China | Imports and Exports | World | Cotton | Value (US$) and Value Growth, YoY (%) | 2011 - 2022
| Commodity | Reporter | Partner | Trade flow | Indicator | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| 52. Cotton | China | World | Exports | Value (US$) | 15,497,505,240.00 | 14,838,936,271.00 | 17,546,656,998.00 | 16,304,249,650.00 | 15,798,722,252.00 | 14,965,725,351.00 | 15,127,253,982.00 | 15,446,684,067.00 | 14,136,336,814.00 | 10,998,836,956.00 | 13,684,188,540.00 | 13,264,147,561.00 |
| Value Growth, YoY (%) | 18.60 | -4.24 | 18.24 | -7.08 | -3.10 | -5.27 | 1.07 | 2.11 | -8.48 | -22.19 | 24.41 | -3.06 | ||||
| Imports | Value (US$) | 14,730,024,780.00 | 18,681,443,827.00 | 17,229,073,175.00 | 12,756,184,437.00 | 10,254,128,003.00 | 7,743,516,202.00 | 8,614,957,705.00 | 9,889,820,819.00 | 9,227,514,463.00 | 8,278,843,566.00 | 10,588,613,719.00 | 9,296,332,036.00 | |||
| Value Growth, YoY (%) | 38.70 | 26.82 | -7.77 | -25.96 | -19.61 | -24.48 | 11.25 | 14.79 | -6.69 | -10.28 | 27.89 | -12.20 |
The value of exports of commodity group 52 "Cotton" from China totalled $ 13.2 billion in 2022. Sales of commodity group 52 from China decreased by 3.06% in value terms compared to 2021. exports of commodity group 52 "Cotton" decreased by $ 420 million (cumulative exports of commodity group 52 from China amounted $13.6 billion in 2021)
Exports of commodity group 52 "Cotton" amounted to 0.369% of total exports from China (cumulative merchandise exports from China totalled $ 3.59 trillion in 2022). The share of commodity group 52 in total exports from China decreased by 0.037 p.p. compared to 2021 (it was 0.406% in 2021 and cumulative exports from China were equal to $ 3.36 trillion).
Where does China export Cotton?
Top export destinations of "Cotton" from China in 2022:
- Bangladesh with a share of 20% (2.74 billion US$)
- Vietnam with a share of 14.6% (1.94 billion US$)
- Cambodia with a share of 4.81% (639 million US$)
- Indonesia with a share of 4.52% (599 million US$)
- Nigeria with a share of 4.21% (559 million US$)
- Mexico with a share of 3.71% (493 million US$)
- Philippines with a share of 3.57% (474 million US$)
- Pakistan with a share of 2.61% (346 million US$)
- Thailand with a share of 2.37% (315 million US$)
- Togo with a share of 2.03% (269 million US$)
Exports structure of 52 - Cotton - from China in 2022 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 44% (5.84 billion US$): 5208 - Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85 % or more by weight of cotton, weighing not more than 200 g/m2
- 19.6% (2.6 billion US$): 5211 - Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85 % by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing more than 200 g/m2
- 17.2% (2.28 billion US$): 5209 - Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85 % or more by weight of cotton, weighing more than 200 g/m2
- 7.22% (958 million US$): 5205 - Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85 % or more by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale
- 6.99% (928 million US$): 5210 - Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85 % by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing not more than 200 g/m2
- 2.58% (342 million US$): 5206 - Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing less than 85 % by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale.
- 1.01% (134 million US$): 5212 - Other woven fabrics of cotton.
- 0.793% (105 million US$): 5201 - Cotton, not carded or combed.
- 0.263% (35 million US$): 5207 - Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread) put up for retail sale
- 0.211% (28 million US$): 5204 - Cotton sewing thread, whether or not put up for retail sale
The value of imports of commodity group 52 "Cotton" to China totalled $ 9.29 billion in 2022. Sales of commodity group 52 to China decreased by 12.2% in value terms compared to 2021. imports of commodity group 52 "Cotton" decreased by $ 1.29 billion (the value of imports of commodity group 52 to China was equal to $10.5 billion in 2021)
Imports of commodity group 52 "Cotton" accounted for 0.342% of total import flow to China (in 2022, total imports to China amounted to $ 2.71 trillion). The share of commodity group 52 in total imports to China decreased by 0.052 p.p. compared to 2021 (it was 0.394% in 2021 and cumulative imports to China were equal to $ 2.68 trillion).
Where does China import Cotton from?
Top trading partners (import of "Cotton") of China in 2022:
- USA with a share of 32% (3.05 billion US$)
- Vietnam with a share of 23% (2.16 billion US$)
- Brazil with a share of 16.5% (1.53 billion US$)
- Pakistan with a share of 5.72% (532 million US$)
- India with a share of 3.47% (322 million US$)
- Uzbekistan with a share of 2.81% (261 million US$)
- Malaysia with a share of 2.09% (194 million US$)
- Other Asia, nes with a share of 1.7% (158 million US$)
- Indonesia with a share of 1.27% (118 million US$)
- Egypt with a share of 1.17% (109 million US$)
Imports structure of 52 - Cotton - to China in 2022 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 56% (5.23 billion US$): 5201 - Cotton, not carded or combed.
- 36% (3.4 billion US$): 5205 - Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85 % or more by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale
- 2.14% (198 million US$): 5206 - Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing less than 85 % by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale.
- 2.03% (189 million US$): 5209 - Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85 % or more by weight of cotton, weighing more than 200 g/m2
- 1.42% (132 million US$): 5208 - Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85 % or more by weight of cotton, weighing not more than 200 g/m2
- 0.698% (64 million US$): 5211 - Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85 % by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing more than 200 g/m2
- 0.464% (43 million US$): 5210 - Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85 % by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing not more than 200 g/m2
- 0.15% (13.9 million US$): 5203 - Cotton, carded or combed
- 0.136% (12.6 million US$): 5212 - Other woven fabrics of cotton.
- 0.034% (3.19 million US$): 5207 - Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread) put up for retail sale
