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Knotted carpets: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in knotted carpets totaled $885 million (70 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were India (41%), Nepal (10%) and Turkey (8%); the top importers were the United States (44%), the United Kingdom (7%) and Germany (5%). Compared with 2019, the value was stable.

Summary

World trade
$885million
Tonnes
70thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$12,718
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. India$360 million · 40.7%
  2. Nepal$84 million · 9.5%
  3. Turkey$70 million · 7.9%
  4. China$69 million · 7.8%
  5. Pakistan$68 million · 7.7%
  6. Iran$43 million · 4.8%
  7. Italy$24 million · 2.7%
  8. Germany$21 million · 2.4%
  9. Egypt$20 million · 2.2%
  10. Afghanistan$12 million · 1.4%
  11. United States$12 million · 1.4%
  12. Sweden$10 million · 1.2%
  13. United Kingdom$9 million · 1.1%
  14. Morocco$8 million · 0.96%
  15. Portugal$8 million · 0.89%
  16. France$8 million · 0.87%
  17. Czechia$7 million · 0.75%
  18. Spain$6 million · 0.67%
  19. Thailand$6 million · 0.63%
  20. United Arab Emirates$4 million · 0.42%

Top importers

  1. United States$391 million · 44.2%
  2. United Kingdom$62 million · 7%
  3. Germany$46 million · 5.2%
  4. Japan$28 million · 3.1%
  5. Canada$25 million · 2.8%
  6. France$23 million · 2.6%
  7. Switzerland$21 million · 2.4%
  8. Italy$20 million · 2.3%
  9. Australia$19 million · 2.2%
  10. United Arab Emirates$18 million · 2%
  11. Netherlands$13 million · 1.4%
    re-exports
  12. Austria$12 million · 1.4%
  13. Sweden$11 million · 1.3%
  14. Turkey$11 million · 1.2%
  15. Algeria$10 million · 1.1%
  16. China$9 million · 0.98%
  17. Czechia$8 million · 0.92%
  18. Saudi Arabia$8 million · 0.89%
  19. Belgium$7 million · 0.78%
    re-exports
  20. Russia$6 million · 0.71%

Trend

Who sells it

India has been the top exporter since 2004

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

  • India 360
  • Nepal 84.1
  • Turkey 69.9
  • China 69.1
  • Pakistan 68

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
India247360
Nepal17484.1
Turkey95.269.9
China47469.1
Pakistan15768

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 32% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $12,718

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$18,703
1996$18,689
1997$17,711
1998$6,937
1999$15,470
2000$18,094
2001$15,751
2002$15,772
2003$14,555
2004$17,803
2005$18,276
2006$16,497
2007$17,471
2008$15,155
2009$14,103
2010$10,715
2011$12,665
2012$14,398
2013$14,219
2014$11,955
2015$16,509
2016$15,703
2017$12,736
2018$13,826
2019$12,554
2020$12,837
2021$11,966
2022$13,569
2023$13,889
2024$12,718

What it includes

  • 5701 · Knotted carpets

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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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