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Lightweight blended cotton fabric: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in lightweight blended cotton fabric totaled $1.4 billion (151 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (45%), Pakistan (14%) and India (6%); the top importers were Bangladesh (18%), Vietnam (13%) and the United States (5%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 27%.

Summary

World trade
$1.4billion
Tonnes
151thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$9,171
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$618 million · 44.5%
  2. Pakistan$191 million · 13.8%
  3. India$82 million · 5.9%
  4. Turkey$69 million · 5%
  5. Italy$59 million · 4.3%
  6. Indonesia$45 million · 3.3%
  7. Spain$37 million · 2.7%
  8. South Korea$33 million · 2.4%
  9. Germany$29 million · 2.1%
  10. Malaysia$26 million · 1.9%
  11. Japan$22 million · 1.6%
  12. Taiwan$19 million · 1.4%
  13. Thailand$18 million · 1.3%
  14. Hong Kong$12 million · 0.9%
    re-exports
  15. Portugal$11 million · 0.79%
  16. Belgium$11 million · 0.78%
    re-exports
  17. Vietnam$11 million · 0.78%
  18. Egypt$10 million · 0.72%
  19. Netherlands$9 million · 0.63%
    re-exports
  20. France$8 million · 0.59%

Top importers

  1. Bangladesh$248 million · 17.8%
  2. Vietnam$185 million · 13.4%
  3. United States$72 million · 5.2%
  4. Indonesia$55 million · 3.9%
  5. Italy$53 million · 3.8%
  6. Spain$43 million · 3.1%
  7. Sri Lanka$40 million · 2.9%
  8. Mexico$35 million · 2.5%
  9. Germany$31 million · 2.2%
  10. China$30 million · 2.1%
  11. Turkey$27 million · 1.9%
  12. Myanmar$26 million · 1.9%
  13. Cambodia$25 million · 1.8%
  14. Morocco$25 million · 1.8%
  15. France$20 million · 1.4%
  16. Tunisia$19 million · 1.4%
  17. Romania$18 million · 1.3%
  18. India$18 million · 1.3%
  19. United Arab Emirates$18 million · 1.3%
  20. South Korea$17 million · 1.3%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2006

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

  • China 0.62
  • Pakistan 0.19
  • India 0.08
  • Turkey 0.07
  • Italy 0.06

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.210.62
Pakistan0.070.19
India0.060.08
Turkey< 0.010.07
Italy0.160.06

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 30% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $9,171

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$7,075
1996$5,496
1997$932
1998$1,052
1999$3,778
2000$7,474
2001$7,363
2002$7,528
2003$8,390
2004$8,840
2005$7,726
2006$8,571
2007$9,981
2008$9,846
2009$9,419
2010$9,404
2011$9,972
2012$9,795
2013$10,601
2014$10,735
2015$10,022
2016$9,501
2017$9,164
2018$10,308
2019$9,656
2020$9,076
2021$9,467
2022$9,476
2023$9,164
2024$9,171

What it includes

  • 5210 · Lightweight blended 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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