
  • Sri Lanka 144
  • Kenya 43.1
  • Brazil 38.9
  • Tanzania 29.3

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
India2.3225
Sri Lanka28.1144
Kenya0.143.1
Brazil1.438.9
Tanzania0.0229.3

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 49% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $412

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$812
1996$879
1997$752
1998$597
1999$501
2000$484
2001$334
2002$350
2003$391
2004$417
2005$372
2006$368
2007$383
2008$525
2009$378
2010$496
2011$493
2012$466
2013$478
2014$521
2015$498
2016$590
2017$498
2018$530
2019$488
2020$494
2021$590
2022$518
2023$417
2024$412

What it includes

  • 5305 · Coir, abaca and ramie

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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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