Cotton | Imports and Exports | 2023

In 2023, the world imports of "Cotton" exceeded $30 billion (according to external trade statistics of 135 countries). It was $47 billion in the previous year (according to merchandise trade statistics of 140 countries).

There are no trade data (2023) for such importers as Vietnam (12% of the world imports in 2022), Korea (2.57%), Cambodia (1.06%), Lesotho (0.276%), Nepal (0.172%), Albania (0.138%), Rwanda (0.062%), Angola (0.041%), Burundi (0.018%), Mongolia (0.005%), State of Palestine (0.004%), Trinidad and Tobago (0.002%)

Top importers of Cotton in 2023

The world's largest importers of this commodity group in 2023:

• China - 29% of the world imports ($8.98 billion)
• Turkey - 8.94% ($2.74 billion)
• Indonesia - 4.94% ($1.51 billion)
• Italy - 3.44% ($1.05 billion)
• Pakistan - 3.17% ($974 million)

«Cotton» accounted for a substantial share of total imports of

• Sri Lanka - 3.2% of Sri Lanka's total imports in 2023 ($525 million of $16.3 billion)
• Swaziland - 2.99% ($61 million of $2.03 billion)
• Madagascar - 2.8% ($135 million of $4.81 billion)
• Tunisia - 2.36% ($613 million of $25 billion)
• Pakistan - 1.94% ($974 million of $50 billion)
• Mauritius - 1.78% ($112 million of $6.28 billion)
• Nicaragua - 1.74% ($190 million of $10.9 billion)
• Togo - 1.58% ($48 million of $3.04 billion)

According to statistics provided by the major importers, the largest flows of imports of «Cotton» in 2023:

• Imports to China from Australia (1.9% of the world imports, $583 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to China from Brazil (3.83% of the world imports, $1.17 billion according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to China from India (2.65% of the world imports, $815 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to China from Pakistan (2.48% of the world imports, $764 million according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to China from USA (5.41% of the world imports, $1.66 billion according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to China from Vietnam (7.02% of the world imports, $2.15 billion according to external trade statistics of China)
• Imports to Indonesia from China (1.32% of the world imports, $405 million according to external trade statistics of Indonesia)
• Imports to Mexico from USA (1.56% of the world imports, $479 million according to external trade statistics of Mexico)
• Imports to Pakistan from USA (1.22% of the world imports, $375 million according to external trade statistics of Pakistan)
• Imports to Turkey from USA (2.28% of the world imports, $702 million according to external trade statistics of Turkey)

In 2023, the world exports of "Cotton" exceeded $47 billion (according to external trade statistics of 123 countries). It was $61 billion in the previous year (according to merchandise trade statistics of 127 countries).

There are no trade data (2023) for such exporters as Vietnam (5.4% of the world exports in 2022), Korea (0.615%), Lesotho (0.064%), Cambodia (0.019%), Rwanda (0.016%), State of Palestine (0.002%), Albania (0.001%)

Top exporters of Cotton in 2023

The world's largest exporters of this commodity group in 2023:

• China - 22% of the world exports ($10.6 billion)
• USA - 15.2% ($7.29 billion)
• India - 13.5% ($6.49 billion)
• Brazil - 6.69% ($3.2 billion)
• Pakistan - 6.37% ($3.05 billion)
• Australia - 6.03% ($2.89 billion)

«Cotton» accounted for a substantial share of total exports of

• Benin - 48% of Benin's total exports in 2023 ($515 million of $1.05 billion)
• Pakistan - 10.6% ($3.05 billion of $28 billion)
• Uzbekistan - 8.03% ($1.68 billion of $21 billion)
• Burkina Faso - 5.68% ($253 million of $4.45 billion)
• Togo - 4.56% ($66 million of $1.45 billion)

According to statistics provided by the major exporters, the largest flows of exports of «Cotton» in 2023:

• Exports from Australia to Vietnam: (2.19% of the world exports, $1.04 billion according to external trade statistics of Australia)
• Exports from Brazil to China: (3.12% of the world exports, $1.49 billion according to external trade statistics of Brazil)
• Exports from China to Bangladesh: (4.17% of the world exports, $1.99 billion according to external trade statistics of China)
• Exports from China to Vietnam: (3.41% of the world exports, $1.63 billion according to external trade statistics of China)
• Exports from India to Bangladesh: (4.55% of the world exports, $2.18 billion according to external trade statistics of India)
• Exports from India to China: (1.73% of the world exports, $833 million according to external trade statistics of India)
• Exports from Pakistan to China: (1.67% of the world exports, $800 million according to external trade statistics of Pakistan)
• Exports from USA to China: (3.27% of the world exports, $1.56 billion according to external trade statistics of USA)
• Exports from USA to Pakistan: (1.68% of the world exports, $809 million according to external trade statistics of USA)
• Exports from USA to Vietnam: (1.56% of the world exports, $751 million according to external trade statistics of USA)