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Synthetic staple fiber fabric: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in synthetic staple fiber fabric totaled $3.6 billion (452 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (44%), the United States (6%) and Turkey (6%); the top importers were Morocco (16%), Vietnam (9%) and Myanmar (4%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 14%.

Summary

World trade
$3.6billion
Tonnes
452thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$7,859
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$1.6 billion · 44%
  2. United States$231 million · 6.5%
  3. Turkey$222 million · 6.3%
  4. Italy$184 million · 5.2%
  5. Spain$171 million · 4.8%
  6. South Korea$153 million · 4.3%
  7. France$120 million · 3.4%
  8. Germany$115 million · 3.2%
  9. Taiwan$85 million · 2.4%
  10. Pakistan$84 million · 2.4%
  11. Japan$74 million · 2.1%
  12. Austria$70 million · 2%
  13. India$61 million · 1.7%
  14. Thailand$43 million · 1.2%
  15. Mexico$41 million · 1.2%
  16. United Kingdom$38 million · 1.1%
  17. Portugal$32 million · 0.9%
  18. Netherlands$31 million · 0.86%
    re-exports
  19. Belgium$29 million · 0.82%
    re-exports
  20. Egypt$18 million · 0.5%

Top importers

  1. Morocco$571 million · 16.1%
  2. Vietnam$313 million · 8.8%
  3. Myanmar$131 million · 3.7%
  4. Egypt$130 million · 3.7%
  5. Mexico$123 million · 3.5%
  6. China$119 million · 3.4%
  7. Germany$118 million · 3.3%
  8. United Arab Emirates$113 million · 3.2%
  9. Sri Lanka$112 million · 3.1%
  10. Indonesia$96 million · 2.7%
  11. United States$96 million · 2.7%
  12. South Korea$64 million · 1.8%
  13. Bangladesh$59 million · 1.7%
  14. Nicaragua$55 million · 1.5%
  15. Turkey$51 million · 1.5%
  16. Poland$50 million · 1.4%
  17. Netherlands$47 million · 1.3%
    re-exports
  18. Italy$46 million · 1.3%
  19. Afghanistan$45 million · 1.3%
  20. Saudi Arabia$43 million · 1.2%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2000

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

  • China 1.6
  • United States 0.23
  • Turkey 0.22
  • Italy 0.18
  • Spain 0.17

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.081.6
United States0.110.23
Turkey0.010.22
Italy0.110.18
Spain0.040.17

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 47% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $7,859

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$14,811
1996$13,340
1997$12,155
1998$11,212
1999$9,511
2000$8,718
2001$7,248
2002$8,006
2003$8,010
2004$8,118
2005$7,872
2006$8,523
2007$10,157
2008$10,897
2009$9,986
2010$6,434
2011$9,902
2012$9,565
2013$10,005
2014$9,261
2015$9,318
2016$9,384
2017$9,054
2018$10,684
2019$9,439
2020$8,974
2021$8,161
2022$8,936
2023$8,505
2024$7,859

What it includes

  • 5512 · Synthetic staple fiber 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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