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Raw tobacco: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in raw tobacco totaled $13.3 billion (2.3 million tonnes). The top exporters were Brazil (20%), Zimbabwe (10%) and India (10%); the top importers were China (14%), Indonesia (7%) and the United States (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 26%.

Summary

World trade
$13.3billion
Tonnes
2.3million tonnes
Price per tonne
$5,680
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Brazil$2.6 billion · 19.9%
    see destinations
  2. Zimbabwe$1.4 billion · 10.3%
  3. India$1.3 billion · 9.7%
  4. United States$1 billion · 7.7%
  5. Belgium$600 million · 4.5%
    re-exports
  6. China$562 million · 4.2%
  7. Malawi$500 million · 3.8%
  8. Tanzania$439 million · 3.3%
  9. Germany$389 million · 2.9%
  10. Argentina$360 million · 2.7%
  11. Zambia$342 million · 2.6%
  12. Turkey$329 million · 2.5%
  13. Italy$305 million · 2.3%
  14. Indonesia$255 million · 1.9%
  15. Mozambique$233 million · 1.8%
  16. Greece$212 million · 1.6%
  17. Dominican Republic$202 million · 1.5%
  18. Bangladesh$155 million · 1.2%
  19. North Macedonia$151 million · 1.1%
  20. Philippines$145 million · 1.1%

Top importers

  1. China$1.8 billion · 13.8%
    see sources
  2. Indonesia$887 million · 6.7%
  3. United States$745 million · 5.6%
  4. Germany$741 million · 5.6%
  5. Belgium$705 million · 5.3%
    re-exports
  6. Poland$690 million · 5.2%
  7. United Arab Emirates$651 million · 4.9%
  8. Turkey$525 million · 4%
  9. Egypt$393 million · 3%
  10. Dominican Republic$385 million · 2.9%
  11. Vietnam$372 million · 2.8%
  12. Russia$304 million · 2.3%
  13. South Korea$303 million · 2.3%
  14. Greece$255 million · 1.9%
  15. Romania$231 million · 1.7%
  16. Italy$230 million · 1.7%
  17. Japan$199 million · 1.5%
  18. Philippines$185 million · 1.4%
  19. Netherlands$184 million · 1.4%
    re-exports
  20. Jordan$148 million · 1.1%

Trend

Who sells it

Brazil has been the top exporter since 2003

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

  • Brazil 2.6
  • Zimbabwe 1.4
  • India 1.3
  • United States 1
  • Belgium 0.6

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Brazil0.792.6
Zimbabwe0.471.4
India0.121.3
United States1.71
Belgium0.080.6

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 68% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $5,680

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearUSD per tonne
1995$3,388
1996$3,527
1997$3,745
1998$3,655
1999$3,448
2000$3,239
2001$3,078
2002$3,071
2003$3,184
2004$3,116
2005$3,224
2006$3,307
2007$3,599
2008$3,943
2009$4,346
2010$4,494
2011$4,798
2012$4,632
2013$4,892
2014$5,118
2015$4,904
2016$4,585
2017$4,611
2018$4,698
2019$4,649
2020$4,559
2021$4,607
2022$4,460
2023$5,152
2024$5,680

What it includes

  • 2401 · Raw tobacco

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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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