In 2023, the world exports of "Silk" exceeded $1.64 billion (according to external trade statistics of 90 countries). It was $1.89 billion in the previous year (according to merchandise trade statistics of 98 countries).
There are no trade data (2023) for such exporters as Vietnam (7.54% of the world exports in 2022), Korea (1.47%), Cambodia (0.001%)
The world's largest exporters of this commodity group in 2023:
«Silk» accounted for a substantial share of total exports of
According to statistics provided by the major exporters, the largest flows of exports of «Silk» in 2023:
In 2023, the world imports of "Silk" exceeded $1.45 billion (according to external trade statistics of 131 countries). It was $1.58 billion in the previous year (according to merchandise trade statistics of 135 countries).
There are no trade data (2023) for such importers as Vietnam (3.14% of the world imports in 2022), Korea (2.46%), Nepal (0.441%), Cambodia (0.171%), Angola (0.108%), Albania (0.048%), Lesotho (0.024%), Mongolia (0.017%), Rwanda (0.008%), Bermuda (0.004%), Timor-Leste (0.003%), Trinidad and Tobago (0.002%)
The world's largest importers of this commodity group in 2023:
«Silk» accounted for a substantial share of total imports of
According to statistics provided by the major importers, the largest flows of imports of «Silk» in 2023:
| Reporter | 50. Silk | |||
| Exports | Imports | |||
| 2023 | 2023 | |||
| Value (US$) | World Share ($), % | Value (US$) | World Share ($), % | |
| China | 801,580,581.00 | 48.75 | 80,412,819.00 | 5.54 |
| Italy | 292,226,693.44 | 17.77 | 343,360,540.65 | 23.67 |
| India | 116,738,808.20 | 7.09 | 214,105,565.70 | 14.76 |
| Romania | 110,395,941.70 | 6.71 | 92,898,070.66 | 6.40 |
| Uzbekistan | 79,428,722.95 | 4.83 | 65,890.00 | 0.00 |
| France | 51,616,099.49 | 3.13 | 119,794,421.87 | 8.25 |
| Germany | 26,978,013.21 | 1.64 | 37,914,972.85 | 2.61 |
| Japan | 26,889,606.75 | 1.63 | 90,187,625.26 | 6.21 |
| Brazil | 24,697,052.00 | 1.50 | 7,419,570.00 | 0.51 |
| United Kingdom | 20,850,332.70 | 1.26 | 28,619,459.72 | 1.97 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8,298,846.38 | 0.50 | 23,964,433.01 | 1.65 |
| Hong Kong | 8,191,267.85 | 0.49 | 13,945,541.93 | 0.96 |
| Spain | 8,040,361.41 | 0.48 | 15,967,323.04 | 1.10 |
| USA | 6,625,659.00 | 0.40 | 59,156,901.00 | 4.07 |
| Thailand | 6,384,495.69 | 0.38 | 15,317,186.21 | 1.05 |
| Switzerland | 6,099,288.31 | 0.37 | 6,945,246.71 | 0.47 |
| Lithuania | 5,819,672.00 | 0.35 | 5,947,913.00 | 0.41 |
| Tunisia | 4,333,735.78 | 0.26 | 37,662,818.72 | 2.59 |
| Myanmar | 4,330,546.63 | 0.26 | 4,078,401.27 | 0.28 |
| Austria | 4,210,169.14 | 0.25 | 8,829,311.92 | 0.60 |
