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Wool fabrics: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in wool fabrics totaled $844 million (33 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were Italy (50%), China (15%) and the United Kingdom (9%); the top importers were Morocco (13%), China (9%) and Vietnam (7%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 18%.

Summary

World trade
$844million
Tonnes
33thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$25,302
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Italy$419 million · 49.7%
  2. China$126 million · 15%
  3. United Kingdom$75 million · 8.9%
  4. Japan$29 million · 3.4%
  5. Germany$17 million · 2.1%
  6. Spain$17 million · 2%
  7. France$15 million · 1.8%
  8. Denmark$14 million · 1.7%
  9. Portugal$13 million · 1.6%
  10. Norway$13 million · 1.5%
  11. South Korea$13 million · 1.5%
  12. United States$7 million · 0.84%
  13. Mexico$7 million · 0.77%
  14. Hong Kong$6 million · 0.67%
    re-exports
  15. India$5 million · 0.65%
  16. Turkey$5 million · 0.63%
  17. Ireland$5 million · 0.59%
  18. Slovakia$5 million · 0.56%
  19. Romania$4 million · 0.5%
  20. Lithuania$4 million · 0.48%

Top importers

  1. Morocco$107 million · 12.7%
  2. China$75 million · 8.9%
  3. Vietnam$58 million · 6.9%
  4. France$51 million · 6.1%
  5. Romania$49 million · 5.8%
  6. Spain$45 million · 5.4%
  7. Turkey$35 million · 4.1%
  8. South Korea$33 million · 3.9%
  9. Italy$28 million · 3.3%
  10. Germany$28 million · 3.3%
  11. United States$25 million · 3%
  12. Portugal$16 million · 1.9%
  13. United Kingdom$15 million · 1.8%
  14. Hong Kong$14 million · 1.7%
    re-exports
  15. Japan$13 million · 1.6%
  16. India$13 million · 1.5%
  17. Denmark$13 million · 1.5%
  18. Ukraine$12 million · 1.5%
  19. Poland$12 million · 1.4%
  20. Bulgaria$12 million · 1.4%

Trend

Who sells it

Italy was the top exporter throughout the period

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

  • Italy 419
  • China 126
  • United Kingdom 74.7
  • Japan 28.8
  • Germany 17.4

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Italy963419
China47.1126
United Kingdom12374.7
Japan95.828.8
Germany24217.4

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 11% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $25,302

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$22,775
1996$21,040
1997$19,043
1998$18,481
1999$18,007
2000$15,374
2001$15,199
2002$15,891
2003$16,697
2004$18,326
2005$19,396
2006$19,531
2007$21,024
2008$22,744
2009$21,097
2010$19,543
2011$23,589
2012$22,430
2013$24,043
2014$26,801
2015$23,792
2016$24,514
2017$24,983
2018$23,898
2019$25,806
2020$26,136
2021$24,505
2022$25,465
2023$26,490
2024$25,302

What it includes

  • 5111 · Wool fabrics

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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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