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Synthetic yarn for retail sale: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in synthetic yarn for retail sale totaled $534 million (74 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were Turkey (47%), China (20%) and India (12%); the top importers were the United States (32%), the United Kingdom (7%) and Germany (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 39%.

Summary

World trade
$534million
Tonnes
74thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$7,240
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Turkey$250 million · 46.8%
  2. China$108 million · 20.2%
  3. India$63 million · 11.9%
  4. Egypt$17 million · 3.2%
  5. Canada$15 million · 2.9%
  6. Netherlands$13 million · 2.5%
    re-exports
  7. Italy$9 million · 1.7%
  8. Germany$9 million · 1.6%
  9. Serbia$8 million · 1.4%
  10. Kenya$5 million · 0.94%
  11. United States$4 million · 0.8%
  12. Spain$3 million · 0.65%
  13. France$3 million · 0.6%
  14. Peru$3 million · 0.53%
  15. Romania$2 million · 0.43%
  16. United Kingdom$2 million · 0.38%
  17. Slovakia$2 million · 0.31%
  18. Poland$2 million · 0.31%
  19. Pakistan$1 million · 0.27%
  20. Vietnam$1 million · 0.2%

Top importers

  1. United States$169 million · 31.6%
  2. United Kingdom$37 million · 6.9%
  3. Germany$34 million · 6.4%
  4. Canada$32 million · 6.1%
  5. France$25 million · 4.7%
  6. Netherlands$19 million · 3.6%
    re-exports
  7. Turkey$17 million · 3.1%
  8. Spain$13 million · 2.5%
  9. Italy$12 million · 2.2%
  10. Australia$10 million · 1.8%
  11. Japan$10 million · 1.8%
  12. Denmark$9 million · 1.7%
  13. Poland$9 million · 1.7%
  14. Russia$7 million · 1.3%
  15. Belarus$7 million · 1.2%
  16. Mexico$6 million · 1.2%
  17. Belgium$6 million · 1.1%
    re-exports
  18. Austria$5 million · 0.98%
  19. Ghana$5 million · 0.89%
  20. Uzbekistan$4 million · 0.84%

Trend

Who sells it

Turkey was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • Turkey 250
  • China 108
  • India 63.5
  • Egypt 17.3
  • Canada 15.5

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Turkey33250
China7.9108
India3.263.5
Egypt0.0217.3
Canada10.915.5

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 15% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $7,240

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$6,269
1996$5,927
1997$6,243
1998$5,904
1999$5,125
2000$3,847
2001$5,516
2002$5,358
2003$6,038
2004$7,371
2005$8,202
2006$7,411
2007$6,322
2008$7,548
2009$7,475
2010$6,848
2011$8,040
2012$8,219
2013$8,353
2014$8,870
2015$5,718
2016$5,437
2017$6,066
2018$6,599
2019$6,529
2020$6,717
2021$7,413
2022$7,648
2023$7,415
2024$7,240

What it includes

  • 5511 · Synthetic yarn for retail sale

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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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