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Pasta: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in pasta totaled $16.2 billion (8.7 million tonnes). The top exporters were Italy (28%), South Korea (9%) and China (8%); the top importers were the United States (12%), Germany (8%) and the United Kingdom (7%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 57%.

Summary

World trade
$16.2billion
Tonnes
8.7million tonnes
Price per tonne
$1,862
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Italy$4.6 billion · 28.2%
  2. South Korea$1.4 billion · 9%
  3. China$1.2 billion · 7.6%
  4. Turkey$920 million · 5.7%
  5. Thailand$720 million · 4.5%
  6. United States$531 million · 3.3%
  7. Germany$485 million · 3%
  8. Indonesia$485 million · 3%
  9. Vietnam$441 million · 2.7%
  10. Saudi Arabia$395 million · 2.4%
  11. Belgium$373 million · 2.3%
    re-exports
  12. Netherlands$286 million · 1.8%
    re-exports
  13. France$274 million · 1.7%
  14. Spain$264 million · 1.6%
  15. Austria$241 million · 1.5%
  16. Japan$186 million · 1.2%
  17. Poland$179 million · 1.1%
  18. Canada$177 million · 1.1%
  19. Egypt$149 million · 0.92%
  20. Switzerland$134 million · 0.83%

Top importers

  1. United States$1.9 billion · 11.7%
  2. Germany$1.3 billion · 8%
  3. United Kingdom$1.1 billion · 7%
  4. France$1.1 billion · 6.6%
  5. Canada$669 million · 4.1%
  6. Netherlands$667 million · 4.1%
    re-exports
  7. Japan$442 million · 2.7%
  8. China$442 million · 2.7%
  9. Australia$394 million · 2.4%
  10. Spain$347 million · 2.2%
  11. Belgium$343 million · 2.1%
    re-exports
  12. Hong Kong$332 million · 2.1%
    re-exports
  13. Austria$320 million · 2%
  14. South Korea$271 million · 1.7%
  15. Malaysia$245 million · 1.5%
  16. Poland$243 million · 1.5%
  17. Iraq$217 million · 1.3%
  18. Switzerland$217 million · 1.3%
  19. Sweden$190 million · 1.2%
  20. Portugal$153 million · 0.95%

Trend

Who sells it

Italy was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • Italy 4.6
  • South Korea 1.4
  • China 1.2
  • Turkey 0.92
  • Thailand 0.72

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Italy14.6
South Korea0.081.4
China0.151.2
Turkey0.050.92
Thailand0.070.72

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 71% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $1,862

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$1,090
1996$1,046
1997$983
1998$1,044
1999$1,034
2000$928
2001$914
2002$949
2003$1,077
2004$1,121
2005$1,156
2006$1,165
2007$1,352
2008$1,651
2009$1,510
2010$1,449
2011$2,249
2012$1,513
2013$1,525
2014$1,468
2015$1,459
2016$1,406
2017$1,360
2018$1,434
2019$1,393
2020$1,426
2021$1,561
2022$1,767
2023$1,881
2024$1,862

What it includes

  • 1902 · Pasta

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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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