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Cotton yarn: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in cotton yarn totaled $11.3 billion (3.7 million tonnes). The top exporters were India (30%), Vietnam (18%) and Uzbekistan (11%); the top importers were China (28%), Bangladesh (16%) and Honduras (5%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 5%.

Summary

World trade
$11.3billion
Tonnes
3.7million tonnes
Price per tonne
$3,042
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. India$3.4 billion · 30%
  2. Vietnam$2 billion · 17.8%
  3. Uzbekistan$1.2 billion · 10.7%
  4. United States$881 million · 7.8%
  5. China$746 million · 6.6%
  6. Pakistan$728 million · 6.4%
  7. Turkey$653 million · 5.8%
  8. Malaysia$233 million · 2.1%
  9. Indonesia$224 million · 2%
  10. Egypt$154 million · 1.4%
  11. Italy$118 million · 1%
  12. Taiwan$87 million · 0.77%
  13. Bangladesh$79 million · 0.7%
  14. Turkmenistan$73 million · 0.64%
  15. El Salvador$72 million · 0.64%
  16. Guatemala$71 million · 0.62%
  17. Germany$53 million · 0.47%
  18. Honduras$49 million · 0.44%
  19. Hong Kong$37 million · 0.33%
    re-exports
  20. Portugal$37 million · 0.33%

Top importers

  1. China$3.2 billion · 28.3%
  2. Bangladesh$1.8 billion · 16.3%
  3. Honduras$576 million · 5.1%
  4. Turkey$479 million · 4.2%
  5. Pakistan$348 million · 3.1%
  6. Vietnam$337 million · 3%
  7. Portugal$332 million · 2.9%
  8. Egypt$329 million · 2.9%
  9. Russia$320 million · 2.8%
  10. Dominican Republic$296 million · 2.6%
  11. South Korea$279 million · 2.5%
  12. Italy$275 million · 2.4%
  13. Peru$187 million · 1.7%
  14. Guatemala$156 million · 1.4%
  15. Morocco$148 million · 1.3%
  16. Colombia$143 million · 1.3%
  17. Japan$141 million · 1.3%
  18. Germany$136 million · 1.2%
  19. Sri Lanka$117 million · 1%
  20. Thailand$98 million · 0.87%

Trend

Who sells it

India has been the top exporter since 2007

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

  • India 3.4
  • Vietnam 2
  • Uzbekistan 1.2
  • United States 0.88
  • China 0.75

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
India1.13.4
Vietnam< 0.012
Uzbekistan< 0.011.2
United States0.160.88
China0.620.75

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 21% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $3,042

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$3,873
1996$3,618
1997$2,364
1998$3,356
1999$3,092
2000$2,937
2001$2,819
2002$2,655
2003$2,907
2004$3,111
2005$2,847
2006$2,895
2007$2,997
2008$3,113
2009$2,801
2010$3,332
2011$4,594
2012$3,624
2013$3,561
2014$3,410
2015$3,054
2016$2,982
2017$3,102
2018$3,207
2019$2,928
2020$2,654
2021$3,421
2022$4,010
2023$3,195
2024$3,042

What it includes

  • 5205 · 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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