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Synthetic filament fabric: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in synthetic filament fabric totaled $27.4 billion (4.8 million tonnes). China accounted for 62% of exports, followed by Taiwan (5%) and South Korea (5%); the top importers were Vietnam (14%), Bangladesh (5%) and the United Arab Emirates (5%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 14%.

Summary

World trade
$27.4billion
Tonnes
4.8million tonnes
Price per tonne
$5,733
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$17 billion · 61.9%
  2. Taiwan$1.3 billion · 4.8%
  3. South Korea$1.2 billion · 4.5%
  4. India$893 million · 3.3%
  5. Japan$857 million · 3.1%
  6. Turkey$824 million · 3%
  7. Italy$657 million · 2.4%
  8. Germany$404 million · 1.5%
  9. United States$380 million · 1.4%
  10. Indonesia$365 million · 1.3%
  11. Vietnam$328 million · 1.2%
  12. Thailand$307 million · 1.1%
  13. Spain$292 million · 1.1%
  14. Egypt$243 million · 0.89%
  15. Belgium$201 million · 0.73%
    re-exports
  16. Netherlands$193 million · 0.7%
    re-exports
  17. France$187 million · 0.68%
  18. United Kingdom$171 million · 0.62%
  19. Czechia$144 million · 0.53%
  20. Saudi Arabia$117 million · 0.43%

Top importers

  1. Vietnam$4 billion · 14.5%
  2. Bangladesh$1.4 billion · 5.1%
  3. United Arab Emirates$1.4 billion · 5.1%
  4. Indonesia$1.4 billion · 5%
  5. China$768 million · 2.8%
  6. India$740 million · 2.7%
  7. Brazil$711 million · 2.6%
  8. Mexico$694 million · 2.5%
  9. United States$679 million · 2.5%
  10. Myanmar$667 million · 2.4%
  11. Russia$516 million · 1.9%
  12. Nigeria$489 million · 1.8%
  13. Turkey$478 million · 1.7%
  14. Italy$474 million · 1.7%
  15. Cambodia$472 million · 1.7%
  16. Morocco$469 million · 1.7%
  17. Saudi Arabia$469 million · 1.7%
  18. Egypt$456 million · 1.7%
  19. Poland$406 million · 1.5%
  20. Germany$405 million · 1.5%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2003

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

  • China 17
  • Taiwan 1.3
  • South Korea 1.2
  • India 0.89
  • Japan 0.86

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.417
Taiwan2.11.3
South Korea41.2
India0.210.89
Japan1.80.86

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 38% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $5,733

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$9,294
1996$8,586
1997$7,686
1998$7,048
1999$6,490
2000$6,197
2001$5,668
2002$6,466
2003$6,076
2004$6,290
2005$5,794
2006$6,905
2007$6,833
2008$7,213
2009$7,948
2010$6,231
2011$7,746
2012$7,169
2013$7,341
2014$6,641
2015$6,669
2016$6,206
2017$6,134
2018$6,480
2019$6,287
2020$6,139
2021$6,349
2022$6,529
2023$6,022
2024$5,733

What it includes

  • 5407 · Synthetic filament fabric

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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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