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Wigs: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in wigs totaled $3.9 billion (112 thousand tonnes). China accounted for 66% of exports, followed by Indonesia (8%) and North Korea (5%); the top importers were the United States (36%), Nigeria (10%) and China (6%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 37%.

Summary

World trade
$3.9billion
Tonnes
112thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$34,831
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$2.6 billion · 65.5%
  2. Indonesia$304 million · 7.7%
  3. North Korea$188 million · 4.8%
  4. Bangladesh$155 million · 3.9%
  5. Vietnam$92 million · 2.3%
  6. Senegal$82 million · 2.1%
  7. United States$44 million · 1.1%
  8. Mozambique$42 million · 1.1%
  9. Germany$41 million · 1.1%
  10. Philippines$36 million · 0.91%
  11. Togo$33 million · 0.84%
  12. United Kingdom$24 million · 0.61%
  13. Kenya$21 million · 0.53%
  14. Italy$20 million · 0.52%
  15. Thailand$18 million · 0.46%
  16. Myanmar$17 million · 0.44%
  17. Czechia$16 million · 0.42%
  18. South Korea$16 million · 0.41%
  19. Nigeria$13 million · 0.33%
  20. Tanzania$12 million · 0.3%

Top importers

  1. United States$1.4 billion · 36.1%
  2. Nigeria$378 million · 9.6%
  3. China$230 million · 5.9%
  4. Ghana$216 million · 5.5%
  5. South Africa$189 million · 4.8%
  6. United Kingdom$167 million · 4.2%
  7. Japan$127 million · 3.2%
  8. Democratic Republic of the Congo$119 million · 3%
  9. Germany$118 million · 3%
  10. France$65 million · 1.7%
  11. Canada$52 million · 1.3%
  12. South Korea$52 million · 1.3%
  13. Italy$44 million · 1.1%
  14. Netherlands$40 million · 1%
    re-exports
  15. Malaysia$34 million · 0.87%
  16. Cameroon$33 million · 0.84%
  17. United Arab Emirates$32 million · 0.83%
  18. Australia$32 million · 0.81%
  19. Hong Kong$27 million · 0.69%
    re-exports
  20. Poland$26 million · 0.67%

Trend

Who sells it

China was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • China 2.6
  • Indonesia 0.3
  • North Korea 0.19
  • Bangladesh 0.16
  • Vietnam 0.09

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China0.162.6
Indonesia0.030.3
North Korea< 0.010.19
Bangladesh< 0.010.16
Vietnam< 0.010.09

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 43% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $34,831

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$24,300
1996$24,993
1997$23,572
1998$23,546
1999$21,034
2000$28,010
2001$25,136
2002$28,666
2003$26,096
2004$29,986
2005$36,064
2006$41,281
2007$31,670
2008$35,538
2009$29,855
2010$30,102
2011$33,505
2012$34,265
2013$31,680
2014$28,544
2015$35,221
2016$31,813
2017$35,289
2018$37,223
2019$30,319
2020$28,205
2021$33,544
2022$33,438
2023$29,860
2024$34,831

What it includes

  • 6704 · Wigs

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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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