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Socks and tights: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in socks and tights totaled $14.2 billion (981 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (43%), Turkey (10%) and Italy (6%); the top importers were the United States (18%), Germany (9%) and Japan (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 9%.

Summary

World trade
$14.2billion
Tonnes
981thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$14,469
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$6.2 billion · 43.5%
  2. Turkey$1.5 billion · 10.2%
  3. Italy$800 million · 5.6%
  4. Pakistan$747 million · 5.3%
  5. Germany$562 million · 4%
  6. Vietnam$479 million · 3.4%
  7. Netherlands$310 million · 2.2%
    re-exports
  8. Serbia$244 million · 1.7%
  9. Croatia$230 million · 1.6%
  10. Poland$185 million · 1.3%
  11. El Salvador$170 million · 1.2%
  12. Belgium$162 million · 1.1%
    re-exports
  13. France$155 million · 1.1%
  14. Portugal$155 million · 1.1%
  15. Honduras$152 million · 1.1%
  16. Cambodia$135 million · 0.95%
  17. United States$133 million · 0.94%
  18. Thailand$128 million · 0.9%
  19. India$124 million · 0.87%
  20. Indonesia$118 million · 0.83%

Top importers

  1. United States$2.6 billion · 18.3%
  2. Germany$1.3 billion · 9.2%
  3. Japan$794 million · 5.6%
  4. France$789 million · 5.6%
  5. United Kingdom$736 million · 5.2%
  6. Netherlands$611 million · 4.3%
    re-exports
  7. Russia$603 million · 4.3%
  8. Italy$523 million · 3.7%
  9. Poland$398 million · 2.8%
  10. Spain$385 million · 2.7%
  11. Canada$292 million · 2.1%
  12. Mexico$234 million · 1.7%
  13. Australia$222 million · 1.6%
  14. Austria$221 million · 1.6%
  15. Belgium$219 million · 1.6%
    re-exports
  16. Croatia$194 million · 1.4%
  17. Switzerland$188 million · 1.3%
  18. Czechia$176 million · 1.2%
  19. Sweden$166 million · 1.2%
  20. Chile$138 million · 0.97%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2004

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

  • China 6.2
  • Turkey 1.5
  • Italy 0.8
  • Pakistan 0.75
  • Germany 0.56

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.256.2
Turkey0.191.5
Italy0.960.8
Pakistan0.020.75
Germany0.220.56

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 23% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $14,469

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$18,810
1996$17,821
1997$15,432
1998$15,782
1999$14,126
2000$8,815
2001$9,549
2002$11,776
2003$14,346
2004$12,956
2005$13,262
2006$13,637
2007$13,130
2008$16,867
2009$16,547
2010$13,108
2011$14,438
2012$14,055
2013$14,044
2014$15,531
2015$13,734
2016$13,340
2017$13,009
2018$13,465
2019$14,330
2020$13,413
2021$13,416
2022$13,417
2023$13,376
2024$14,469

What it includes

  • 6115 · Socks and tights

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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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