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Used clothing: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in used clothing totaled $4.7 billion (5.4 million tonnes). The top exporters were the United States (18%), China (13%) and the United Kingdom (9%); the top importers were the United Arab Emirates (6%), Pakistan (6%) and Guatemala (4%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 6%.

Summary

World trade
$4.7billion
Tonnes
5.4million tonnes
Price per tonne
$872
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. United States$847 million · 17.9%
  2. China$630 million · 13.3%
  3. United Kingdom$438 million · 9.3%
  4. Germany$332 million · 7%
  5. South Korea$200 million · 4.2%
  6. Pakistan$162 million · 3.4%
  7. Netherlands$159 million · 3.4%
    re-exports
  8. Poland$148 million · 3.1%
  9. Japan$138 million · 2.9%
  10. Canada$130 million · 2.7%
  11. France$123 million · 2.6%
  12. Italy$122 million · 2.6%
  13. Spain$119 million · 2.5%
  14. Belgium$113 million · 2.4%
    re-exports
  15. United Arab Emirates$91 million · 1.9%
  16. Australia$78 million · 1.7%
  17. Turkey$68 million · 1.4%
  18. India$58 million · 1.2%
  19. Hungary$55 million · 1.2%
  20. Switzerland$55 million · 1.2%

Top importers

  1. United Arab Emirates$270 million · 5.7%
  2. Pakistan$260 million · 5.5%
  3. Guatemala$210 million · 4.4%
  4. Kenya$203 million · 4.3%
  5. Ukraine$158 million · 3.3%
  6. Ghana$152 million · 3.2%
  7. Malaysia$142 million · 3%
  8. Chile$113 million · 2.4%
  9. India$113 million · 2.4%
  10. Poland$111 million · 2.4%
  11. Morocco$107 million · 2.3%
  12. Uganda$103 million · 2.2%
  13. Honduras$98 million · 2.1%
  14. Tanzania$91 million · 1.9%
  15. Madagascar$87 million · 1.8%
  16. Thailand$85 million · 1.8%
  17. Japan$84 million · 1.8%
  18. Malawi$80 million · 1.7%
  19. Cameroon$76 million · 1.6%
  20. Benin$70 million · 1.5%

Trend

Who sells it

The United States was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • United States 0.85
  • China 0.63
  • United Kingdom 0.44
  • Germany 0.33
  • South Korea 0.2

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
United States0.310.85
China< 0.010.63
United Kingdom0.070.44
Germany0.150.33
South Korea0.010.2

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne stayed close to $872 since 1995

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

  • 2024: $872

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$839
1996$961
1997$866
1998$830
1999$764
2000$728
2001$712
2002$671
2003$719
2004$761
2005$790
2006$731
2007$732
2008$828
2009$829
2010$820
2011$920
2012$902
2013$886
2014$847
2015$794
2016$445
2017$860
2018$910
2019$724
2020$851
2021$917
2022$922
2023$967
2024$872

What it includes

  • 6309 · Used clothing

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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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