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Synthetic filament yarn: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in synthetic filament yarn totaled $18.7 billion (7.3 million tonnes). The top exporters were China (43%), India (5%) and Vietnam (5%); the top importers were Vietnam (7%), Turkey (6%) and the United States (5%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 2%.

Summary

World trade
$18.7billion
Tonnes
7.3million tonnes
Price per tonne
$2,553
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$8 billion · 42.8%
  2. India$956 million · 5.1%
  3. Vietnam$941 million · 5%
  4. Turkey$764 million · 4.1%
  5. Italy$733 million · 3.9%
  6. Taiwan$725 million · 3.9%
  7. United States$689 million · 3.7%
  8. South Korea$653 million · 3.5%
  9. Netherlands$629 million · 3.4%
    re-exports
  10. Japan$606 million · 3.2%
  11. Thailand$380 million · 2%
  12. Germany$368 million · 2%
  13. United Kingdom$352 million · 1.9%
  14. Indonesia$323 million · 1.7%
  15. Spain$267 million · 1.4%
  16. Belgium$200 million · 1.1%
    re-exports
  17. Malaysia$187 million · 1%
  18. Singapore$162 million · 0.87%
    re-exports
  19. Canada$160 million · 0.85%
  20. Poland$152 million · 0.81%

Top importers

  1. Vietnam$1.2 billion · 6.7%
  2. Turkey$1.2 billion · 6.2%
  3. United States$1 billion · 5.4%
  4. Brazil$1 billion · 5.3%
  5. China$887 million · 4.7%
  6. Egypt$840 million · 4.5%
  7. South Korea$802 million · 4.3%
  8. Germany$683 million · 3.6%
  9. India$659 million · 3.5%
  10. Indonesia$646 million · 3.5%
  11. Italy$609 million · 3.3%
  12. Netherlands$513 million · 2.7%
    re-exports
  13. Pakistan$490 million · 2.6%
  14. Japan$486 million · 2.6%
  15. Mexico$459 million · 2.5%
  16. Bangladesh$443 million · 2.4%
  17. Thailand$439 million · 2.3%
  18. France$354 million · 1.9%
  19. United Kingdom$350 million · 1.9%
  20. Belgium$320 million · 1.7%
    re-exports

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2006

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

  • China 8
  • India 0.96
  • Vietnam 0.94
  • Turkey 0.76
  • Italy 0.73

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.098
India0.080.96
Vietnam< 0.010.94
Turkey0.190.76
Italy0.730.73

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 27% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $2,553

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$3,506
1996$3,222
1997$3,161
1998$2,812
1999$2,717
2000$2,728
2001$2,576
2002$2,682
2003$2,866
2004$2,986
2005$3,149
2006$3,230
2007$3,420
2008$3,558
2009$3,141
2010$3,341
2011$3,866
2012$3,639
2013$3,572
2014$3,426
2015$3,053
2016$2,870
2017$2,936
2018$3,032
2019$2,736
2020$2,449
2021$2,961
2022$3,221
2023$2,680
2024$2,553

What it includes

  • 5402 · Synthetic filament yarn

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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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