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Silk fabric: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in silk fabric totaled $738 million (14 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (38%), Italy (23%) and India (15%); the top importers were Italy (13%), the United Arab Emirates (12%) and France (8%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 19%.

Summary

World trade
$738million
Tonnes
14thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$54,063
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$281 million · 38.1%
  2. Italy$171 million · 23.2%
  3. India$108 million · 14.7%
  4. Uzbekistan$28 million · 3.8%
  5. Japan$24 million · 3.3%
  6. France$22 million · 3%
  7. South Korea$19 million · 2.6%
  8. United Kingdom$15 million · 2.1%
  9. Vietnam$15 million · 2%
  10. Spain$5 million · 0.71%
  11. Turkey$5 million · 0.69%
  12. Germany$5 million · 0.68%
  13. Hong Kong$5 million · 0.67%
    re-exports
  14. Romania$3 million · 0.47%
  15. Myanmar$3 million · 0.45%
  16. South Africa$3 million · 0.37%
  17. San Marino$2 million · 0.3%
  18. Switzerland$2 million · 0.28%
  19. United States$2 million · 0.24%
  20. Thailand$2 million · 0.21%

Top importers

  1. Italy$97 million · 13.2%
  2. United Arab Emirates$90 million · 12.2%
  3. France$61 million · 8.2%
  4. United States$40 million · 5.5%
  5. India$34 million · 4.6%
  6. Vietnam$29 million · 3.9%
  7. China$28 million · 3.8%
  8. Sri Lanka$27 million · 3.6%
  9. Japan$26 million · 3.5%
  10. Tunisia$24 million · 3.3%
  11. Turkey$23 million · 3.1%
  12. United Kingdom$19 million · 2.6%
  13. South Korea$18 million · 2.4%
  14. Morocco$17 million · 2.4%
  15. Tajikistan$14 million · 2%
  16. Pakistan$14 million · 1.9%
  17. Hong Kong$14 million · 1.9%
    re-exports
  18. Spain$13 million · 1.7%
  19. Romania$12 million · 1.7%
  20. Germany$9 million · 1.2%

Trend

Who sells it

China was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • China 281
  • Italy 171
  • India 108
  • Uzbekistan 27.7
  • Japan 24.2

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China810281
Italy478171
India146108
Uzbekistan0.0827.7
Japan6024.2

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 26% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $54,063

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$73,540
1996$65,232
1997$60,999
1998$59,027
1999$49,286
2000$44,286
2001$50,634
2002$56,403
2003$57,002
2004$47,519
2005$58,069
2006$65,016
2007$71,977
2008$83,283
2009$87,770
2010$59,794
2011$80,809
2012$37,862
2013$52,422
2014$65,244
2015$58,695
2016$48,875
2017$51,644
2018$57,195
2019$39,538
2020$14,545
2021$33,903
2022$38,611
2023$32,254
2024$54,063

What it includes

  • 5007 · Silk fabric

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

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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