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Other hats: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in other hats totaled $4.7 billion (179 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (48%), the United States (6%) and Italy (6%); the top importers were the United States (13%), Germany (10%) and France (8%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 28%.

Summary

World trade
$4.7billion
Tonnes
179thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$26,037
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$2.2 billion · 47.6%
  2. United States$264 million · 5.6%
  3. Italy$258 million · 5.5%
  4. Germany$208 million · 4.5%
  5. Vietnam$198 million · 4.2%
  6. Japan$190 million · 4.1%
  7. France$190 million · 4.1%
  8. Netherlands$86 million · 1.8%
    re-exports
  9. Malaysia$76 million · 1.6%
  10. Spain$73 million · 1.6%
  11. United Kingdom$73 million · 1.6%
  12. Poland$70 million · 1.5%
  13. Taiwan$57 million · 1.2%
  14. Turkey$57 million · 1.2%
  15. India$53 million · 1.1%
  16. Thailand$52 million · 1.1%
  17. Portugal$50 million · 1.1%
  18. Czechia$44 million · 0.95%
  19. Austria$43 million · 0.92%
  20. South Korea$43 million · 0.92%

Top importers

  1. United States$630 million · 13.5%
  2. Germany$453 million · 9.7%
  3. France$379 million · 8.1%
  4. Italy$204 million · 4.4%
  5. Spain$183 million · 3.9%
  6. Netherlands$180 million · 3.8%
    re-exports
  7. United Kingdom$166 million · 3.6%
  8. Canada$137 million · 2.9%
  9. Poland$126 million · 2.7%
  10. Australia$112 million · 2.4%
  11. Austria$107 million · 2.3%
  12. Mexico$106 million · 2.3%
  13. Japan$99 million · 2.1%
  14. Singapore$86 million · 1.8%
    re-exports
  15. China$83 million · 1.8%
  16. Sweden$82 million · 1.8%
  17. Switzerland$79 million · 1.7%
  18. Russia$71 million · 1.5%
  19. Czechia$66 million · 1.4%
  20. Brazil$60 million · 1.3%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2000

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

  • China 2.2
  • United States 0.26
  • Italy 0.26
  • Germany 0.21
  • Vietnam 0.2

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.082.2
United States0.070.26
Italy0.150.26
Germany0.030.21
Vietnam< 0.010.2

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 61% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $26,037

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$16,139
1996$16,083
1997$15,017
1998$14,343
1999$13,931
2000$9,218
2001$10,089
2002$17,121
2003$18,173
2004$15,048
2005$19,339
2006$19,011
2007$18,582
2008$21,434
2009$18,444
2010$18,385
2011$16,878
2012$19,122
2013$18,819
2014$21,741
2015$20,270
2016$21,058
2017$20,890
2018$22,452
2019$22,987
2020$22,846
2021$26,152
2022$26,136
2023$24,052
2024$26,037

What it includes

  • 6506 · Other hats

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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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