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Linen fabric: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in linen fabric totaled $2.3 billion (117 thousand tonnes). China accounted for 63% of exports, followed by Italy (9%) and India (3%); the top importers were Bangladesh (24%), Vietnam (10%) and Morocco (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 33%.

Summary

World trade
$2.3billion
Tonnes
117thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$19,849
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$1.5 billion · 63.3%
  2. Italy$202 million · 8.7%
  3. India$80 million · 3.5%
  4. Turkey$72 million · 3.1%
  5. Belgium$70 million · 3%
    re-exports
  6. Belarus$49 million · 2.1%
  7. United Kingdom$46 million · 2%
  8. Spain$44 million · 1.9%
  9. Portugal$42 million · 1.8%
  10. France$34 million · 1.5%
  11. Netherlands$30 million · 1.3%
    re-exports
  12. Hong Kong$27 million · 1.2%
    re-exports
  13. Germany$21 million · 0.89%
  14. Lithuania$15 million · 0.66%
  15. Japan$12 million · 0.52%
  16. Thailand$10 million · 0.45%
  17. Czechia$9 million · 0.38%
  18. Poland$9 million · 0.38%
  19. South Korea$8 million · 0.34%
  20. Austria$5 million · 0.22%

Top importers

  1. Bangladesh$549 million · 23.7%
  2. Vietnam$234 million · 10.1%
  3. Morocco$167 million · 7.2%
  4. Indonesia$138 million · 6%
  5. United States$129 million · 5.6%
  6. Spain$106 million · 4.6%
  7. Turkey$96 million · 4.1%
  8. Italy$76 million · 3.3%
  9. India$63 million · 2.7%
  10. United Kingdom$54 million · 2.3%
  11. Cambodia$53 million · 2.3%
  12. Netherlands$44 million · 1.9%
    re-exports
  13. Brazil$42 million · 1.8%
  14. Myanmar$35 million · 1.5%
  15. Portugal$34 million · 1.5%
  16. Sri Lanka$34 million · 1.5%
  17. China$32 million · 1.4%
  18. France$32 million · 1.4%
  19. Germany$27 million · 1.2%
  20. Japan$17 million · 0.71%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 1997

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

  • China 1.5
  • Italy 0.2
  • India 0.08
  • Turkey 0.07
  • Belgium 0.07

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.21.5
Italy0.280.2
India< 0.010.08
Turkey< 0.010.07
Belgium0.030.07

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 7% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $19,849

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$18,523
1996$17,947
1997$16,626
1998$15,297
1999$14,467
2000$12,731
2001$13,141
2002$14,116
2003$13,112
2004$16,336
2005$16,855
2006$17,012
2007$18,160
2008$20,230
2009$17,024
2010$14,571
2011$16,874
2012$15,904
2013$17,200
2014$20,363
2015$17,242
2016$17,952
2017$18,803
2018$18,008
2019$12,085
2020$16,216
2021$17,424
2022$17,729
2023$19,836
2024$19,849

What it includes

  • 5309 · Linen 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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