| Mexico | 3,457,139.00 | 0.21 | 1,220,747.00 | 0.08 |
| Netherlands | 2,751,844.85 | 0.16 | 4,825,686.71 | 0.33 |
| Singapore | 2,243,196.52 | 0.13 | 4,106,483.37 | 0.28 |
| Latvia | 2,201,765.66 | 0.13 | 6,479,918.49 | 0.44 |
| Belgium | 2,180,465.10 | 0.13 | 4,537,832.07 | 0.31 |
| Turkey | 1,990,864.00 | 0.12 | 26,646,269.00 | 1.83 |
| Azerbaijan | 1,950,957.20 | 0.11 | 99,115.02 | 0.00 |
| Greece | 1,731,049.42 | 0.10 | 1,454,035.97 | 0.10 |
| Hungary | 1,529,654.00 | 0.09 | 1,526,680.00 | 0.10 |
| Australia | 1,327,580.29 | 0.08 | 3,723,646.76 | 0.25 |
| South Africa | 1,151,133.81 | 0.07 | 2,299,376.83 | 0.15 |
| Canada | 991,624.14 | 0.06 | 5,066,551.74 | 0.34 |
| Portugal | 895,984.59 | 0.05 | 9,745,530.29 | 0.67 |
| Peru | 805,650.62 | 0.04 | 4,518,223.70 | 0.31 |
| Poland | 684,737.00 | 0.04 | 7,232,577.00 | 0.49 |
| Egypt | 596,940.36 | 0.03 | 92,317.91 | 0.00 |
| Malaysia | 551,269.78 | 0.03 | 3,127,881.46 | 0.21 |
| Kyrgyz Republic | 548,608.00 | 0.03 | 17,069,751.00 | 1.17 |
| Denmark | 414,509.74 | 0.02 | 2,273,808.79 | 0.15 |
| Czech Republic | 378,385.00 | 0.02 | 2,541,786.00 | 0.17 |
| Indonesia | 245,011.39 | 0.01 | 2,659,196.00 | 0.18 |
| Ireland | 243,058.37 | 0.01 | 2,454,740.35 | 0.16 |
| Sweden | 176,434.63 | 0.01 | 375,866.08 | 0.02 |
| Norway | 175,499.34 | 0.01 | 1,198,349.57 | 0.08 |
| Sri Lanka | 161,801.64 | 0.00 | 31,647,962.68 | 2.18 |
| Bulgaria | 152,090.14 | 0.00 | 7,791,362.97 | 0.53 |
| Pakistan | 112,037.80 | 0.00 | 4,713,936.72 | 0.32 |
| New Zealand | 101,876.71 | 0.00 | 1,292,701.84 | 0.08 |
| Saudi Arabia | 101,596.26 | 0.00 | 4,651,184.41 | 0.32 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100,734.63 | 0.00 | 501,655.94 | 0.03 |
| Paraguay | 77,360.00 | 0.00 | 3,948.81 | 0.00 |
| Morocco | 52,521.93 | 0.00 | 11,922,093.87 | 0.82 |
| Fiji | 47,086.71 | 0.00 | 204,584.63 | 0.01 |
| Armenia | 41,602.26 | 0.00 | 48,272.74 | 0.00 |
| Philippines | 37,195.00 | 0.00 | 2,700,674.00 | 0.18 |
| Senegal | 34,152.20 | 0.00 | 736,092.61 | 0.05 |
| Estonia | 32,241.86 | 0.00 | 334,754.31 | 0.02 |
| El Salvador | 30,472.00 | 0.00 | 31,953.15 | 0.00 |
| Djibouti | 27,176.35 | 0.00 | 97,957.60 | 0.00 |
| Madagascar | 27,000.69 | 0.00 | 31,204,842.75 | 2.15 |
| Finland | 16,527.19 | 0.00 | 472,905.80 | 0.03 |
| Israel | 15,002.00 | 0.00 | 479,047.00 | 0.03 |
| Kazakhstan | 12,137.12 | 0.00 | 164,088.96 | 0.01 |
| Kenya | 11,684.74 | 0.00 | 17,464.66 | 0.00 |
| Serbia | 10,021.00 | 0.00 | 2,290,369.00 | 0.15 |
| Oman | 8,717.81 | 0.00 | 1,652,642.39 | 0.11 |
| Slovenia | 8,302.52 | 0.00 | 245,361.99 | 0.01 |
| Colombia | 7,798.85 | 0.00 | 741,994.81 | 0.05 |
| North Macedonia | 7,093.24 | 0.00 | 336,789.95 | 0.02 |
