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Nonwoven fabric: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in nonwoven fabric totaled $16.9 billion (4.3 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (23%), Germany (11%) and the United States (9%); the top importers were the United States (12%), Germany (7%) and China (5%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 10%.

Summary

World trade
$16.9billion
Tonnes
4.3million tonnes
Price per tonne
$3,970
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$3.9 billion · 23.1%
  2. Germany$1.8 billion · 10.6%
  3. United States$1.6 billion · 9.5%
  4. Italy$1.2 billion · 7.2%
  5. Japan$970 million · 5.7%
  6. Turkey$817 million · 4.8%
  7. France$480 million · 2.8%
  8. Luxembourg$452 million · 2.7%
  9. Spain$397 million · 2.3%
  10. Czechia$383 million · 2.3%
  11. Netherlands$363 million · 2.1%
    re-exports
  12. Poland$346 million · 2.1%
  13. Taiwan$314 million · 1.9%
  14. Thailand$305 million · 1.8%
  15. South Korea$303 million · 1.8%
  16. India$296 million · 1.8%
  17. Israel$229 million · 1.4%
  18. Belgium$215 million · 1.3%
    re-exports
  19. United Kingdom$193 million · 1.1%
  20. Sweden$171 million · 1%

Top importers

  1. United States$2 billion · 12.1%
  2. Germany$1.2 billion · 7%
  3. China$791 million · 4.7%
  4. Japan$706 million · 4.2%
  5. Vietnam$690 million · 4.1%
  6. Italy$609 million · 3.6%
  7. Mexico$605 million · 3.6%
  8. Poland$567 million · 3.4%
  9. United Kingdom$550 million · 3.3%
  10. France$539 million · 3.2%
  11. Canada$529 million · 3.1%
  12. Czechia$494 million · 2.9%
  13. South Korea$421 million · 2.5%
  14. Netherlands$390 million · 2.3%
    re-exports
  15. Belgium$388 million · 2.3%
    re-exports
  16. Spain$358 million · 2.1%
  17. Indonesia$309 million · 1.8%
  18. Brazil$245 million · 1.5%
  19. Turkey$205 million · 1.2%
  20. India$205 million · 1.2%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2014

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

  • China 3.9
  • Germany 1.8
  • United States 1.6
  • Italy 1.2
  • Japan 0.97

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.043.9
Germany0.721.8
United States0.551.6
Italy0.361.2
Japan0.450.97

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 32% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $3,970

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$5,853
1996$5,267
1997$4,605
1998$4,597
1999$3,924
2000$3,867
2001$3,735
2002$3,454
2003$3,820
2004$3,886
2005$4,018
2006$4,052
2007$4,328
2008$4,641
2009$4,107
2010$4,198
2011$4,702
2012$4,525
2013$4,626
2014$4,599
2015$4,152
2016$3,956
2017$3,955
2018$4,083
2019$3,946
2020$3,967
2021$4,070
2022$4,435
2023$4,304
2024$3,970

What it includes

  • 5603 · Nonwoven 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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