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Raw flax: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in raw flax totaled $1.9 billion (498 thousand tonnes). France accounted for 58% of exports, followed by Belgium (20%) and Egypt (8%); the top importers were China (50%), India (16%) and Belgium (14%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 84%.

Summary

World trade
$1.9billion
Tonnes
498thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$3,747
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. France$1.1 billion · 57.6%
  2. Belgium$387 million · 20.5%
    re-exports
  3. Egypt$146 million · 7.7%
  4. Italy$58 million · 3.1%
  5. Belarus$55 million · 2.9%
  6. Lithuania$39 million · 2%
  7. Netherlands$26 million · 1.4%
    re-exports
  8. Russia$24 million · 1.3%
  9. Vietnam$18 million · 0.95%
  10. Ethiopia$11 million · 0.58%
  11. Poland$10 million · 0.52%
  12. Latvia$9 million · 0.46%
  13. India$6 million · 0.33%
  14. Germany$4 million · 0.19%
  15. China$2 million · 0.1%
  16. Tunisia$1 million · 0.06%
  17. Spain$813 thousand · 0.04%
  18. Denmark$738 thousand · 0.04%
  19. Taiwan$670 thousand · 0.04%
  20. Canada$658 thousand · 0.03%

Top importers

  1. China$937 million · 49.5%
  2. India$293 million · 15.5%
  3. Belgium$267 million · 14.1%
    re-exports
  4. France$47 million · 2.5%
  5. Tunisia$40 million · 2.1%
  6. Lithuania$39 million · 2.1%
  7. Hong Kong$31 million · 1.7%
    re-exports
  8. Netherlands$30 million · 1.6%
    re-exports
  9. Djibouti$24 million · 1.3%
  10. Turkey$19 million · 0.99%
  11. Bangladesh$17 million · 0.91%
  12. Vietnam$17 million · 0.91%
  13. Italy$16 million · 0.83%
  14. United States$13 million · 0.69%
  15. Poland$12 million · 0.64%
  16. Spain$10 million · 0.53%
  17. Latvia$8 million · 0.4%
  18. Egypt$7 million · 0.38%
  19. Brazil$7 million · 0.38%
  20. Germany$6 million · 0.31%

Trend

Who sells it

France has been the top exporter since 1996

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

  • France 1.1
  • Belgium 0.39
  • Egypt 0.15
  • Italy 0.06
  • Belarus 0.05

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
France0.141.1
Belgium0.160.39
Egypt0.010.15
Italy0.010.06
Belarus0.010.05

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 200% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $3,747

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$1,251
1996$782
1997$887
1998$892
1999$961
2000$1,216
2001$1,233
2002$1,182
2003$1,251
2004$1,349
2005$1,174
2006$996
2007$1,215
2008$1,238
2009$981
2010$1,039
2011$1,468
2012$1,392
2013$1,413
2014$1,717
2015$1,526
2016$1,480
2017$1,266
2018$1,609
2019$2,060
2020$1,688
2021$1,993
2022$2,231
2023$3,051
2024$3,747

What it includes

  • 5301 · Raw flax

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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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