| Togo | 6,966.63 | 0.00 | 159,166.39 | 0.01 |
| Slovak Republic | 6,514.64 | 0.00 | 325,175.31 | 0.02 |
| Lebanon | 6,344.00 | 0.00 | 2,738,787.00 | 0.18 |
| Zambia | 6,182.41 | 0.00 | 83,597.13 | 0.00 |
| Ghana | 5,922.01 | 0.00 | 235,773.32 | 0.01 |
| Chile | 3,329.40 | 0.00 | 255,789.53 | 0.01 |
| Guatemala | 3,040.00 | 0.00 | 500,886.00 | 0.03 |
| Croatia | 2,491.00 | 0.00 | 944,211.00 | 0.06 |
| Luxembourg | 2,166.85 | 0.00 | 35,738.57 | 0.00 |
| Malta | 1,758.14 | 0.00 | 149,460.51 | 0.01 |
| Mauritius | 1,371.85 | 0.00 | 238,018.80 | 0.01 |
| Georgia | 1,338.50 | 0.00 | 36,019.08 | 0.00 |
| Ukraine | 1,316.61 | 0.00 | 438,693.57 | 0.03 |
| Botswana | 601.46 | 0.00 | 256,958.35 | 0.01 |
| Swaziland | 431.42 | 0.00 | 213,466.28 | 0.01 |
| Namibia | 323.64 | 0.00 | 1,461,193.84 | 0.10 |
| Bahrain | 250.70 | 0.00 | 971,850.98 | 0.06 |
| Cyprus | 181.65 | 0.00 | 19,009.78 | 0.00 |
| Iceland | 139.91 | 0.00 | 41,909.59 | 0.00 |
| Ethiopia | 52.51 | 0.00 | 605,121.78 | 0.04 |
| Guyana | 50.36 | 0.00 | 100.71 | 0.00 |
| Zimbabwe | 2,840.55 | 0.00 | ||
| Uruguay | 39,348.92 | 0.00 | ||
| The Bahamas | 60,274.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Tanzania | 47,846.91 | 0.00 | ||
| Suriname | 5,072.52 | 0.00 | ||
| Seychelles | 13,434.96 | 0.00 | ||
| São Tomé and Principe | 143.78 | 0.00 | ||
| Samoa | 12,604.64 | 0.00 | ||
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2,214.25 | 0.00 | ||
| Qatar | 2,005,254.11 | 0.13 | ||
| Panama | 21,905.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Nigeria | 7,132,338.68 | 0.49 | ||
| Niger | 2,406.16 | 0.00 | ||
| Nicaragua | 47,803.91 | 0.00 | ||
| Mozambique | 57,000.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Montserrat | 166.67 | 0.00 | ||
| Montenegro | 7,939.26 | 0.00 | ||
| Moldova | 1,568,844.00 | 0.10 | ||
| Mauritania | 209,265.69 | 0.01 | ||
| Maldives | 427,130.14 | 0.02 | ||
| Malawi | 280,314.95 | 0.01 | ||
| Kuwait | 381,605.57 | 0.02 | ||
| Jamaica | 30,656.29 | 0.00 | ||
| Gambia | 42,438.47 | 0.00 | ||
| Gabon | 12,462.15 | 0.00 | ||
| Ecuador | 99,420.90 | 0.00 | ||
| Dominica | 315.92 | 0.00 | ||
| Côte d`Ivoire | 39,864.44 | 0.00 | ||
| Costa Rica | 711,652.86 | 0.04 | ||
| Central African Republic | 35,051.14 | 0.00 | ||
| Cabo Verde | 1,323.19 | 0.00 | ||
| Burkina Faso | 43,811.81 | 0.00 | ||
| Brunei | 815,912.16 | 0.05 | ||
| Bolivia | 58,326.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Benin | 8,430.71 | 0.00 | ||
| Belize | 35,333.75 | 0.00 | ||
| Barbados | 12,660.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Aruba | 2,023.46 | 0.00 | ||
| Argentina | 193,705.93 | 0.01 | ||
| Antigua and Barbuda | 37,208.62 | 0.00 | ||
| Andorra | 7,823.53 | 0.00 | ||