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Raw hides: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in raw hides totaled $530 million (56 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were the United States (25%), Zimbabwe (18%) and Australia (14%); the top importers were France (35%), Italy (22%) and Germany (10%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 11%.

Summary

World trade
$530million
Tonnes
56thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$9,418
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. United States$131 million · 24.7%
  2. Zimbabwe$95 million · 17.9%
  3. Australia$73 million · 13.7%
  4. Germany$64 million · 12.2%
  5. France$26 million · 5%
  6. Vietnam$19 million · 3.5%
  7. China$14 million · 2.6%
  8. Italy$11 million · 2%
  9. Colombia$8 million · 1.5%
  10. Malaysia$8 million · 1.5%
  11. Nigeria$7 million · 1.2%
  12. New Zealand$6 million · 1.2%
  13. South Africa$6 million · 1.2%
  14. Spain$6 million · 1.1%
  15. Tanzania$6 million · 1.1%
  16. Zambia$5 million · 0.89%
  17. Kenya$5 million · 0.85%
  18. Poland$4 million · 0.83%
  19. Singapore$4 million · 0.74%
    re-exports
  20. Denmark$3 million · 0.64%

Top importers

  1. France$183 million · 34.6%
  2. Italy$118 million · 22.3%
  3. Germany$51 million · 9.6%
  4. Japan$36 million · 6.8%
  5. Singapore$30 million · 5.7%
    re-exports
  6. South Africa$26 million · 4.9%
  7. China$11 million · 2.1%
  8. Mexico$10 million · 2%
  9. Hong Kong$10 million · 1.9%
    re-exports
  10. Nigeria$10 million · 1.8%
  11. Spain$8 million · 1.4%
  12. Thailand$6 million · 1.1%
  13. Pakistan$5 million · 0.88%
  14. Turkey$4 million · 0.72%
  15. Finland$4 million · 0.67%
  16. Cambodia$2 million · 0.32%
  17. Ukraine$1 million · 0.28%
  18. Portugal$1 million · 0.24%
  19. Romania$1 million · 0.24%
  20. India$1 million · 0.22%

Trend

Who sells it

The United States was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • United States 131
  • Zimbabwe 94.9
  • Australia 72.8
  • Germany 64.4
  • France 26.3

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
United States71.4131
Zimbabwe4.694.9
Australia21.772.8
Germany2.264.4
France9.526.3

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 318% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $9,418

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$2,255
1996$1,816
1997$1,777
1998$1,680
1999$1,365
2000$2,122
2001$1,935
2002$1,676
2003$1,835
2004$1,654
2005$1,906
2006$2,155
2007$2,099
2008$2,376
2009$1,778
2010$1,662
2011$2,556
2012$2,968
2013$3,330
2014$3,784
2015$3,922
2016$3,528
2017$5,168
2018$4,409
2019$4,927
2020$5,203
2021$4,387
2022$5,834
2023$10,808
2024$9,418

What it includes

  • 4103 · Raw hides

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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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