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T-shirts: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in t-shirts totaled $48 billion (2.4 million tonnes). The top exporters were Bangladesh (18%), China (17%) and Vietnam (6%); the top importers were the United States (15%), Germany (9%) and France (5%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 13%.

Summary

World trade
$48billion
Tonnes
2.4million tonnes
Price per tonne
$19,781
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Bangladesh$8.6 billion · 17.8%
  2. China$8.2 billion · 17.1%
  3. Vietnam$3.1 billion · 6.4%
  4. Turkey$3 billion · 6.3%
  5. India$2.5 billion · 5.2%
  6. Italy$1.7 billion · 3.5%
  7. Germany$1.6 billion · 3.3%
  8. Honduras$1.3 billion · 2.7%
  9. Portugal$1.1 billion · 2.3%
  10. Cambodia$1.1 billion · 2.3%
  11. Nicaragua$1 billion · 2.1%
  12. France$849 million · 1.8%
  13. Spain$827 million · 1.7%
  14. Pakistan$725 million · 1.5%
  15. Netherlands$709 million · 1.5%
    re-exports
  16. El Salvador$579 million · 1.2%
  17. Mexico$569 million · 1.2%
  18. Poland$567 million · 1.2%
  19. Indonesia$551 million · 1.2%
  20. Belgium$550 million · 1.2%
    re-exports

Top importers

  1. United States$7 billion · 14.7%
  2. Germany$4.5 billion · 9.4%
  3. France$2.5 billion · 5.3%
  4. Spain$2.3 billion · 4.7%
  5. Japan$2.2 billion · 4.7%
  6. United Kingdom$2.2 billion · 4.5%
  7. Italy$1.9 billion · 4.1%
  8. Netherlands$1.7 billion · 3.6%
    re-exports
  9. Poland$1.7 billion · 3.6%
  10. South Korea$1.1 billion · 2.2%
  11. Mexico$967 million · 2%
  12. Hong Kong$924 million · 1.9%
    re-exports
  13. Australia$900 million · 1.9%
  14. Canada$887 million · 1.9%
  15. China$887 million · 1.9%
  16. Austria$814 million · 1.7%
  17. Malaysia$655 million · 1.4%
  18. Czechia$650 million · 1.4%
  19. Russia$629 million · 1.3%
  20. Denmark$623 million · 1.3%

Trend

Who sells it

Bangladesh has been the top exporter since 2024

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

  • Bangladesh 8.6
  • China 8.2
  • Vietnam 3.1
  • Turkey 3
  • India 2.5

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Bangladesh0.38.6
China1.68.2
Vietnam0.023.1
Turkey0.663
India0.272.5

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 43% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $19,781

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$13,794
1996$13,977
1997$13,337
1998$13,718
1999$12,580
2000$14,014
2001$12,352
2002$13,975
2003$15,470
2004$15,629
2005$17,059
2006$17,519
2007$18,440
2008$18,884
2009$19,760
2010$19,375
2011$21,483
2012$20,362
2013$20,452
2014$18,988
2015$18,446
2016$18,181
2017$18,599
2018$20,199
2019$20,320
2020$19,281
2021$19,191
2022$18,386
2023$19,037
2024$19,781

What it includes

  • 6109 · T-shirts

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

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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