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Heavy cotton fabric: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in heavy cotton fabric totaled $5.9 billion (885 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (36%), Pakistan (14%) and India (9%); the top importers were Bangladesh (21%), Vietnam (10%) and Morocco (5%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 12%.

Summary

World trade
$5.9billion
Tonnes
885thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$6,623
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$2.1 billion · 36.3%
  2. Pakistan$843 million · 14.3%
  3. India$506 million · 8.6%
  4. Turkey$500 million · 8.5%
  5. Italy$241 million · 4.1%
  6. United States$220 million · 3.7%
  7. Vietnam$129 million · 2.2%
  8. Egypt$125 million · 2.1%
  9. Germany$112 million · 1.9%
  10. Spain$111 million · 1.9%
  11. Japan$108 million · 1.8%
  12. Brazil$91 million · 1.6%
  13. Thailand$83 million · 1.4%
  14. France$72 million · 1.2%
  15. Hong Kong$60 million · 1%
    re-exports
  16. Mexico$53 million · 0.91%
  17. Taiwan$51 million · 0.87%
  18. Portugal$41 million · 0.69%
  19. South Korea$37 million · 0.64%
  20. United Kingdom$26 million · 0.43%

Top importers

  1. Bangladesh$1.3 billion · 21.3%
  2. Vietnam$559 million · 9.5%
  3. Morocco$307 million · 5.2%
  4. Tunisia$305 million · 5.2%
  5. Cambodia$260 million · 4.4%
  6. Sri Lanka$229 million · 3.9%
  7. Mexico$228 million · 3.9%
  8. Indonesia$198 million · 3.4%
  9. Egypt$177 million · 3%
  10. Italy$161 million · 2.7%
  11. Turkey$159 million · 2.7%
  12. China$155 million · 2.6%
  13. United States$135 million · 2.3%
  14. Colombia$131 million · 2.2%
  15. South Korea$107 million · 1.8%
  16. Spain$79 million · 1.3%
  17. Hong Kong$73 million · 1.3%
    re-exports
  18. Germany$66 million · 1.1%
  19. France$52 million · 0.89%
  20. Dominican Republic$52 million · 0.89%

Trend

Who sells it

China was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • China 2.1
  • Pakistan 0.84
  • India 0.51
  • Turkey 0.5
  • Italy 0.24

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.942.1
Pakistan0.30.84
India0.30.51
Turkey0.180.5
Italy0.450.24

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 6% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $6,623

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$6,227
1996$6,181
1997$5,714
1998$6,147
1999$5,665
2000$4,867
2001$4,910
2002$5,137
2003$5,809
2004$6,188
2005$6,417
2006$6,290
2007$6,623
2008$6,659
2009$7,305
2010$6,574
2011$8,230
2012$7,681
2013$7,792
2014$7,757
2015$7,534
2016$7,146
2017$7,035
2018$7,227
2019$7,057
2020$7,049
2021$6,917
2022$7,631
2023$7,080
2024$6,623

What it includes

  • 5209 · Heavy cotton fabric

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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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